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I just received a press release from a PR agency offering a ‘new’ business model: coverage in the media or you don’t pay. Now, I know this isn’t really that new because last year I blogged when Sally Romano from Brisbane agency Publicity Queen did exactly the same, causing quite a furore, especially among fellow […]

The NSW Business Chamber is offering SMEs free access to it’s new Online Growth Program, complete with one-on-one coaching, seminars, and information

The local manufacturing industry has been warned that they can expect a firm post-GFC resurgence in production from traditional regions like Europe and the USA.

Stored electrical energy provider Exide Technologies has joined an increasing number of local manufacturers emblazoned with the ‘Australia Made’ logo.

Australia’s best and brightest young mathematical minds are to be put to work as interns on small business projects across Australia, the Government has revealed.

The outlook for Australia’s economy might be improving, but there appears to be no end in sight to the cash flow pressures hitting most SMEs, with a higher than average number of debtors defaulting on what they owe due to insolvency, said cash flow finance specialist, Oxford Funding.

The NSW Government has produced three new industry directories to showcase and promote some of the State’s most innovative small businesses, the Minister for Small Business, Peter Primrose, announced today. Industry & Investment NSW has produced the directories through its Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) program to profile NSW companies working creatively in mining, freight and […]

New data from Galaxy Research shows Skype use amongst Australians over the Christmas/New Year period increased considerably over the previous year. The study surveyed a sample of 1,010 Skype users, distributed throughout Australia and asked them about their use of Skype over the Christmas and New Year period with an aim to better understand how […]

The winner of our web security survey competition is Tori Edwards, a solicitor at NTSCORP Ltd in Redfern, NSW. She wins the new BlackBerry Curve 8520, courtesy of Research In Motion (RIM) and a case of wine courtesy of Treen Ridge Estate in WA. Congratulations from Team DB.Com! The results of the survey will be published […]

Apple have had a very busy week, releasing a software update for the iPhone and iPod touch on the back of launching the new iPad tablet computer. Designed to iron out a number of reported bugs, the OS 3.1.3 update won’t include any new features but will improve performance for many users. The new update […]

Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has claimed victory in a major legal battle over whether it should be held responsible for its customers downloading illegal content. In a landmark case, brought against iiNet by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), Justice Dennis Cowdroy found iiNet was not responsible for the infringements of its users […]

The Fair Work for Small Business website has launched a Vietnamese language component to assist small business owners and managers to understand the new industrial relations laws in their mother tongue. The website already offers language-specific help in Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian and Greek. The Vietnamese language component was launched at Asean Travel and Tours […]

NAB Business Banking announced today it will abolish a number of its fees and it’s particularly good news for small businesses. From Monday (February 1), NAB will get rid of several fees, including: Fees for cheques that are dishonoured Fees for electronic payments that are dishonoured Fees for deferring periodic payments–when there are insufficient funds […]

Business should ‘take care’ with Windows 7.0

While Windows 7.0 may be generating a fair amount of hype, businesses are being warned to take care when migrating to any new desktop operating system. According to specialist project strategists, Australian Project & Consulting Services Pty Ltd (APCS), such an upgrade is often a daunting task, particular for […]