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No matter how small you start out, every business owner has one goal: to grow. You might want to grow your workforce, extend your product range, get online or expand into overseas markets. So where do you begin? And how do you make the right choices? To help you in your journey, we’ve created…Read More
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I’ve been working from home for five years and although I could write a book about the many benefits, there is a downside to working where you sleep. All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go! Dressing up for work loses it’s appeal when there’s no-one around to see it. Every day is casual Friday when…Read More
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Surrounded by flowing fabrics, elaborate beading and elegant furnishings, Melbourne fashion designer Anna Campbell is at home in her bridal boutique. After launching her distinctive label in 2007 at the age of 20, Anna’s success grew rapidly. Last year, demand for her product skyrocketed and she opened her first showroom. Due to its reputation as…Read More
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This information is brought to you by business.gov.au Small business scams Wednesday 24 August 2011 Updated 28 February 2012 Scams that target small businesses come in a number of forms, and can leave your business vulnerable and exposed to a variety of threats. Scammers will often go to great lengths to convince businesses that…Read More
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Girlpower is a networking forum for remarkable businesswomen. While there are many business groups available to women they tend to take care of either side of the spectrum. Girlpower sits right in the middle of the large events that offer sit down lunches with very successful, almost unobtainable speakers and the smaller groups that offer…Read More
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According to the most recent NAB Online Retail Sales Index, online shopping accounted for less than 5% of retail spending last year and only 27% of that went to retailers overseas. If these figures are accurate – and I’m sure they are – it pretty much negates the argument made by the major retailers that…Read More
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If you have been unable to obtain funding from a financial institution to start a new business, perhaps you should consider going it alone. Many of Australia’s most respected and profitable businesses were started with just a small cash outlay and a dream. In 1994 Maureen Houssein-Mustafa founded The Australasian College Broadway with a start-up…Read More
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This information is brought to you by business.gov.au Free webinars for improving your business Monday 27 February 2012 The Queensland Government is running a series of 1 hour webinars (web-based seminars) in 2012 to help small business owners improve their skills and their business. The free webinars cover a variety of topics, including: cloud…Read More
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From the time she starts school or walks into her first job, the number one thing women are constantly learning is how to negotiate. And it is these skills – along with the addition of strong role models – that will help members of the fairer sex excel in the workplace, according to one financial…Read More
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This information is brought to you by business.gov.au Clean Technology Program Grants Thursday 23 February 2012 Two Clean Technology Program Grants are now open to applications from Australian manufacturers. The Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program supports Australian food and foundry manufacturers to maintain competitiveness in a carbon constrained economy. The Clean Technology…Read More
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