Lay-offs escalate in car components industry.

Australian consumer confidence may still be low but that has not stopped online sales increasing by 19 per cent.

Simple advice by Mark Bouris for those in small business.

One quarter of Australians struggle with credit card repayments according to the Nielsen Global Survey of Investment Attitudes

Ditching the tablecloths for quick on-the-go meals, Souvlaki Cart is joining Melbourne’s food truck ranks in the latest business craze.

Mark Bouris looks at the well being of businesses in Australia.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent in the June quarter 2012, compared with a rise of 0.1per cent in the March quarter 2012.

The average loan for a first-home buyer is $283,400, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

Energy bills that include the carbon tax for the first time are soon to land on the desks of every small business.

The problem with being called The Lucky Country is that it’s passive. We’re actually hard-working and optimistic, writes Mark Bouris.