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ACMA slams Groupon Australia with formal warning for violating the Spam Act
3:16PM | Friday, 15 March 2013 | Patrick StaffordGroup buying giant Groupon has been slammed by the Australian communications watchdog, which has issued a formal warning to the company regarding its daily email newsletters – and the ability to unsubscribe.
Legal matters | Technology | Websites | IT | LeadershipGillard's penalty rate promise a "kick in the guts" to SMEs: Industry leaders
3:07PM | Friday, 15 March 2013 | Yolanda RedrupIrate business groups across Australia have slammed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement yesterday confirming penalty rates are here to stay.
| Growth | Legal matters | Leadership | Managing peopleWoman wins harassment case after boss requested sex 78 times in one day
3:03PM | Friday, 15 March 2013 | Patrick StaffordThe director of a small legal practice has been ordered to pay $100,000 to a mature-aged law graduate in compensation for sexual harassment, after she accused him of a string of aggressive and bizarre sexual advances.
| Legal matters | Leadership | Managing peopleDoing business online: What are the legal issues?
3:25PM | Friday, 15 March 2013 | Lachlan McKnight
In part two of StartupSmart’s five-part series on the legal issues entrepreneurs face, we examine the legal issues you need to confront before you do business online.
| Legal matters | Leadership‘Just outraged at the insanity of Julia Gillard’: Tech start-ups hit back in 457 visa row
3:17AM | Friday, 15 March 2013 | Michelle HammondKey players in the Australian tech start-up scene have lashed out at Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s suggestion the 457 visa program is being abused by the IT industry.
| Legal matters | Technology | IT | Leadership | How to hire staffA fair shake or a vicuñacino?
10:56PM | Tuesday, 2 October 2012 | TaskmasterWhen I read last week that “Twiggy” Forrest would no longer provide tomato sauce to his staff to save costs, I thought it was a little harsh. That was before I learnt what a vicuña is.
| Leadership | Managing peopleFWO slams restaurant over contracts used to avoid wage obligations
3:30PM | Thursday, 14 March 2013 | Yolanda RedrupThe owner of a Canberra restaurant has been fined over $16,000 for using individual contracts to try and avoid paying minimum wage obligations.
| Leadership | Managing people | How to hire staffR&D Tax Incentive deadline looms: What you need to know
3:08PM | Tuesday, 12 March 2013 | Michelle HammondA tax expert has issued start-ups some advice about the R&D Tax Incentive, namely in relation to the eligibility criteria and recordkeeping requirements, as the April 30 deadline draws closer.
| Legal matters | Financing a business | Tax | Leadership | Sole traderEmployee wins unfair dismissal case despite calling his boss a “dickhead”
3:11PM | Tuesday, 12 March 2013 | Patrick StaffordSMEs have been reminded to follow unfair dismissal procedures to the letter, following a recent case in which an employee was found to have engaged in misconduct but wasn't terminated fairly due to improper notice.
| Legal matters | Leadership | Managing people | How to hire staffNightmare on start-up street: Dealing with customers from hell
3:46PM | Tuesday, 12 March 2013 | Alexandra CainIt is nearly inevitable that you will eventually be confronted with a horrible customer. Thankfully, there are ways to deal with them before they wreck your business. BY ALEXANDRA CAIN.
| Marketing | Growth | Growth Strategy | Legal matters | Sales and marketing | Leadership | Managing peopleKickstart program extended as apprentice dropout rate soars
3:34PM | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Michelle HammondEmployers in the building, construction and engineering trades have an extra two months to take advantage of the Apprentice Kickstart Initiative, amid calls for an apprentice pay rise.
| Financing a business | Cashflow | Leadership | How to hire staffStart-up legal basics: Getting the right structure
3:33PM | Friday, 8 March 2013 | Lachlan McKnightOver the coming weeks, StartupSmart will run a five-part series covering the legal issues entrepreneurs face. In part one, we examine the challenge of choosing the right legal structure. BY LACHLAN McKNIGHT.
| Legal matters | LeadershipRedecorate your office in your company colours
3:34PM | Friday, 8 March 2013 | TaskmasterIn recent days, paintbrushes and several tins of paint have been spotted in the general vicinity of Taskmaster Towers – and there’s a good reason why.
| Marketing | Growth | Growth Strategy | Sales and marketing | Leadership | Managing peopleFive changes that would boost female-led start-ups
3:27PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Michelle HammondIn several key sectors, including IT and finance, female entrepreneurs remain sorely underrepresented. Here are five changes that could reverse the situation. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
| Planning | Business planning | LeadershipDon’t let your business get Baillieued
3:15PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | TaskmasterThe fall of former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu holds some important lessons for your business – especially when it comes to communications.
| Marketing | Sales and marketing | Advertising | Leadership | Managing peopleBusiness reacts to Ted Baillieu’s shock resignation as Victorian premier
3:18PM | Thursday, 7 March 2013 | Patrick StaffordThe Victorian business community says the resignation of Ted Baillieu as premier may represent a good opportunity for more openness surrounding changes to business policy.
| Legal matters | LeadershipSix standouts from Forbes’ 2013 World’s Billionaires list
3:47PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Michelle HammondForbes has welcomed a number of notable newcomers to its World’s Billionaires list, including the founders of fashion brands Diesel and Tory Burch, and China’s version of Steve Jobs.
| Business planning | Growth | Leadership | How I did itWotif.com in $4m legal tangle with Naomi Simson over sale of GoDo
3:37PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Michelle HammondRedBalloon founder Naomi Simson has become embroiled in a legal battle with Wotif.com, after claiming that she and her husband are owed more than $4 million for their previous venture GoDo, which was bought by Wotif in 2009.
| Legal matters | LeadershipGot investment? Now for the real hard work
3:34PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | Mahesh SharmaSecuring finance for your business is a major milestone. But it’s also the point at which you have to start worrying about your investors. BY MAHESH SHARMA.
| Financing a business | Venture Capital | Cashflow | Leadership | Managing peopleThe job interview, the unhelpful receptionist and the missing pen
3:21PM | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 | TaskmasterDo you want to find the perfect employee? If so, the Taskmaster suggests you should start hiding your pens – here’s why.
| Leadership | How to hire staff