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What kind of office space should I use as I grow my business?
5:05PM | Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Jacqueline Lehmann
Before you choose your new office space, it’s important to examine your medium-term business priorities.
Leadership | Mentor | Workspace | Jacqueline LehmannMelbourne gym ordered to stop ‘Superman Workout’ following legal battle with DC Comics
5:41PM | Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Yolanda Redrup
It’s not often a superhero makes an appearance in a Federal Court case, but Warner Brothers has won a legal battle against a Melbourne gym over the rights to the term ‘Superman Workout’.
| Legal matters | Leadership | Intellectual property | Sole trader | LegalPollenizer hunts co-founder for Skype creator’s new venture
5:14AM | Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Pollenizer is looking for co-founders for four of its start-ups, one of which would involve a partnership with a Skype co-founder while another would involve working with the former chief executive of CareerOne.
| Leadership | How to hire staffMake your office slightly more paperless
5:00AM | Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | TaskmasterIn the ‘80s and ‘90s, we were promised a paperless office. Now that the digital revolution has well and truly arrived, it’s time to throw away some paper.
| Technology | Websites | IT | Leadership | Managing peopleEntry 29 the latest addition to Canberra’s co-working scene
5:01PM | Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Canberra has received a new co-working space called Entry 29, located at the Australian National University, adding to the growing list of start-up resources in the city.
| Leadership | WorkspaceFranchise review to introduce "good faith" provision into code
5:44PM | Monday, 20 May 2013 | Cara Waters
The long-awaited publication on Friday of the government’s review of the Franchising Code of Conduct has been welcomed by the franchising sector.
| Legal matters | Franchising | Leadership | Government and RegulationAussies in the dark over cyber security: Seven top tips to follow
5:10PM | Monday, 20 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
PayPal has issued some top tips for sharing information safely online after a report revealed more than half of Australians are unsure how many websites hold their personal information.
| Legal matters | Technology | Social media | Leadership | Sole traderTackle the big jobs in little pieces
5:00AM | Monday, 20 May 2013 | TaskmasterAt Taskmaster Towers, the windows were recently bricked up with paperwork. Here's how Old Taskmaster cleared the backlog – one page at a time.
| Leadership | Managing peopleA grinding battle is brewing, as original Coffee Guy fights Retail Food Group
5:03PM | Friday, 17 May 2013 | Cara Waters
A small business which has been trading as Coffee Guy since 2006 is now struggling against the might of the Retail Food Group and its introduction of The Coffee Guy brand in Australia.
| Legal matters | Franchising | LeadershipGovt throws extra $7.8m at business names register – but will it fix the problems?
5:41PM | Thursday, 16 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
A small business group is confident the additional $7.8 million allocated to the National Business Names Register in the 2013 federal budget will fix the problems businesses face with the regime, after the opposition voiced its concern.
| Legal matters | Leadership | Sole traderLabor under fire over modest innovation funding
5:55PM | Thursday, 16 May 2013 | Rose Powell
The federal government is facing criticism from innovation-focused businesses for the modest increase in venture capital investment announced in the budget this week.
| Leadership | Business Grants | Government and RegulationEtsy defends T&Cs after shutting down merchant’s shop
5:44PM | Thursday, 16 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
US-based eCommerce website Etsy has defended its terms and conditions after one of its merchants claimed his shop was shut down amid suspicions his products weren’t handmade.
| Legal matters | Technology | LeadershipStart-ups issued warning over Australian Business Number crackdown
5:44AM | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Start-ups could face fines in excess of $10,000 if they make false or misleading statements when applying for an Australian Business Number, after the tax office received special funding in the 2013 federal budget for a crackdown.
| Legal matters | Financing a business | Tax | LeadershipFederal budget 2013: Government to raise $198 million by nearly doubling application fees for 457 visas
5:54PM | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | Patrick Stafford
The federal budget has delivered a double blow to the 457 visa program, with the government to nearly double application fees and compliance activity for the controversial system.
| Leadership | Managing peopleStart-ups in the dark over $6500 instant asset write-off
5:47PM | Monday, 13 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
Start-ups are the least likely to know about the federal government’s $6500 instant asset write-off, according to a new MYOB report, which shows almost 40% aren’t aware of the tax perk.
| Legal matters | Financing a business | Tax | LeadershipNew petition calls for computer-programming in primary schools
5:39PM | Monday, 13 May 2013 | Michelle Hammond
The National Computer Science School has encouraged entrepreneurs and “technology creators” to sign a petition supporting the introduction of computer-programming in Australian schools.
| Legal matters | Technology | LeadershipAbbott to relax IR laws for start-ups, but industry wants more
5:06PM | Friday, 10 May 2013 | Yolanda Redrup
Business has given a mixed response to the Coalition's industrial relations policy released yesterday, with praise for its proposed relaxation of penalties for awards rates misdemeanours but concern about no action on penalty rates.
| Leadership | How to hire staff | Government and RegulationBob Jane's legal nightmare: Three family business lessons from the tyre king
5:51PM | Friday, 10 May 2013 | Patrick Stafford
The court battle between tyre and automotive entrepreneur Bob Jane and his son, Rodney, has dominated the news this week, and with good reason.
| Leadership | ManagementUnemployment dips to 5.5% as 50,000 new jobs created
5:46PM | Thursday, 9 May 2013 | Daniella White
Unemployment dropped from 5.6% to 5.5% in April, despite most economists predicting it would remain steady or even rise.
| Leadership | Managing people | How to hire staffGovernment spending and Fair Work top concerns for small businesses: ACCI survey
5:07PM | Thursday, 9 May 2013 | Yolanda Redrup
SMEs have ranked government spending and industrial relations laws as more important issues than the Australian dollar, according to a new ACCI survey.
| Leadership | How to hire staff | Government and Regulation