Open Source Software vs. Commercial Software – will community driven software really overtake money-driven software?

My techie friends take pride in displaying the latest addition to their list of programs that run on their Linux installation.  ‘Open source is the way of the future’ they tell me, ‘Microsoft’s days of monopoly are numbered’. I smile. No I am not employed by the big M at Redmond, nor do I foresee … Read more

Securing Payment from Your Event Attendees

Frank Richards is a Business Management Consultant who specializes in Service Level Agreements. Last month he ran four seminars in major Australian cities but he’s finding that the ticket money does not cover his costs. In these days of instant payment you would believe that the problem of unpaid registration fees is a negligible issue. … Read more

Australia’s Pension Fund Sector Has Leap Frogged Canada

Australia’s .3 trillion pension fund sector has leap-frogged Canada to take fourth spot in the Towers Watson Global Pension Asset Study 2011.  According to the study, the value of Australian pension fund assets increased to 103 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2010, compared to 93 per cent in 2009.  … Read more

Alternate energy investing

Investing in Alternative Energy Stocks Alternative energy stock portfolios are a great part of a modern investor’s financial plan, due to the fac that there is so much upward potential. These make excellent long term growth investment vehicles, and the money put into them by you, the investor, serves to further the cause of implementing … Read more