More than four hundred thousand people tuned in each week to watch Shivani Gupta (pictured) dispense her own unique brand of business coaching on Risking It All, the Australian version of the popular … [Read more...]

The global spa industry is worth $US250 billion a year and is one of the fastest growing segments of a wellness industry already worth more than $1 trillion, according to a new study. Professor Marc … [Read more...]

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today announced the appointment of Ms Kate Carnell to the position of Chief Executive. AFGC Chair Mr Geoff Starr said that Ms Carnell would bring a … [Read more...]

Melbourne-based media production company, Immediacy, has won a top accolade at the Meetings & Events Industry Awards (Victoria) in the Special Event Organiser category. The company won the award … [Read more...]

The Virtual Assistant Industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Thousands of virtual assistants worldwide provide services ranging from Realtor® support, administrative operations management and … [Read more...]

Telstra is calling on everyone to nominate a business woman for the prestigious 2008 Telstra Business Women’s Awards before nominations close on 30 May. Group Managing Director of Telstra Product … [Read more...]

Over the past ten years, wealth creation and personal development have become a hot topic at women’s forums and across women’s media. Many of Australia’s large and small businesses, including some or … [Read more...]

As a member of Generation X, I believe we have some responsibility to guide and assist the next generation of women. So when 19 year old Paloma Cole (pictured) contacted me to ask for my help with … [Read more...]

According to leading US research organisation Catalyst, companies with the highest representation of women on their top management teams perform better than companies with the lowest female … [Read more...]

Change Management Specialist and Principal Consultant of Message Stix, Karen Williams (pictured) assists organisations in the private and public sector to identify and assess the impacts of change on … [Read more...]

You won't find a book written by a man that warns you about investors who want to get into more than your business' [Melissa Seymour, 2008:9]. Australian entrepreneur, wife and mother of two, Melissa … [Read more...]

Siblings Angela and Con Vithoulkas own and operate the award winning VIVO cafés in Sydney's Central Business District.  A successful business owner for more than two decades, Angela Vithoulkas is in … [Read more...]

Women are better managers of money than their male business counterparts, better prepared in business and prefer to work for themselves, according to research released today by Westpac. Women are … [Read more...]

New research commissioned by Westpac shows the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking in women who live in regional Australia. Women in regional areas are prepared to take the plunge and start a … [Read more...]

Women face different challenges than male entrepreneurs. This was the finding of papers presented at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) 5th International Entrepreneurship … [Read more...]

I first saw the name Katherine Sampson on the cover of My Business magazine.   The founder and Managing Director of Healthy Habits, a chain of nutritious sandwich bars was positively beaming on the … [Read more...]

By Lyn Prowse-Bishop, MVA, ASO As a successful Virtual Assistant, the question I am asked most frequently by new VAs is what is the one thing you wish you knew when you started. Without doubt, the … [Read more...]

By Lyn Prowse-Bishop When Greg Cole, Research Director and US Principal Investigator of the Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, … [Read more...]

Rachel Kayrooz, is the founder and CEO of Shout! Speak Out, a non-profit organisation for women and child survivors of domestic violence. Rachel is also in demand as a key note speaker on domestic … [Read more...]

Sidonie Carpenter is a landscape architect and designer, and recipient of the Pratt Foundation/ISS Institute overseas fellowship. Sidonie is also the owner of two successful landscape design companies … [Read more...]

Jacqueline Richards is a business consultant, mentor and founder of Ignition Business Services. Prior to establishing her own business, Jacqueline sat on the board of some of Australia's leading High … [Read more...]

Sally Healey is a business consultant, counsellor, trainer, recruitment specialist and finalist for the pretigious Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award in 2000. With almost 20 years of human … [Read more...]

Lyn Prowse-Bishop, owner of Executive Stress Office Support and founder of the new Australian Virtual Business Network. Established in February 2000, Executive Stress has clients across Australia, in … [Read more...]

For a lady who inhabits the executive chair of one of Australia’s most successful franchise businesses, Diana Williams is surprisingly approachable and candid when speaking to the media. Talking with … [Read more...]