March 22, 2006
A Queensland-based fast-food franchise is heading to the Middle East. Launched in 2001 on the Gold Coast, The Crepe Cafe will open Middle East’s first store in Bahrain in June this year. Chief executive officer Norbert Baillette talks about the […]
March 21, 2006
Tony Gill, Director, Co-operative Development Services Ltd gives the business detail of how Kaniva – the last Victorian town before the SA border on the Western Hwy – saved their petrol station: In mid 2002, an administrator was appointed to […]
March 2, 2006
Involvement with the PWF project means meeting interesting AND passionate people. Claudia Doria is one of these people – author of ‘The Truth about being an International Student’, founder of www.globallyunited.net and now a personal coach. Claudia’s passion is seeing […]
February 23, 2006
How they do it in the US You’ve really got to hand it to the Americans…….I have been reading in the Pro Bono Australia e-newsletter how the latest fundraising concept is ‘trading volunteers’ ie agreeing to switch volunteers with another […]
February 22, 2006
BUSINESS CLUB AUSTRALIA: MELBOURNE 2006 is the official program designed to help businesses find international opportunities through the Commonwealth Games, 15-26 March 2006. Membership is free and it is attracting unprecedented interest from the domestic and international business community. Since […]
February 22, 2006
Erica Dibden, from Tilba Tilba on the NSW south coast, stood out from a diverse field of 77 people that included dairy farmers, a sports dietician, a police officer, chefs, teachers, and food retailers. Erica and husband Nic own a […]
February 22, 2006
Caviar, which can apparently be sourced from many types of fish, is being extracted from farmed trout in SA’s south-east. Kalangadoo’s Peter Docking has perfected a method of extracting and processing caviar from his farmed trout. Peter uses the golden […]
February 19, 2006
Australian orange growers are the latest industry to get more aggressive about promoting their products as locally grown. The new ‘Aussie grown’ brand will be launched to specifically target the juice market so consumers can more easily identify Australian juice. […]
February 8, 2006
Red Balloon Days packages ‘top-shelf experiences’ – more than 1000 – and markets them online. It gives people a memorable time by sending them on anything from an overnight romantic retreat for two, to shark diving at night or a […]
February 7, 2006
Introducing MCEI (Melbourne Chapter) Connect Events Barb Gabogrecan, whom I have known for some years, solidly supports the Micro and Home Based Business Sector. She now provides specific support in marketing with her MCEI (Marketing Communications Executives International) Connect Events […]
February 6, 2006
Human sympathy keeps mass emails circulating When I finally sat down at the computer again after several days of ‘moving office’ activities in various borrowed and rental trucks, I opened a ‘Your help is needed’ email – with photo – […]
February 4, 2006
Europeans, particularly Russians, are attracted by the low fat content of kangaroo meat says Phil Franolick from King River International Processors in Perth. He identifies a big ‘gap in the market’ as international demand for kangaroo meat puts pressure on […]