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If you employ staff, it makes sense to understand your obligations. Last week, while in a coffee shop, I picked up a postcard promoting www.wo.gov.au – the site for the Australian Workplace Ombudsman. The site has free templates to... read more
The 19th Global Summit for Women opened today in Santiago, Chile with 28 Ministers – including the first woman Minister (for education) from Saudi Arabia!! We are indeed making progress. Lead Specialist of the World Bank Group Gender Action... read more
Despite his spin doctors’ trumpeting about parental leave, increased pensions and the other warm and fuzzy feel-goods in yesterday’s Federal Budget, Treasurer Swan finally came clean in his post-Budget address to the National Press Club yesterday. Amongst other dire predictions,... read more
You’ve no doubt heard the highlights of the 2009 Budget brought down last Tuesday. But, what does it mean for your small business? Ask your questions here and we’ll help point you in the right direction to find answers.... read more
Despite his spin doctors’ trumpeting about parental leave, increased pensions and the other warm and fuzzy feel-goods in yesterday’s Federal Budget, Treasurer Swan finally came clean in his post-Budget address to the National Press Club yesterday. Amongst other dire predictions,... read more
I hosted my first webinar in late 2006. So, in some ways you could say that (at least for Australia) I’m a bit of a veteran when it comes to using web-based conferencing to deliver education and information. The... read more
Is your life balanced? If you’re a normal healthy, happy, productive adult, I’d say it’s probably not. So why is it that so many of us feel that we need to find balance? Today I was interviewed as... read more
Is your life balanced? If you’re a normal healthy, happy, productive adult, I’d say it’s probably not. So why is it that so many of us feel that we need to find balance? Today I was interviewed as... read more
In the May edition of our Women in Business eNewsletter we asked members what the biggest frustrations were about website effectiveness. In a short survey participants said: 25% – Traffic and getting enough targeted visitors 37.5% – Conversion 0%... read more
“I think the biggest achievement that I got out of MentorNet was that it forced me to make a decision about where I’m going and what I’m doing. I hate making decisions; I’m not good at them. So going... read more
“My achievements are, by using the business planning process, I have a clear direction as to where I want my business to head; I am able to identify my business’ strengths and weaknesses, and know how to build on... read more
Australia remains one of the easiest nations for entrepreneurs to gain access to capital, winning ninth place on an annual index of 122 countries, according to Los Angeles-based independent economic think tank the Milken Institute. But it’s not all... read more
