Business
March 10, 2011
There will be an intensive three day sales training program for business owners and staff who sell to ‘major accounts’ in March and April 2011. Daryl Brooke of One Tree Hill Consulting, will run the sessions over three weeks to […]
March 10, 2011
Commercial buildings are far more energy efficient than the residential sector according to data released at last week’s Green Cities 2011 Conference by property investment analyst IPD, AND commercial properties outperform non-rated buildings financially, reports The Age newspaper. Sustainability engineers […]
March 9, 2011
Today the SMH reports on consumer power versus corporate power. The Berry Rural Co-operative Society, one of Australia’s smallest rural co-operatives producing fresh milk, is not suffering greatly from the supermarket milk price war. Why not? The coop’s South Coast […]
March 6, 2011
Village Futures Food newsletter this week quotes G Magazine saying: “the responsibility for quality produce and sustainable land care lies not only with the farmers, but with us as consumers as well”. We ARE Part Of Our Future Recently political/economic […]
March 6, 2011
‘What does it take to make democracy work?’ What has happened to the civic organisations where citizens could once go to address shared challenges? Do civic organisations know HOW to work with citizens today? The US Kettering Foundation is tackling […]
March 2, 2011
Laura and Graham Ragless from Beltana Station – an outback cattle and sheep property in the Flinders Ranges – have contacted us about letting readers know they are always in need of a hand. The Beltana website tell us ‘this […]
February 23, 2011
Last year PWF introduced Chris Ross and his Southern Cross Community Enterprises (SCCE) idea of an ethical, self-sustaining lottery to fund charities. SCCE has now been officially launched. The Ethical Lottery Idea This self-sustaining lottery to help Non-Profits, charities and […]
February 18, 2011
There was a social innovation Learning Festival in Melbourne in late February – based on a systemic approach not a ‘mechanistic mental model’ such as World Cafe and Open Space. A Power Camp And A Love Camp.. In Adam Kahane’s […]
February 17, 2011
I see that Westpac Wonthaggi is running a free Cashflow Seminar for small businesses in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria. The question to be discussed is: “While my company generates great total annual revenues, we often find ourselves in month-to-month cash […]
February 16, 2011
Lloyd Burrell has written another guest post for PWF, including reviews on a variety of home office desk styles. Lloyd suggests you check out corner computer desks for home offices, office desks with hutch, L-shaped desks, reception desks and Dmi […]
February 10, 2011
After the GFC and reduced working hours, the website Dynamic Business asks if employers are accommodating a desire among many employees to achieve a balance between work, home and other interests and therefore more flexible work conditions. During the GFC, […]
February 5, 2011
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) says Coles’ Down, Down’ campaign, heavily discounting staple foods like bread and dairy products, is designed to increase traffic in Coles supermarkets without considering the long-term, flow-on effects to farmers, industry and consumers. […]