How many customers, followers (on Twitter), friends (on Facebook), database names do you need to have a successful business? Is it 10,000 followers, 5,000 friends? How many fans? How many names on a database? I’ve seen people do an... read more
Bank exit fees in the firing line The Federal Government is considering banning bank ‘exit fees’ to help borrowers frustrated by the failure of lenders to pass on interest-rate cuts. Cabinet sources report that the Government is furious at... read more
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research recently updated the ABN on the progress of the Small Business and General Business Tax Break announced on 3 February. We were interested to note the example provided by Sen Carr... read more
The Australian Government has announced the introduction of the Fresh Ideas for Work and Family grants program to support Australian small businesses to implement practices that help employees balance their work and family obligations as well as improve employee... read more
PAID parental leave would cost taxpayers half as much as the Government’s key economic adviser says; and would create an extra 8900 jobs by stimulating the economy. In a paper to be released today, the Australia Institute has challenged... read more
“Maybe what I’ve enjoyed most, and the achievement that I’ve got out of it, is acquiring a whole lot of business skills that I didn’t have in the area of business planning and whilst I had a knowledge... read more
“The biggest thing I’ve gotten from the MentorNet program is confidence. As an accountant I was confident in the finance side of things but when it came to marketing, IT, HR, etc. I didn’t think I knew what... read more
“Maybe what I’ve enjoyed most, and the achievement that I’ve got out of it, is acquiring a whole lot of business skills that I didn’t have in the area of business planning and whilst I had a knowledge... read more
If you think of LinkedIn as just another social network, you are going to miss out on its potential to help you build your business and your professional connections. It is a powerful resource which rewards intelligent use. Start... read more
THE global recession has helped to make history in Australia with the number of working women in full-time and part-time jobs surpassing the number of men in full-time jobs for the first time on record last month. The gender... read more
During a recent call with the Wonderful Web Women group, founder Janet Beckers and her guest Carrie Wilkerson of Barefoot Executive challenged listeners to get a video up on You Tube within a week. I’ve done a little video... read more
One of the benefits of being a member of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network is that you get a page on the community website to promote yourself, your business, offer member to member discounts and offers and to network with... read more
