January 20, 2006
So how difficult is it to follow your creative instincts and NOT undertake the ‘obligatory’ uni course? 24 year old Tony Plowman, a high achiever at his Sydney school, has been writing music since he was 14. Electronic music, in […]
December 15, 2005
THE SENSIS BUSINESS INDEX for Small / Medium Enterprises in November 2005 shows: 1)Business confidence is unchanged at 55 per cent (68 per cent confident versus 13 per cent worried). 2)Businesses feeling less confident mostly said it was because of […]
December 14, 2005
There were a huge number of really worthwhile projects suggested during the competition month. Following are just a few: -Chairs and tables for Jindivik’s Kydd-Parke Reserve. The town won a ‘2004 Small Towns Grant’ – a barbecue was built and […]
December 13, 2005
Google’s announcement that it has earmarked for charity $US265 million of the money raised in its public stock offering puts the spotlight on the debate over whether companies should be involved in philanthropic efforts. Some shareholders have difficulty justifying corporate […]
December 2, 2005
Tall, poised and quietly confident, Melbournian Robyn Green, who has recently established www.robynsoaphouse.com, doesn’t face ‘hurdles’ in her business ventures – she does the research and works hard to make sure she is always well prepared. Robyn has a strong […]
November 30, 2005
Nearly three years ago, in outer eastern Melbourne, Tracey Mackay founded CONRA, Children of non-Recovered Alcoholics. The catalyst was her personal history. Tracey is 41, a single Mum with three sons, and a strong background in community work and the […]
November 29, 2005
In WA Sandy Williams realised her kids had no idea how expensive it is ‘to live’. To educate them she set up a colour coded chart showing how much water, telephone, gas, electricity etc had cost the family for the […]
November 17, 2005
Annmaree Horton is a spunky ’30 something’ Sydneysider interested in financial planning services specifically for women. She believes the industry has neglected women’s financial advice needs, so, leaving behind previous career pathways in Travel and IT Project Management, Annmaree has […]
November 3, 2005
A discussion on the power of marketing and networking at an international level presented by an expert trained by the United Nations is on offer! Associate Professor David Ch’ng is described as a ‘wildly dynamic, energetic, vibrant and forceful speaker’. […]
November 2, 2005
The ‘GetUp Team at www.getup.org.au has run a four week campaign targetting the Howard Government’s Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU)Bill, a law that will drastically cut services on university campuses around the country. Almost 8500 Australians came to the site and […]
October 19, 2005
Barb Gabogrecan of Microbiz Navigator, www.micronavigator.com.au, is making a DVD on Marketing. She has interviewed a number of business operators who are sharing their secrets for marketing strategies that lead them to success, including the Telstra Micro Business National winner, […]
October 19, 2005
As you, our valued readers already know, PWF celebrates grassroots business and community successes as well as sharing info on issues, collaboration, and grants / workshops etc that affect sustainable business and community advancement. We really DO want to pass […]