While a small business may not be able to afford strategies such as direct mail or promotions, basic marketing such as word-of-mouth and building customer relationships can be invaluable techniques....

New broadband technology is allowing some of the smaller operators to undercut Telstra's conventional pricing structure. These operators are offering triple play: video, voice and data services over...

The number of farms has declined dramatically in the 20 years to 2002-2003, down by almost 25%. The area of land used for farming has declined by 9%, the number of small farms (less than 500...

Two of the most significant changes are: exempting businesses with fewer than 100 employees from unfair dismissal lawsthe aboloition of the no disadvantage test which current agreements must meet to...

Are you an international student interested in the Skilled Migration Program? The Australia Needs Skills Expo is a free event on Saturday October 15 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 9.30am-4.00pm....

The number of jobs advertised in the last month continues to rise. The sector with the greatest growth has been Education whereas Insurance and Superannuation has declined. The rise in the number of...

Property and Business Services: growth of 2.7% expected. Health and Community Services: growth of 2.8% expected. Retail Trade, Construction and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants are alll...

The three largest industries each employ more than 1 million people: Retail Trade, Property and Business Services and Manufacturing. Retail Trade had the strongest employment growth as did Property...

Key changes have included: ageing of the population;increased participation of women in the workforce;changes in industry structure;greater flexibility in the workforce;technological advances There...

Generation X-ers who are in line to take over the family business often lack any desire to run the family factory, preferring fashionable jobs in marketing, public relations, finance and business...