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12:38PM | Tuesday, 20 December 2011 | Gyms and hardware retailers are among the businesses tipped to cash in on consumers’ good intentions in 2012, according to IBISWorld, with a big focus on health and home improvement.
12:45PM | Thursday, 15 December 2011 | Australia’s battered retail sector is in a “technology-induced recession”, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Bank, but experts say this should prompt start-ups to innovate.
12:33PM | Wednesday, 14 December 2011 | Exorbitant retail rents are to blame for high retail prices, according to a new report, adding weight to the Productivity Commission’s recommendations on planning and zoning.
12:43PM | Tuesday, 13 December 2011 | Business conditions improved slightly in November, according to NAB’s Monthly Business Survey, while business confidence was unchanged despite the ongoing European debt crisis.
12:28PM | Wednesday, 7 December 2011 | Bibby Financial Services has come up with some quirky but clever tips to grow your business in the New Year, as small business owners becoming increasingly pessimistic about the future.
12:55PM | Wednesday, 7 December 2011 | The Christmas season affects different companies in different ways, and it can have a significant impact on your business. BY GREG HAYES.
12:14PM | Tuesday, 6 December 2011 | Industry groups have applauded the Reserve Bank’s decision to lower the cash rate to 4.25%, as the European debt crisis continues to impact on the Australian economy.
12:04PM | Friday, 2 December 2011 | Independent bakers are calling for a boycott of cheap, mass-produced supermarket bread in a bid to stay afloat, claiming the supermarkets’ slashed prices are forcing small bakeries to close.
11:05PM | Tuesday, 29 November 2011 | Benchmarks developed by the Tax Office for small businesses are a good tool to detect income but are otherwise susceptible to “heavy-handed” use, according to the inspector-general of taxation.
11:03PM | Thursday, 24 November 2011 | When you start a business there is that horrifying gap between paying the bills and getting in your revenue. Here are the four essential things you need to do to start generating cashflow.
