Sales To Offshore Online Retailers Increase 25%: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Frost & Sullivan - Finance: "Australians will spend more than $13.6 billion online in 2011, with almost 45% of sales going to offshore online retailers, a new report reveals.
New research by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Frost & Sullivan reveals sales to offshore online retailers is estimated to hit $6 billion this year, a 25% increase on the $4.8 billion spent last year."
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Small Business Podcasting: 7 Tips to Grow Your Listener Base
Small Business Podcasting: 7 Tips to Grow Your Listener Base: "Sure, Adam Carolla can start a podcast and break the world record for podcast downloads by its second year. But you, sir, are no Adam Carolla. Celebrities aren’t clamoring to visit your garage for an interview, and you didn’t have your own radio show for 10 years. Should you even bother podcasting?"
5 Leadership Lessons from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
5 Leadership Lessons from the Battle of the Little Bighorn: "Chris Glennie, Assistant Director of Marketing (and amateur historian) for LSN, unearthed some valuable leadership lessons while reading up on the Battle of the Little Bighorn..."
Tech start-up Paycycle swallowed up by Xero for .5m - Growth
Tech start-up Paycycle swallowed up by Xero for .5m - Growth: "Australian tech start-up Paycycle, which provides online payroll services, has been snapped up by accountancy software firm Xero for $1.5m, just two years after the company was launched."
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Management Line
Management Line: "The world of work is changing. With the recent downturn, more people have set up their own businesses and are working on their own. More are taking to freelancing and telecommuting. We have entered the age of solitary work. That’s going to be a challenge for everyone.
It’s likely to become more of an issue here with the National Broadband Network. ITWire reports that the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy is looking at ways to encourage Australian businesses and government agencies to encourage more people to telecommute. That might be like turning around a battleship. As reported here, a survey by Macquarie Telecom has found that only 20 per cent of businesses said they saw the ability to offer a different employment model as a major potential benefit of the high-speed network. Indeed, only five per cent said they would definitely do it"
It’s likely to become more of an issue here with the National Broadband Network. ITWire reports that the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy is looking at ways to encourage Australian businesses and government agencies to encourage more people to telecommute. That might be like turning around a battleship. As reported here, a survey by Macquarie Telecom has found that only 20 per cent of businesses said they saw the ability to offer a different employment model as a major potential benefit of the high-speed network. Indeed, only five per cent said they would definitely do it"
Top 10 Content Rich Ideas for Your Website
Top 10 Content Rich Ideas for Your Website: "If you want to keep your website ranking well within the search engines, you need quality, useful content. "
Rupert Murdoch’s top 10 entrepreneurial moves - Success stories
Rupert Murdoch’s top 10 entrepreneurial moves - Success stories: "Rupert Murdoch could’ve eased into a well-heeled retirement in the past decade, quietly slipping away to one of his many properties and handing over the reins to son James, who, until the past two weeks, appeared to be his heir apparent.
Instead, the 80-year-old has remained News Corporation CEO, recently experiencing what he called “the most humble day of my life” on Tuesday when he was hauled in front of British MPs to answer questions about his newspapers’ phone hacking exploits.
Murdoch’s hesitant performance, which at times bordered on the excruciating, highlighted serious flaws in the way his company is run."
Instead, the 80-year-old has remained News Corporation CEO, recently experiencing what he called “the most humble day of my life” on Tuesday when he was hauled in front of British MPs to answer questions about his newspapers’ phone hacking exploits.
Murdoch’s hesitant performance, which at times bordered on the excruciating, highlighted serious flaws in the way his company is run."
Tips to small business success
Tips to small business success: "Love it or hate it, the great message I got out of Forrest Gump was: “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something”.
But even more importantly ... “Run, Forrest! Run!”"
But even more importantly ... “Run, Forrest! Run!”"
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Business mentoring scheme launches - Telegraph
Business mentoring scheme launches - Telegraph: "Over 200 current and former bank managers have volunteered to form the core of a national mentoring scheme being rolled out today by the largest high street banks."
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