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Nearly every small business owner can benefit from using various mobile and web applications to improve productivity, save costs and make life easy for themselves. Try out the following apps to make a difference in your business today. Most of these apps are free to use with limited features, so you can try before you buy. File sharing and storage...

End of financial year can be a stressful time. But think of it this way-you're running a marathon, it's not far from the finish line, you just need to push through to achieve your personal and business goals. Here's a quick checklist to help you get your financial affairs in order before the 30 June deadline. For your taxation obligations,...

Like many governments in their first year, the Federal Government has introduced a tough Budget, which involves increases in tax. Pain was the buzzword surrounding this Budget particularly for small business. While the government is attempting to return the Budget to surplus its sense of urgency seems to be at the expense of long-needed broader reform to the tax system....

With nearly half the year gone already how are those New Year's resolutions going? If you thought this was the year to get out and meet new people or find someone special to share your life, take some time to check how that's working so far. A Table for Six is helping bring singles together among the Canberra restaurant scene...

Are you thinking about a career change? Maybe your current career direction feels stale, your future prospects are uncertain, or you've taken a package and are ready for a change? Current market conditions in Canberra provide some serious obstacles to those seeking a career transition. So how can you maximise your chances and get ahead of the game? For local...

The Hellenic Club and YMCA Canberra were the big winners in the first ACT Age Friendly Awardsannounced recently at the ACT Chamber's Annual Dinner. The YMCA won the Employer category and the Hellenic Club was the winner of the Business Awards category. The ACT Age Friendly Awards are a joint initiative of the ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and...

It's that time of year again and prudent businesses will have already completed their tax planning for the year. In the lead up to the end of the financial year we should all take time to reflect on the past 12 months and commence planning for the year to come. It's also a time to review and carry out a...

Fifteen years since its establishment, a small Canberra based business has been quietly growing and building into an agile, dynamic professional services firm specialising in the business of government. This month, Apis reaches a "mini-milestone" of 50 people, and is relaunching its brand, image and website in readiness for a very busy 14/15 financial year under the direction of business...

Last month I announced the establishment of the CBR Innovation Network to grow, innovate and create jobs. Innovative start-ups and companies with the potential for rapid growth will benefit from this initiative with industry stakeholders helping shape the services provided for entrepreneurs and innovation focused companies. This new approach is the result of a workshop held by the Economic Development...

The federal government tendering process can be daunting and time consuming. Under new initiatives announced by the government, the process to bid for Commonwealth Government contracts is getting simpler. To get government and industry back to doing business, the Commonwealth Government is cutting complexity, eliminating repetition, and reducing unnecessary contractual burdens. As part of a number of measures, business of...

A Six Canberra-based businesses have recently been awarded funding from the latest round of the ACT Government's Innovation Connect grant program. Innovation Connect provides matched funding grants of up to $50,000 to assist early stage Canberra businesses and entrepreneurs to accelerate the development of products and services through commercialisation pathways. Paramodic Pty Ltd, which is developing a second-stage prototype for...

The next six weeks will be critically important for business in the ACT. The Expenditure Review Committee has been meeting; the final report of the Commission of Audit has been delivered and will be released before the 2014- 15 Federal Budget is handed down on 13 May 2014 and a month later on 3 June 2014 the ACT Budget will...

There have been some significant changes around Privacy requirements recently that impact on the way that many employers should handle privacy issues. Firstly, significant amendments to the Australian Privacy legislation came into effect on 12 March 2014. The changes provide additional protections with regards to the use of data and restrict how Australian businesses collect, store and use data. The...

The Export Council of Australia (ECA) with the support of Austrade and Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) recently published the results of Australia's International Business Survey (AIBS) 2014. An interesting part of the report is the survey outcome on barriers to exports and international business. In the survey, respondents were asked to identify the most significant challenges of doing...

Although many kids won't be concerned about whether they are heading off to a top-performing school next year, their parents might be. According to some experts, being in the catchment area for one of the top 20 government schools in a major city can increase property prices from 5-15%.1,2 Plus, rental demand and yield in the same areas can be...

Cash flow, as they say, is the lifeblood of any business. It doesn't matter whether you're making thousands of cars a year or selling lemonade to neighbours, if you're stuck waiting for payment from customers then you can't pay your suppliers for the next batch of products to sell. Here are 10 tips to help you improve your cash flow:...