Gerald Ainomugisha
Say hello to Gerald aka Mr You-Can't-Touch-This (don't ask, long story). This lad fell in love with both writing and business way before he even got his first kiss. It is therefore no surprise that he now writes about business! A prolific freelance writer, Gerald joined the Fantastic Four... sorry, the fantastic Anthill team in July 2012 and has been contributing to the awesomeness on these pages since then.
Crafty Chef: same old delicious food, now tastes even better for the environment
This renovation project cost a grand total of $1.1 million, of which $600,000 was raised by Crafty Chef itself and the remaining $500,000 was provided as a grant under the Australian Government’s Clean Technology Investment Programs. Greg Combet, Minister for Industry and Innovation announced Crafty Chef as one of 13 initial grant recipients back in June.
Skipping lunch? Your boss owes you a week long holiday!
A separate survey of 1000 Sydney workers by the Grill'd hamburger chain found employees were clocking up an extra week's worth of unpaid work each year by skipping lunch breaks. Almost a third cut short their lunch breaks for fear of getting into trouble with the boss.
One man’s trash is another man’s gold
Established in 2000, Toxfree has grown substantially since through acquisitions, new green-field developments and the organic growth of its existing businesses. With over 30 facilities nationally and over 800 employees, Toxfree currently services over 20,000 customers nationally, including some of Australia's leading businesses and government organisations throughout Australia.
Employees now using their smart phones for more than just tweeting at work
You there, yes, you, reading this. Are you tweeting during working hours? What's that? You're just replying client emails. Sure you are.
Get lost? There’s a crowd-sourced GPS service to help with that
GPS Navigation 2, the Berlin-based company's internationally acclaimed mobile navigation app is now available to users in Australia, for just $1.99 AUD. This makes it the most affordable mobile navigation app in the country. GPS Navigation 2 is a sensational global success, boasting of more than 3 million users worldwide and the #1 position in 20 countries.
Australian government offers business owners yet another stepping stone
The Business Finances topic provides information on a range of common finance issues. From setting up a bookkeeping system to understanding complex financial terminology, preparing financial reports and applying for finance, the topic helps business owners take a leading role in managing their finances.
Are you ready for a patriotic shopping experience?
BuyAustralianMade Direct will be officially launched by founder Stephen Gately and Federal Senators John Madigan and Nick Xenophon on November 13 in Melbourne. Also attending the launch will be the inaugural group of BAM Direct shoppers and a number of manufacturers participating in the BAM Direct initiative.
Why are some of us still scared of digital connectivity?
Gone are the days when we have to borrow someone’s expertise to decipher Mother’s telegram, asking us not to forget to pick up some milk on the way home. We simply talk more today than ever before. World leaders are voted in only if they are deemed to have utilised these communication platforms often and eloquently enough.
Half of Australian workers have pulled a sickie. Eight in ten will do it...
54% of Australian workers admit to falsifying sick days in the last 12 months. 73% of those admit they do not feel guilty. Whilst 82% of employees who take sickie days say they will do it again. I bet many of you will be summoned to explain yourselves when your bosses read this.
Coffee. Can we ever have too much of it?
Right now, the average cost of a takeaway cappuccino in Australia is $3.47. On average, Australians are paying no more this quarter for their cappuccino than last quarter. The Gilkatho Cappuccino Price Index™ has slowed this quarter in comparison to the CPI, but still shows a marked increase on the CPI over the year.
Tired of having your million-dollar ideas stolen? There’s a new sheriff in town just...
With the prevalence of digital media and online sharing, an Australian company, Veridocx, has launched a cost effective way for people to protect their intellectual property and digital files.
He left Goldman Sachs for online furniture retail, the story of David Janovic
David Janovic left the security of a job at Goldman Sachs to start an online furniture retailer. Most of his friends thinks he's mad. He plans to prove them wrong.
NSW set to pump $291,000 into four lucky projects
Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner today announced the latest round of funding from Screen NSW’s $3 million Interactive Media Fund (IMF) established to support the creation of new digital content in NSW.
It’s a bird. No, it’s a plane. No, it’s our new hero – a...
Gap a Job – a new, innovative casual job network that helps people find and advertise casual work is here. Focusing on small to medium size business, this fresh start-up aims to facilitate the relationship between employers and casual workers.
Entrepreneurship and parenthood – the ultimate juggling act
I have always held the belief that the pinnacle of my career would be to successfully create and run my own business. I really wanted to test myself and see what I could do. I have enormous respect for people who put themselves on the line and take the calculated risk to give something a red hot go.
Expert says the workplace bullying blame game is bleeding millions out of the economy
“If we are to truly address the problems associated with workplace bullying and its cost to the economy, we need to broaden our focus beyond punitive measures and how we deal with incidents once they have occurred,” Dr Gutierrez said.
Easy Keg rolls to glory at the RMIT Business Plan Competition
A cheaper, reusable and recyclable alternative to traditional stainless steel kegs and bottling, the Easy Keg incorporates an outer PET shell with an inner liner that holds the beer. I’ll drink to that!
An app today means no doctor delay
They have developed an online bookings system. The paper-free system replaces the traditional pen and paper fill-out-these-forms procedure. What’s more, they also have an appointments app, how cool is that?
So you think you cannot get drunk online? Think again…
Drinks Cube co-founder Jessie Teh-Chong said while cultural diversity was usually promoted through food or national costumes, drinks were always overlooked as a likely ambassador.
“The dog ate the cheque.” How customers give SMEs cash flow heart attacks
According to the recent Bibby Barometer Small Business Survey, every eight in ten SMEs experienced cash flow issues in the past year, most commonly because customers made excuses for slow payments.
