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Find the right employee for your small business

Corporations will spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours trying to find the best talent, even for junior roles.…

January 24, 2017 11:42 am·

Cancer tops most claimed-for conditions

It is clear which diseases dominate medical trauma insurance claims, writes Nigel Bowen. Trauma policies aren’t cheap and they are…

January 24, 2017 11:38 am·

Survival strategies for cash-strapped businesses

Sometimes the projections for revenue and profit in your business plan aren’t realised in the real world. If you feel…

January 24, 2017 11:17 am·

Sydney, Malta or Luxembourg? Where are the world’s top places to retire

Australians are in a world search for a new-style of retirement. Globally, Sydney was named the top place to retire,…

January 24, 2017 11:12 am·

Simple ways one-person businesses can track performance

Do you really know how your business is doing? If you had to put together a profit and loss statement to convince…

January 24, 2017 10:38 am·

Don’t blow your pay rise

You’re likely to be earning more now than early in your career. So why are you living from payday to…

November 23, 2016 2:21 am·

Getting your head right

One in five Australians will encounter a mental health challenge this year. Thankfully, there are many free and low-cost support…

November 23, 2016 1:42 am·

Your guide to gold

Know your karats No, not the garden variety, but rather the amount of gold used to make a piece of…

November 23, 2016 1:38 am·

Getting your festival on

Love the Australian music festival scene? So do we. However, when you start factoring in all the costs, the season…

November 23, 2016 1:32 am·

Get ready to buy your yacht

Rather than hoping just to get by, use your super now to make your dreams real, writes Nigel Bowen. “Lots…

November 23, 2016 1:23 am·

How to raise money smart kids

Nigel Bowen uncovers what the experts say about making your kids financially literate. Jen Bakker, Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon and Mima Rahaman…

November 23, 2016 1:18 am·

Prevention is better than cure with workplace mental health

With untreated mental health conditions costing Australian employers an estimated $11 billion a year through absenteeism, reduced productivity and compensation…

September 20, 2016 10:37 am·