Punters’ hopes of a win this Melbourne Cup Day were dampened after Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures today showed the pace of domestic inflation may not have slowed enough in the September quarter for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut official interest rates. Suncorp Bank Executive Manager Personal Lending Tony Meredith said today’s CPI [...]
Following the sale of Queensland landmark The Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast to a private consortium in August, Stage One of the restoration program is well underway with the appointment of a General Manager, news the once famous Produce Markets are set to return, and a massive clean-up program in progress. Scaffolding round The [...]
(by Wayne Friedman) Big business awaits as TV content owners worldwide increasingly move online during the next five years. Global online TV and video revenues will grow five times their current size to reach $21.52 billion in 2016 from $3.48 billion in 2010, according to London-based media research company Digital TV Research. One big mover [...]
Greg Leahy has been appointed Suncorp Bank’s Executive Manager Agribusiness, reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to its agribusiness portfolio. Suncorp Bank CEO David Foster said the appointment of Greg Leahy to the role was good news for the Bank’s agribusiness customers and clients nationally, and sent a clear message that Suncorp was a serious agribusiness player. [...]
Tim Cook took centre stage after succeeding ailing showman and a visionary Steve Jobs. It was supposed to be a photo-op showing Steve Jobs pass his magic and charisma to the new CEO. What would follow would be record sales for the iPhone 5. Two cores in the A5 chip deliver up to two times [...]
Communications expert, Rodica Titeica has recently become a director at leading consumer PR agency, Red PR. Managing director and founder, Fleur Madden said that after eight years as the only director, it was time for the agency to evolve and to have a fresh perspective in order to take the communications group to the next [...]
Online entrepreneur and recent Telstra Business Women’s Award winner, Kelly Baker knows a bit about making people happy – Along with her business Edible Blooms, she has brought over 250,000 scrumptious smiles to people all over Australia over the last six years. In 2005, at the age of 27, Kelly Baker left her corporate career [...]
In the wake of the unfavorable global economic conditions, small businesses are now turning to more cost effective solutions to market and promote their companies. www.logodesigncrew.com.au is a new Australian logo design website that offers easy access to low cost design services through crowd sourcing. The site works by allowing anyone in need of design [...]
Doing business in Brisbane has never tasted so good! From bespoke five star dishes starring the likes of butter poached salmon, pan seared duck breast, grilled southern fin tuna, quince frangipane tarte and burnt caramel crème pots, to petite gourmet rolls, Caxton ST Catering has taken the Boardroom Lunch experience up a step, and corporate [...]
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to depend on Google Inc.’s Android mobile-device software to run future versions of its tablets, the chief of its mobile division said, as it ramps up in the competitive tablet-computer sector. Samsung, which competes with Apple Inc.’s iPad in the tablet sector has long been developing its own mobile-phone software, Bada, [...]