ANY employer, including small businesses, would need to disclose what female staff earn relative to men to a Pay Equity Unit with a ”sticks and carrots” approach to solving the gender pay gap, a Federal Government report recommends. Describing... read more
Denise Hardingham worked in care management before she founded Renaissance Stained Glass with her husband Sean, who is the principal artist for the design studio. The husband and wife team went into business to build something special together –... read more
Business and individual taxpayers may be affected by the ATO’s plans to implement its new income tax system in late January 2010. The Tax Office’s computer systems will be unavailable from Friday, 22 January until Wednesday, 27 January 2010... read more
The perception of a difficult conversation difficult will vary from person to person but I am sure you have experienced the lost sleep, sweaty palms, and procrastination of an impending one. Whether it is having to cold call a... read more
There’s no doubt that when you return from holidays, you come back with that magical feeling that gets the Mojo fired up, and you’re feeling good. I’m sure everybody can relate to that wonderful feeling. You’ve had maybe two... read more
All information that comes into our mind is filtered down in a number of different ways. The ‘N’ of NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, is all about our neurology, which is how we process information that comes into our mind,... read more
When you’re growing a business, the state of your bank balance is really not sufficient evidence of how your business is doing. This strategy may work when you’re starting out but as you grow you need more sophisticated measures... read more
The program that caught my attention on Facebook was their '30 Days of Social Media' a practical guide on how to effectively use these platforms for business. Suzi so right when she said "telling women to use facebook and... read more
Last Friday ANZ held a Women in Business event at Taronga Zoo. The breakfast networking event was held at the Wild Asia Exhibit, the home of Luk Chai, the first Asian elephant calf to be born at Taronga Zoo.... read more
Ask anyone you meet how they are, and there is a pretty good chance they will talk about how busy they are, how there aren’t enough hours in the day, or something along those lines. Whether they are a... read more
Eleni Mitakos and Kate Tribe have participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network MentorNet program. For more information on MentorNet, please click here. The Mentoree: Eleni Mitakos, Galmatic Why did you become a mentoree? I was working from home with... read more
Hiring someone new to work in your business is one of the most critical decisions a business owner makes, although it is not always given the justice it deserves. When additional resources are needed, hiring decisions can be driven... read more
