Enterprise

  • Being well prepared can protect you in the long run

    You should enter the franchising industry with your eyes wide open, warns Mark Brennan.

  • Franchising under scrutiny

    The federal government has instigated an inquiry into franchising to look into allegations of bullying and intimidation in the $128 billion sector.

  • Briefs

    Sunday trading in NSW; Chance to exhibit in China; more

  • Small businesses hail plan for national laws

    A standard system will make it easier to operate across state borders, Damien Lynch reports.

  • Retail tenants get tool to break out on their own

    The NSW government has produced a new information tool kit designed for retail tenants looking to start a business.

  • When Irish eyes are smiling

    Australia's appetite for products and services coming out of the Republic of Ireland continues to grow apace, with Enterprise Ireland reporting a surge in exports from its Irish client companies to Australia of 30 per cent to EUR191 million ($332.3 million) in 2007.

  • Briefs

    Australians disbelieve The Leading Edge, an insights-based consultancy, found 70 per cent of more than 1200 Australians aged between 18 and 64 didn't believe Australia was a world leader in inventing new products and services.

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