"BiziNet Magazine #88 - Nov/Dec 2017" BiziNet™ Articles

When Donald Trump decided to run for President of the United States he had never held public office. In the Republican primaries he vanquished all his competitors and despite opposition from the grandees of the party won the Republican nomination.

This year we had some new members come onboard who took an active role in our growing enterprise and business community. Amway is one of them – and not just a new Gold Member, but also a venue partner for the Business Alliance Coffee Morning Information Sessions.

In the July/August 2016 edition, I wrote about the prospect of 1-year bankruptcies being announced as part of the (1) Productivity Commission's Report to the Federal Government on 7 December 2015. The 1-year proposal was announced as part of the National Science & Innovation Agenda and then subject of a (2) Proposal Paper in April 2016. So, what's the update?

In the previous edition of BiziNet we asked the question, ‘What Is Self-Service Business Intelligence and, Is It for you?’

Bankruptcy goes back to Ancient Babylon. In England, the first recognised piece of legislation was the Statute of Bankrupts 1542. Bankrupts were criminals and the stated aim of the Act was to prevent "crafty debtors" escaping the realm.