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Owner/operator Kane Farrow and his chefs are passionate about many things including their new menu released this month. Liz Lang visits Mood Food & Co in the bustling hipster haven of Braddon to find out more. Located in the Mode 3 Building on Lonsdale Street, the modern Australian restaurant is easily identified from the street by its colour-wash of lime...

"Better performance at a cheaper cost is a great combination" The Catholic Education Office faced a huge challenge when it set out to find a new IT solution to support its 59 schools, with 24,476 students across 88,000 square kilometres in both the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. As with most organisations, the Catholic Education Office faced the...

On 14 May 2014, the ACT Legislative Assembly amended the Family Provision Act 1969 to reduce the time for making a family provision claim from 12 months to 6 months after probate is granted. The Family Provision Act allows certain categories of people to challenge a Will after a person's death if they feel that they have not been adequately...

More certainty in the private sector has seen job vacancies rise, but employers attempting to secure the top talent walk a fine line between balancing cost pressure with the ability to make a competitive salary offer. Jim Roy, Regional Director of recruiting experts Hays, looks at current salary and recruiting trends from the annual Hays Salary Guide. Cuts to bureaucratic...

No matter how successful, fast growing or fabulous a small business is, few owners would complain of having too much spare time. Finding those extra minutes, or if they are lucky, hours to work on the business other than day to day operations - those rare moments, are also the most crucial for a business's long term success. Sometimes family...

The recent announcement of the Federal Budget brought some relief to the exporting community. Under the 2014-2015 budget, the Government will provide $200 million of additional capital to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC). This equity injection reverses the decision of the previous Government to take a oneoff special dividend from EFIC in 2012-2013 and will allow EFIC to...

As recruiters we are often asked how the job market is performing. Various surveys show that employers are now more confident to hire, and the general consensus at our annual Hays Salary Guide launch, which was attended by over 125 employers last month, was that the ACT will experience a slowdown but it will remain in good fiscal shape. This...

CONGRATULATIONS! You've Finally Managed To Put Together Your Dream Website, But Here Comes the More Difficult Challenge… I know for a fact that getting your website up and ready is bit of a painful process in its own right and once it is ready the excitement of sharing the accomplishment with your friends, family, co-workers and employees is just overwhelming....

The 2014-15 ACT Budget recognises the important role that local businesses will play in the Territory economy over the coming 12 months. The Budget has been framed by substantial Commonwealth cuts and the ACT Government has had to respond to the impacts on our economy and on our own finances. Unlike other regions in Australia that received significant support packages...

Poland offers an attractive blue sky opportunity for ACT businesses to diversify and leverage because of its geographic location and strategic position within the European Union (EU), an economic zone that generates approximately one quarter of the world's GDP. Poland is the sixth largest economy of the EU. Since joining NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004, Poland is...

On June 11 an overwhelming majority of eligible members of the ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Chamber) voted in favour of creating a single organisation to represent the interests of business in Canberra and the region in conjunction with the Canberra Business Council (Council). The Boards of the Chamber and the Council have for some time been...

In the wake of a tough Federal Budget, the 2014-15 ACT Budget recognised two fundamental realities. This is not the time for the ACT Government to add to the economic pressures by also cutting its spending. Rather it is the time to support our economy by investing in infrastructure and stimulating economic activity to create jobs. Second, the private sector...

To me, the introduction by most Lenders of a 100% linked mortgage offset account offering was the best thing since sliced bread in providing the opportunity to reduce mortgage interest charges. Other than the mortgage holder using the account nothing more need be done to gain the benefit of reduced interest charges. What could be easier? And yet, I am...

Do you manage your own Google AdWords account? Have you thought of getting a second opinion on your account to make sure that things are running as well as they should? If this sounds like you, then you really need to give our office a call. We specialise in assisting local businesses reach and reward local, national, and international customers...

With the start of a new financial year, now is the time to start planning for the upcoming year. A key area often overlooked by businesses is the protection of intellectual property (IP). Nearly every business has IP of some kind. It can be embedded in things as commonplace as a list of customers or an advertising pamphlet. Businesses are...

With a healthy tourism market and affordable air travel, Australians are finding it more and more appealing to take the kids on an international vacation. For separated families, travelling internationally with their children isn't as simple as nabbing a cheap flight and resort package deal online. Parents need to be aware of the issues which arise in relation to international...