Feeling the number crunch
TOUGH COMPETITION for fewer and fewer jobs with local accounting firms and other professional services sectors has left a record number of students facing the prospect of changing careers or moving overseas. One hundred and two accounting students were..

Wanted: Office space
MINISTER OF Industry, Commerce and Technology, Phillip Paulwell, said the Government will set up a loan fund at an interest rate of seven per cent for private sector firms willing to develop new office space for the IT sector. He also said the...

2,000 firms to get 'Jump Start'

MORE THAN 2,000 small businesses are expected to be generated annually under "Jump Start", a $50 million credit initiative aimed at assisting young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Technology, Phillip...