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No IT training, but you handle the IT at work? Give yourself a pat on the back 
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No IT training, but you handle the IT at work? Give yourself a pat on the back

Congratulations! There's now a semi-official job description for millions of people just like you.
CeBIT Australia is coming up, but is it worth going if you run a small business? 
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CeBIT Australia is coming up, but is it worth going if you run a small business?

It's pitched as the "largest annual business exhibition" in Australia. But is it for you?
Are you an online retailer? You can enter the Australian Retail Awards 
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Are you an online retailer? You can enter the Australian Retail Awards

An award win can be a very handy bit of publicity, thank you very much. Here's your chance to put Australian Online Retailer of the Year on your site.
Are you struggling to keep your small business afloat? 
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Are you struggling to keep your small business afloat?

If you've struggled to make a small business work, or you're thinking of starting one, this article provides some food for thought.
Small businesses are a punching bag for experts 
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Small businesses are a punching bag for experts

For all the hard work small business people do, they certainly are the proverbial punching bag lately.
Need help with your business model? 
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Need help with your business model?

What is a business model? Does your small business have one? Get help at this one-hour online seminar.
Sydney to host a mini "Dragons Den without the Dragons" 
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Sydney to host a mini "Dragons Den without the Dragons"

Here is an opportunity to get "fair and honest" feedback about your business, rather than a bollocking.
Free breakfast and "great ideas" for your business, promises Commonwealth Bank 
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Free breakfast and "great ideas" for your business, promises Commonwealth Bank

The Commonwealth Bank is running a free small business forum across the country from April through to June. Click to see where.
Gold Coast businessman creates petition protesting Jetstar "booking and service" fee 
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Gold Coast businessman creates petition protesting Jetstar "booking and service" fee

Tired of being slugged with credit card surcharge fees? You may sympathise with this man.
SEO and SEM: The Google tricks small businesses apparently don't use 
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SEO and SEM: The Google tricks small businesses apparently don't use

Your business is probably missing out if you're not doing this, according to a report released today by Google.
Starting your online shop: 6 security must-dos 
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Starting your online shop: 6 security must-dos

From SSL to PCI, here are the absolute basics you need to have covered if you're going to sell products on the Web.
Food for thought if you aren't satisfied at work 
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Food for thought if you aren't satisfied at work

Here is an interesting video to watch if you aren't happy at work, or you want to get the best out of the people that work for you.
"We freaked out": The scary reality of starting a web business 
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"We freaked out": The scary reality of starting a web business

Think starting a successful web shop is a walk in the park? Here are some of the difficulties the co-founders of "cute" gift site for kids Tinyme went through for their site to find success.
Can my customer ask for a refund? 
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Can my customer ask for a refund?

Customers who ask for a refund can cause fierce arguments in retail shops, but who is in the right?
"GST and taxation and all that crap": small business election campaign kicks off 
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"GST and taxation and all that crap": small business election campaign kicks off

The seven million Australians who work in small businesses are being urged to make their grievances public on a new web site.
Handy bookmarks: A list of official government sites with useful info for small business 
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Handy bookmarks: A list of official government sites with useful info for small business

Don't know where to start with basics like accounting, web sites and other fundamentals? Here are a list of handy government resource sites to bookmark.
ANZ promises $1 billion in loans for small businesses 
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ANZ promises $1 billion in loans for small businesses

The ANZ wants to change the "perception" among small businesses that they can't get a loan from a bank.
Communicating with your customers: don't forget Facebook 
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Communicating with your customers: don't forget Facebook

Bank robber Willie Sutton said he targeted banks "because that's where the money is." Businesses should take a similar approach to Facebook.
The tills are alive with the sound of Muzak 
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The tills are alive with the sound of Muzak

Opinion: I spent the Christmas of 1988-89 stacking shelves in a liquor store. It paid $2 per hour (a pittance even way back then), and the boss made me mop the floor before vacuuming it, which continues to annoy me far more than it should.
Watch Telstra's video of how they think the future might look in 7 years 
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Watch Telstra's video of how they think the future might look in 7 years

From virtual waiting rooms to machines that talk to each other, we wouldn't be surprised if several of the things in this video are commonplace at some point
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