Qantas chief apologises to passengers as the airline works to improve its public image and resolve industrial disputes. It is hard to meet someone who wasn't affected by the recent delays and … [Read more...]
RBA announces first interest rate cut in 31 months
It isn't very often that sombre looking businessmen in different tones of black, navy and grey manage to captivate the nation's attention. But news of an interest rate cut had small business … [Read more...]
What Are QR Codes and How Do You Use Them?
You’ve probably seen QR codes around. QR Codes are Quick Response codes or two-dimensional codes that feature black modules on a white background and arranged in a square pattern. They are small bar … [Read more...]
5 Key Ways to Engage your Facebook Business Page Fans
We’ve all heard that if you are in business, you need to have a Facebook Business page or Fan page. Now that you’ve gone ahead and built your Facebook fan page, what’s the next step? If you build it … [Read more...]
Di Gribble loses battle with breast cancer
Women in business, especially those working in the Australian arts community, have been shocked to learn that one of the industry's leading female entrepreneurs has lost her battle with breast … [Read more...]
7 Cool Strategies for Maximising LinkedIn
There’s no doubt that LinkedIn is a top networking site for business professionals with more than 80 million members. From Fortune 500 company executives to small business owners, people the world … [Read more...]
Tax Forum opens with address from Heather Ridout
Australian business women have led the debate at the 2011 Tax forum after the two-day seminar was officially opened by Julia Gillard (October 4). The prime minister used her address to the business … [Read more...]
Small Business September 2011 – Free Online Seminars
ONLINE EVENTS TACKLE BUSINESS GROWTH Time-poor small businesspeople or those in far-flung areas of NSW can logon to six free online seminars, or webinars, to get valuable tips and information on … [Read more...]
Enterprize 2011 Australia’s Richest Business Competition
The University of Queensland Business School has announced that entries are now open for Enterprize 2011. Now in it's 11th year, Enterprize 2011 is offering a first prize of $100,000 in seed capital, … [Read more...]
How to get your Website to Work for You 24/7
Looking to go global? Then you need a website that works. The internet gives every business owner the power to promote products and services on an international level with just a few clicks. Having … [Read more...]
Who should be on your company’s board?
What do you get when you put a room full of CEOs from different industries together in a corporate board room and ask them to govern a company? Several answers could apply, but what accompanied the … [Read more...]
How Google Alerts Can Help Drive Traffic to your website
In any type of business, it’s very important to find as many ways as possible to attract more clients. On the internet today, there are numerous methods people in business can utilize to drive traffic … [Read more...]
How to Write a Headline that Sells
Words are very powerful. Whether spoken or written, words can influence people and they can persuade them to take action. Depending on how they are used, words will either have a positive or negative … [Read more...]
New Corporate Governance Recommendations on Diversity
On 30 June 2010, the ASX Corporate Governance Council introduced a number of changes to its Corporate Governance Principles & Recommendations including three new recommendations and other amendments … [Read more...]
Insurance Basics for Small Business
Buying insurance for your business can be one of the more challenging tasks when starting up or running a business. Often, it is choice between perceived risk versus commercial reality – sometimes you … [Read more...]
Why you need to be using a Virtual Assistant in your Business
Are you managing most of the tasks in your business? Do you wish you had more than two hands to do all the required work and have more time off? You’re not alone because many business owners find … [Read more...]
How to Import your Blog into your Facebook Like pages
Facebook Like pages are a great way to establish your expertise in your business niche. Publishing a blog is another way to share information with your target market and the search engines love them. … [Read more...]
ACMA to develop standard for fax marketing
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has started developing a national standard for the fax marketing industry with the release of a discussion paper. ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman … [Read more...]
Free Business Plan Template
Are you currently looking to develop a business plan? Whether it's to obtain finance or give your business direction, the new business.gov.au Business plan template (Word, 0.61MB) and Business plan … [Read more...]
How to Use Online Links Effectively
An Online link basically refers to a connection or clickable link online. On the internet, online links are a vital component of websites and can even help you improve your search engine ranking. … [Read more...]
