Business
October 26, 2010
StreetSmart may have started as a small small operation but the network is spreading around the country. Why not help them help the homeless around Australia this November? Adam Robinson has just fired up this year’s campaign. He says that […]
October 19, 2010
Ethical Investor tells us that the launch of NFP ‘Embark Australia’ – aiming to accelerate the roll-out of community-funded renewable energy projects – has coincided with the turning the first sod ceremony for the Hepburn community-owned wind farm near Daylesford […]
October 19, 2010
This Australian invention is an award-winning little gadget that eliminates the standby power used by our non-essential electrical appliances 100%. It is simple and sells $19.95 (RRP). About The Ecoswitch The Next Big Thing Award describes this device as effectively […]
September 24, 2010
The MTF (Melbourne Transport Forum) is using social media to drive a community discussion. The MTF blog says the trains are full, the freeways jammed and Melbourne needs a better public transport plan. HOW IS MTF USING SOCIAL MEDIA? There […]
September 24, 2010
Following are four tweeted ways to enliven your ‘green marketing” – thank you Kelly Spors. Greenwashing As you probably know this is when companies claim they’re good environmental stewards but are not really very much that way at all. This […]
September 24, 2010
I heard about this handmade website after admiring a most unusual belt. Bec Davis runs www.madeit.com.au, a 100% handmade online market, showcasing Australia’s most creative, undiscovered art, design and craft talent. Buyers can choose from fashion, art, homewares, accessories, stationery, […]
September 22, 2010
Australia’s not-for-profit sector is changing and measuring social returns is becoming increasingly important to business-savvy social enterprises. Social Enterprises, Funding And Reality Peter Cox of Future Employment Opportunities – a Melbourne-based non-profit that operates several ventures – places value on […]
September 21, 2010
Lane Burdett of Business DIY has a new project, My Main Street, a website that offers communities and their small businesses a remarkably economical online platform for self-promotion. It’s all about small and medium businesses (SMEs) competing with the ‘big’ […]
September 21, 2010
Sugata Mitra is an Indian education researcher. His ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiments have shown that, if motivated by curiosity and peer interest, children can teach themselves and each other without formal supervision. He says in every country there are […]
September 18, 2010
Nina Hendy, writing for Smart Company gives an overview of ways to get today’s ‘cocooning consumer’ spending again. She says till now, many Australian businesses have relied on the idea that consumers love buying new stuff, but around the world, […]
September 18, 2010
Chris Ross from the NSW south coast saw the need for a self sustaining funding process to develop youth programs while working for the Bega Valley Council. He had a brainwave, put up his own money, and set up a […]
September 15, 2010
After seeing Social Enterprise didn’t rank in this week’s BRW ‘Top 10 Sectors Set To Take Off’ In Australia, the School For Social Enterprise (SSE) CEO, Benny Callaghan, asked ‘if something was missed’. He oberves: The BRW Methodology The Top […]