Tag archive: Canberra

Is the Enlighten festival benefiting Canberra? Published: 17 March 2017 Written by 2CC Podcasts Chris talks to B2B Magazine Editor Tim Benson and ACT Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism Andrew Wall as questions are asked whether the Enlighten Festival is actually benefiting local Canberra Businesses and performers. http://2cc.net.au/podcasts/7402-is-the-enlighten-festival-benefiting-canberra.html

"We need to talk" Kick-starting conversations to prevent suicide. This Sunday, 19 March, thousands of motorcycle riders will depart from 32 locations across the country as part of the annual iconic Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer, to kick-start the conversation about depression and suicide prevention. Suicide prevention is a whole of community issue and this year's 1 Dayer slogan, "we...

5 Steps to Perfecting Your E-Commerce Website. For many businesses these days, their main sales funnel will be their website. In fact, experts have predicted that e-commerce will exceed $2 trillion in sales over the next few years. While this is a mammoth figure, it is not necessarily a surprising one: consumers are increasingly foregoing brick-and-mortar storefronts and instead, relying...

Statement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: The ACT has again attracted record numbers of international visitors, with 207,859 overseas travellers visiting the capital for the year ending December 2016. These are great results, which reflect the Government's efforts to be more internationally engaged. Our local tourism industry supports the ACT's strong economy by employing over 16,000 Canberrans. It is...

Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung considered the most important factor for happiness in the human mind to be good physical and mental health. Our overall happiness requires a combination of a healthy self-esteem, confidence and connection. However, our appearance and more importantly, the way we feel about ourselves has a significant impact in achieving this combination. New independent research has...

Are Canberra businesses and bands getting their fair share from Enlighten? By Tim Benson, Publisher B2B Magazine. ***Before we start: I am a big fan of Enlighten, have nothing against Sydney band Tigertown and don't believe all entertainment and services should be provided to ACT Government events by Canberra based businesses. I recently received an email from a Sydney based...

How to increase profits through better Customer Service In recent years, we've seen huge growth in the use of live chat, messaging bots and online apps and software. As more and more organisations focus on customer self-help, it's all too easy for plain old-fashioned customer service to get pushed to the sidelines. In fact, many organisations are doing their best...

Comment from Tim Benson, Publisher B2B Magazine. Are Canberra's drivers the worst in Australia? As a Canberran who has lived here for 40 years (I'm 48) I would like to suggest that Canberra drivers are the worst and most inconsiderate drivers in Australia. I am constantly shocked by the actions of my fellow drivers. Whether it is watching drivers speed...

The ACT Law Society, with the support of the ANU College of Law, is presenting a free event about end of life choices. A panel of experts will examine the choices and decisions for palliative care currently available to residents of the ACT, and look ahead to the future of end of life care and the legal and medical implications...

St.George Bank is calling on seniors to drop by their local NSW branch this week for a cup of tea, a chat, and tips on how to get tech savvy with internet banking. The initiative is supported by recent research from St.George which reveals the majority of Australians over the age of 50 prefer to do their banking online. Ross...

Assaults have increased in areas around the Kings Cross and Sydney CBD lockout precincts, a new study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found. BOCSAR's latest update on the effects of the so-called "lockout laws" extends the time period covered in previous research by an additional 15 months. The analysis now covers the 61 months...

A warning on wage rates for growers, hostel owners and labour-hire contractors. The Fair Work Ombudsman is urging horticulture businesses to be vigilant when engaging workers from labour-hire operators this harvest season by making themselves aware of the minimum rates of pay for casual pickers under the Horticulture Award. "This season, I want to remind business operators who employ backpackers...

'Social media' and 'print media' are now 'traditional media'. 48% of small businesses and 79% of large companies are currently using social media to promote their brand, and of those that don't currently have a social media presence, a significant number expect to add at least one platform in the coming year. So with social media such a prevalent business...

Yesterday's December Quarter National Accounts shows that our economy rebounded strongly from the unexpectedly weak result in September, growing at 1.1 per cent in the December quarter. This is well above market expectation and results in an encouraging 2.4 per cent growth through the 2016 calendar year. Once again, Australia is growing faster than every G7 economy. Our growth continues...

The Canberra Business Chamber hopes the recent penalty rates decision by the Fair Work Commission helps create new jobs, especially for young Australians. "This is not an abolition of penalty rates, but a reduction in the Sunday and public holiday loading for the hospitality and retail sectors," Canberra Business Chamber CEO, Robyn Hendry explained. "Many businesses do not open on...

Comment by Tim Benson B2B Magazine Publisher. Time for Labor to keep its head down and gloves up … Having worked as a political adviser for over a decade (for my sins, in my misspent youth), I was made aware of a boxing analogy that is most sage advice for oppositions and that is to 'Keep your head down and...