Why Articles are a Savvy List Building Tool
Articles are meant to provide useful information that can positively influence people. We all like to read information that can add to our knowledge or that which can guide us in our daily lives. It … [Read more...]
Skype for Business
Any size of company can use Skype to change the way they communicate, collaborate and compete. Real-time communication tools will allow your business to work better, smarter and more … [Read more...]
Finalists in the 2008 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year
Telstra CEO, Mr Sol Trujillo, and Group Managing Director of Telstra Product Management and Telstra Business Women’s Awards Ambassador, Ms Holly Kramer, will present one exceptional business woman … [Read more...]
What Public Relations can realistically do for your business
When most people think of public relations, they think of free publicity generated by a cleverly worded media release. But having worked as a journalist for six years in Sydney, Hong Kong and London, … [Read more...]
Giving Women in the Country Access to Great Maternity Wear
When Catherine Freemantle said goodbye to a successful accounting career in Melbourne to concentrate on her new role as a farmer's wife in Central Victoria she never thought that a couple of years … [Read more...]
Claire Tynan, CEO of TMI Pacific talks about truth in advertising
With it's rich cultural heritage and stunning landscape, India is better known for it's booming tourist industry, than for the manufacture of motor vehicles for export. But CEO of TMI Pacific, … [Read more...]
Tragedy and Passion – the Curves Success Story
During their most recent visit to Australia, the founders of Curves, Gary and Diane Heavin spoke to Australian Women Online about the history of Curves and the couple's passion for helping women to … [Read more...]
Spiritual Business: Creating a Business from the Heart
Australian entrepreneur, Kate Forster (pictured), has always believed the link between spirituality and business is more prominent than people think. But it wasn't until Kate's own design business … [Read more...]
How much is your business partner worth?
It is tax time again, and for some companies this means receiving a healthy tax refund from the Australian Tax Office. A cash injection can be a real boost and there’s always a temptation to go and … [Read more...]
New Mental Health Website for Workers
AUSTRALIAN bosses are ignoring their staff’s mental health, a new survey from Super Friend, a new website set up to support Australian workers, has revealed. Seventy per cent of Australian workers … [Read more...]
Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In
Negotiating is a way of life for the majority of us. Whether we’re at work, at home or simply going out, we want to participate in the decisions that affect us. Nowadays, hardly anyone gets through … [Read more...]
Small company named ‘Recommended Employer’ by the Australian Business Awards
Wavelength International, an Australian medical recruitment and migration company with just 40 employees, has been named as a 'Recommended Employer' by the prestigious Australian Business Awards - … [Read more...]
Risky Business: why 50% of business mergers fail
Around half of all business mergers are classified as unsuccessful in terms of “benefits realisation” and yet proposed large-scale mergers in the retail banking sector show that businesses are not … [Read more...]
Work-life balance the number one factor in retaining staff
New research shows that work-life balance is the key factor in attracting and retaining staff and is even more important than salary. With unemployment in Australia at record lows and skills … [Read more...]
National push for women into senior management positions
The Australian local government sector has designated 2010 as the Year of Women in Local Government to celebrate and promote the advancement of women into senior management positions. The announcement … [Read more...]
A laugh a day makes employees stay
Having a good laugh at work can do wonders for a person’s job satisfaction, according to Swinburne University of Technology researcher Maren Rawlings. In a recent study, the psychologist found that … [Read more...]
Bronwyn Butcher: WA Franchisee of the Year
Western Australia’s Bronwyn Butcher (pictured) became one half of a historic double when her Frontline Retail recruitment office in Perth was crowned WA Franchisee of the Year in the Franchise Council … [Read more...]
BusinessWeek Launches “Business Exchange”
BusinessWeek announced today the public launch of Business Exchange, an innovative online offering that aims to better serve the evolving information needs of business professionals. Users can … [Read more...]
Meet the Boss: changing the way we do business
A new website is being launched for the financial services community, and it stands to change the way executives communicate, forever. MeettheBoss.com membership reads like an industry who's who. … [Read more...]
Creative branding expert, Sue Ella McDowall
After more than two decades in business, creative branding expert Sue Ella McDowall (pictured), is re-branding the company she founded in 1986. Click through to the newly launched website … [Read more...]