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ACCI issues SME action plan amid record-low confidence
10:39PM | Thursday, 27 October 2011 | Michelle HammondThe Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is urging government leaders to adopt a four-point action plan to support SMEs, as business confidence hits a three-year low.
Planning | Business planning | Financing a businessStart-ups urged to consider older, more productive workers
10:35PM | Thursday, 27 October 2011 | Michelle HammondStart-ups shouldn’t overlook mature age workers during the recruitment process, an industry expert says, with a new report revealing older workers are often the most productive employees.
| Planning | Business planning | Leadership | How to hire staffInflation data fuels rate cut predictions
10:43PM | Wednesday, 26 October 2011 | Michelle HammondAn interest rate cut on Melbourne Cup Day looks increasingly likely, with new figures showing consumer inflation rose just 0.6% in the third quarter, down from 0.8% in the second quarter.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | CashflowBusinesses downbeat over economic prospects: Report
10:37PM | Wednesday, 26 October 2011 | Michelle HammondTwo thirds of business owners do not expect an economic recovery in the next 12 months, new research reveals, suggesting start-ups need to review their cash flow plans for the year ahead.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Cashflow | Leadership | Managing peopleMelbourne Cup rate cut tipped despite hike in sales
10:50PM | Tuesday, 25 October 2011 | Michelle HammondSmall business sales increased by 5.2% year-on-year in September, according to the latest ANZ Small Business Trends report, but economists still anticipate a rate cut on Melbourne Cup Day.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | CashflowEight in 10 SMEs set to combat skills shortages with pay rises
10:41PM | Tuesday, 25 October 2011 | Michelle HammondMore than 80% of Australian SMEs will offer staff pay rises in the next 12 months to combat skills shortages, a new report reveals, while political uncertainty continues to dampen business confidence.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Cashflow | Leadership | Managing peopleEntrepreneurs still wary of cloud computing: Optus report
10:35PM | Tuesday, 25 October 2011 | Michelle HammondAlmost 60% of Australian small businesses are unaware or unsure of cloud computing and what it offers, a new report claims, while 43% struggle to keep up with developments in technology.
| Planning | Business planning | TechnologyCo-lunching has mass appeal
10:48PM | Tuesday, 25 October 2011 | Michelle HammondAn online register, which invites everyone from students to stay-at-home mums to meet and eat in mass social meals, has launched in Melbourne.
| Planning | Business planningMelbourne Cup spending set to dip as start-ups race for consumer dollars
10:58PM | Monday, 24 October 2011 | Michelle HammondConsumer spending during the Melbourne Cup will fall more than 6% this year, according to IBISWorld, but retailers and hospitality businesses have been advised they can still spark sales with special offers and racing day “packages”.
| Planning | Business planning | Marketing | Sales and marketing | SalesVirtual shop a smart (phone) idea
10:33PM | Monday, 24 October 2011 | Michelle HammondA British internet company is launching a “virtual” shop with pictures of groceries, bringing a whole new meaning to the term “window shopping”.
| Planning | Business ideasAustralia second easiest place in world to start-up: Report
10:26PM | Friday, 21 October 2011 | Oliver MilmanAustralia remains one of the easiest places in the world to start a business, although conditions have worsened in the past two years, according to a new World Bank report.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | TaxGetting social with staffing
10:09PM | Friday, 21 October 2011 | Oliver MilmanThe changing recruitment market can provide some good opportunities for entrepreneurs.
| Planning | Business ideasSamsung Galaxy Nexus tipped to boost Android apps market
10:23PM | Thursday, 20 October 2011 | Michelle HammondAn expert says the Samsung Galaxy Nexus could stimulate the creation of apps for Android tablets, after becoming the first smartphone to launch with Google’s Android 4.0 software.
| Planning | Business planning | TechnologyAustralians share wealth but not spending habits: Report
10:14PM | Thursday, 20 October 2011 | Michelle HammondAustralia’s wealth is much more evenly distributed than other countries, a new report reveals, but start-ups are still being urged to choose their target markets carefully.
| Planning | Business planning | Marketing | Sales and marketingStartup Weekend partners with Singapore incubator
10:00AM | Thursday, 20 October 2011 | Oliver MilmanThe latest iteration of Startup Weekend will see hastily assembled start-ups handed the opportunity to join a leading incubator backed by Singapore telco giant SingTel.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategyFive steps to creating a blockbuster start-up sequel
10:07PM | Wednesday, 19 October 2011 | Marc PeskettOnce your start-up has been established, business is humming and the primary offering you launched with has become a success, the challenge is to find the next big thing.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth Strategy | Blogs | Marc Peskett | Planning stage | Starting | GrowingCredit card debt decline points to slow Xmas sales
10:41PM | Wednesday, 19 October 2011 | Michelle HammondPersonal bankruptcies have fallen to their lowest level in five years as consumers cut down on their credit card use, but further bad news has been forecast for retailers in the lead-up to Christmas.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a businessNew tech and economic woes blamed for leap in retail theft: Report
10:37PM | Tuesday, 18 October 2011 | Michelle HammondLosses from retail theft have had their sharpest increase in three years, a new report reveals, with new technologies and economic uncertainty contributing to the problem.
| Planning | Business planning | TechnologyNew technologies set to revamp retail landscape: Report
10:42PM | Tuesday, 18 October 2011 | Michelle HammondNew technology continues to redefine the point of purchase, according to a new PayPal report, with start-ups being urged to embrace new business models in order to remain competitive.
| Planning | Business planning | Technology | WebsitesThe price and value conundrum
10:41PM | Monday, 17 October 2011 | Greg HayesIn a perfect market, price and value are the same thing. But we don’t operate in a perfect market. BY GREG HAYES.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Buy a business | Financing a business | Blogs | Greg Hayes | Planning stage | Starting | Growing