Victoria’s peak employer body, the Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), has signed an agreement that will increase trade and investment opportunities for Victorian businesses with India. Read the rest of this entry »
Victorian business links with India strengthened by VECCI agreement
March 7, 2012
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Sentiment for Victorian business better but still weak
February 29, 2012By Mark Stone
A rising number of Victorian businesses believe Victoria’s economic performance will improve over the next year, but almost half still believe it will weaken over the next 12 months, according to the latest VECCI – Commonwealth Bank Survey of Business Trends and Prospects – December Quarter 2011 Performance.
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Small business pain forecast for next 12 months
February 21, 2012By The Editor
More than 128,000 Australian small businesses will experience financial distress in the next 12 months, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s latest analysis of the small business sector.
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Insolvencies continue to rise
February 15, 2012By The Editor
In a further sign of the tougher conditions enveloping Australian businesses, new statistics show corporate insolvencies rose by more than nine per cent in 2011, the fourth consecutive yearly increase.
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Business Roundtable export focus welcome
February 15, 2012By Mark Stone
The Baillieu Government’s strong commitment to strengthen Victorian export opportunities is a welcome outcome of yesterday’s meeting of the Premier’s Business Roundtable.
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Melbourne City Council’s electoral structure must be maintained
February 13, 2012By Mark Stone
VECCI is pleased that the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) Preliminary Report on the Electoral Representation Review of the Melbourne City Council supports the existing structure of a whole-of-city electorate, rather than dividing the municipality into a number of wards.
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Working together to assist Victorian manufacturing
February 9, 2012By The Editor
The manufacturing industry is facing incredibly tough times at the moment, as the impact of the high Australian dollar plus a combination of other issues force many companies to cut back, necessitating many job losses in Victoria.
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Conditions worsening for Aussie businesses – rate cut only part of solution
February 6, 2012By The Editor
General business conditions are worsening for small and medium sized enterprises in the first part of 2012, and business owners expect things to get even tougher, according to ACCI’s latest Business Expectations Survey.
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Business leaders predict trends of the future – it’s all about the service
January 31, 2012By The Editor
A fascinating report has been written on the future of customer service over the next ten years, and how technology and increased international competition means good service will become even more important to a business’s success.
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Medical centres targeted by ANF
January 24, 2012By Lisa Burrell
Industrial action in the public sector and at various large enterprises Australia-wide has stolen the industrial relations headlines of late. However, one ‘sleeper’ element of the overhauled Fair Work system of workplace relations legislation re-emerged in late December.
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