July 3, 2007
Back in April PWF wrote about a couple of young Melbourne entrepreneurs taking on the Coles/Woolies duopoly, while our leaders do not very much at all. William Scott, 27, and Jordan Muir, 26, had seen an opportunity to cut out […]
June 27, 2007
TraceyAngel, a qualified counsellor and former nurse, is a longtime PWF reader. Back in 2005 we wrote about Tracey and CONRA – Children of Non-Reformed Alcoholics – her NON-government funded organisation that provides counselling, support and material goods for needy […]
June 18, 2007
PWF has been alerted to the Not-For-Profit Network Awards program – an exercise in recognising and celebrating the achievements of hardworking individuals rarely acknowledged across both Australia and New Zealand. Can YOU nominate someone? Entries close Tuesday 31 July 2007- […]
June 17, 2007
If local councils are bearing the brunt of cost shifting from both the federal and state governments, we know who’s footing the bill. The Heidelberg & Valley Weekly has reported that in Banyule Shire the councillors are prepared to consider […]
May 23, 2007
Tasmanian restaurateurs want the Federal Government to introduce a tax incentive to give the industry a boost. The Restaurant and Caterers Association want regional small businesses to be allowed to tax deduct up to 1 per cent of their turnover […]
May 17, 2007
With record employment levels and the skills shortage, share ownership programs are a good lure for employers to attract the ‘best and brightest’ workforce available. But last week’s federal budget saw to the end of funding to the Employee Share […]
May 17, 2007
I was surprised to learn that ‘hidden issues and communication strategies in the media’ are discussed by journalists and academics ‘probing media activity’. In 2006 there was a ‘Public Right to Know (PR2K) Conference’ run by the Australian Centre for […]
May 8, 2007
We speak to Jodie Sparke, founder of Melbourne kids educational party planners, Groovy Games about how she got her unique business idea off the ground. How did you come up with the idea for Groovy Games? After looking for alternate […]
April 27, 2007
How CAN local government attract excellence in economic development officers? What about some more challenging advertisements to attract business winners who might really ‘progress’ rural areas? Out of exasperation with the slow rate of progress in rural areas we have […]
April 25, 2007
Australia For All, a one stop shop for accessible tourism in Australia launches. Are you a small tourist business looking for a niche market? This may be your competitive edge! Australia For All is a tourism devoted to accommodation and […]
April 9, 2007
‘Growth from within’: policies & practices to nurture existing entrepreneurs 3-4 May 2007 Trevor Sargeant from Port Macquarie-Hastings (NSW) specialist Economic Development Staff has emailed us about this conference. He believes it will be a very significant event in regional […]
April 5, 2007
We speak to Bass Coast Shire’s Small Business Development Officer, Margaret Murray about the popular South East Victoria Business Mentoring Project. How and why did the mentoring program get started? “After some investigation, and working closely with small business over […]