As pharmacy has become a "dual market" industry in today's market, Australian pharmacists face difficulties in combining business skills with professional and patient-oriented skills. Australian pharmacists face a threat to their profession as decreasing industry regulations may allow...

The 2000 GEM report on Australia indicates that thecountry is one of the most entrepreneurial of the 21 countries in the 2000Global Entrepreneurship Monitor study. It ranks fifth in new firm participation(3.3% of the population owning all or part of a business established since1997); fourth in...