Tag: business

OPINION: So-called “free trade deals” have become less and less about opening markets and more about entrenching monopolies. Australia is also a member of the proposed TPP and, like America, stands to benefit from the deal’s abandonment.

Volatile currencies, simultaneous property and stock market bubbles, all with people exploiting historically low interest rates with their historically high debt levels, make for a dangerous recipe indeed. Here are some simple steps the average person can take to safeguard against the inevitable fall.

Conflict in the workplace can result in stress, a loss of productivity and destroy moral in the office environment. Here’s how to manage conflict to ensure productive and healthy work relationships.

Most Aussie start-ups are concerned about technological and marketing aspects of launching a new business. Most young entrepreneurs don’t realise that there are many bureaucratic and corporate hurdles to overcome as well when starting a new business.

Technology has drastically improved, and continues to slowly change how business is conducted in the modern market, especially for small business.

Australian business coach Gail Gibson found inspiration and success further afield than London.

WildHearts is a charity that raises funds to provide micro-loans to people in developing countries so they can start their own businesses and improve their communities. Over 90% of the people they help are women breaking the cycle of poverty.

Reg Bamford, CEO of 1st Contact and Sable, has been moving Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans over to the UK for the past 20 years. He talks us through the fundamentals of his businesses.

There’s never been a better time for people to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and aspirations.

Being a business owner is certainly no walk in the park and it is most definitely something you can do in your spare time, and I should know, I’ve been doing this for longer than I care to remember.

Now is your chance to be part of an Aussie conquest of Europe.

Full transcript of the speech delivered by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Latest expat survey reveals Australia is most popular destination for Brits living overseas, while UK politicians call for greater ties.

Aussie technology start-ups are turning to Britain for capital and new markets due to lack of incentive at home.

Similar to NutMeg in the UK, Rimbal is developing an online financial advisory platform that automates investment advice and allocation for Australian retail clients.

Australia's middle-class is feeling the grip of taxes and inflation while their jobs are under the constant threat of company cost-cutting, says Gottliebsen.

British minister Hugo Swire identifies five key aspects of a strong British and Australian partnership which would be beneficial to both countries.

According to the 2014 survey of the Gender Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index Australian female entrepreneurs narrowly lost first place to the USA. Australians scored 80 points while their UK counterparts lagged behind with 54 points.

Group of British companies share valuable experience, information and advice about business in Australia with new UK Trade and Investment Organisation.

In today's competitive marketplace, you often only have a few seconds to inform a customer about your product or service, get your promotional message across, and turn a lead into a sale.

Smiggle opens its doors at Westfield in Stratford, the first salvo in a huge investment plan to create 3,000 new jobs in Britain.

If your inner-adventurer is bursting to get out and discover the world, if you are interested in making Dubai your home and working all over the world, Emirates has the perfect opportunity for you.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is not the role of government to prop up private industry.

With the increasing affordability of both the indoor security camera and the outdoor surveillance camera, you may be surprised at these five places where camera surveillance is becoming more common.

Covering your business in case of accidents, personal injuries or property damage is of utmost importance for their business. Public Liability Insurance is available and can be used by individuals, non-commercial organisations, small businesses and large corporations

Owning a home is a goal regardless of where you are in the World, and if the returns promised by the UK’s buoyant property market ring true, it’s no wonder Australians entering the market see this opportunity as the best they’ve had in a long time.

Britain’s small businesses have been crying out for more support in our testing economy. Now it looks like the coalition may finally be helping…

So, you’ve spent weeks perfecting your product, finding the right premises, maybe hiring an employee, designing your logo or even website. Now what? All of this is great, but the customers won’t just materialise out of thin air, you have to get out there and grab them in any way ...

In terms of ease of doing business in the world, one year Australia’s ahead, the next it’s the UK. But one thing is pretty clear, if you’re a business man or woman probably don’t go to Chad.

With energy efficiency and rising costs of utilities at the forefront of many minds, it’s no wonder people all over the country are taking a look at their habits and seeing what changes can be made for the benefit of the environment and their pockets.

Dozens of special-edition London cabs have arrived in Fremantle, Perth to be trialled for use on Australian roads.

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating of NAB’s troubled UK subsidiary Clydesdale Bank.

Law firm Slater & Gordon has notched up a 67 per cent profit increase as it increases its hold in the UK.

Vodafone Australia has announced plans to cap their global roaming fees for customers travelling to the US, UK and New Zealand to $5 per day.

Following great success in Australia and New Zealand, Local Appliance Rentals Ltd is now inviting new franchisees to join them in growing the business in Britain.

Australian surfwear brand Billabong has announced a $325 million refinancing deal with a San Fransisco-based firm in order to address the company's debt woes.

Australia’s export commodity prices fell 4.1 per cent in foreign currency terms in May to be 23 per cent below their July 2011 peak, RBA figures show.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business visas explained.

Rio Tinto has called on businesses to be more transparent about their tax affairs after the global miner paid almost $9 billion in taxes in Australia last year.

The governor-general of Australia, Quentin Bryce, visited with the Queen, young Australian entrepreneurs in East London, and addressed an Australian Business networking lunch in a visit to the UK last week.

A recent report by Buddy Media: “Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review” is based on an analysis they did on user-engagement from more than 320 various brands' Twitter accounts.

The Queen is carrying on with official engagements while Prince Philip remains in a London hospital including granting an audience to the governor-general.

The Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, will lead an EABC economic mission to promote trade and investment between Australian and member states of the EU. The mission will be followed by a UK visit, during which the Governor-General will meet with The Queen, prominent Australians in the ...

The head of global energy giant Shell says rising costs are a challenge for doing business in Australia.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business Talent Visa: Venture Capital Entrepreneur (subclass 132) explained.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business Talent Visa: Significant Business History (subclass 132) explained.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business Investor (Permanent) Visa (subclass 888) explained.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business Innovation (Permanent) Visa (subclass 888) explained.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Significant Investor Provisional Visa (subclass 188) explained.

AUSTRALIAN VISAS | Eligibility and requirements for Australian Business Innovation (Provisional) Visa (subclass 188) explained.