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Cyber resilience does not just mean prevention: Survey
First 5000 | May 3, 2019There has been a genuine and extremely positive uplift in cyber awareness, especially at senior levels, according to an annual survey of SME leaders.
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ACS offers 17 gamechanger ideas to incoming Federal Government
First 5000 | May 3, 2019ACS, the professional association for Australia’s technology sector, has released its 2019 Federal Election Manifesto 17 #gamechangers to ensure Australians attract higher paying jobs.
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Significant increase in customer personalisation budgets despite lag in capabilities: study
First 5000 | May 3, 2019While marketing leaders and C-level executives clearly recognise the importance of personalisation, the majority appear to overestimate their current capabilities, according to a global study.
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Visiting seasonal farm worker availability highest yet
First 5000 | May 2, 2019While there are temporary shortages of workers in some regions during peak harvest periods, MADEC says that the total working hours contributed by visiting seasonal farm workers for horticulture is at an all time high.
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Take steps to better secure yourself
First 5000 | May 2, 2019The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released a checklist to help Australians protect themselves from cyber criminals.
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Under one in four superannuation products meet or beat AAA quality benchmarks
First 5000 | May 2, 2019A total of 174 of Australia’s leading superannuation products from a field of more than 700 have been awarded a Rainmaker SelectingSuper AAA Quality rating in a recent industry assessment.
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Sales management success is not guesswork
Rob Macpherson | May 1, 2019Success in sales doesn’t just happen – it occurs as the result of adherence to the sales management process that unfortunately is an underappreciated discipline and career calling.
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Productive Ageing: Leveraging the value of an age-diverse workforce for SMEs
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | May 1, 2019Institute for active policy, Global Access Partners (GAP), in association with the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and the GAP Standing Committee on Productive Ageing, are convening a strategic roundtable for SMEs on 6 June, 2019.
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Investors urged to put a greater focus on intangibles when investing
First 5000 | May 1, 2019Investors traditionally seek to understand a companies’ financial results, earnings, business metrics and other figures before investing. However, over the past half-century, intangible factors, such as corporate culture, are a far more important factor measuring and driving a company’s market value.
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ASBFEO report finds ATO early debt recovery action excessive
First 5000 | April 30, 2019In a report on early debt recovery action by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman found garnishee notices were issued in a sizeable number of cases where tax disputes were before Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
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5 ways to make sure your video content gets seen
Michael Langdon | April 30, 2019One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when producing video content is thinking that the job is done once the video is uploaded to their website.
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What HR looks like in an Aboriginal Community Council
Jasmine Crittenden | April 30, 2019What should HR look like in an Aboriginal Community Council? George Brown returned home and found out.
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Most Trusted Brands recognised
First 5000 | April 29, 2019Dettol is Australia’s most trusted brand, according to the 20th annual Trusted Brands Survey.
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Study reveals winning tweet formula used by celebrities
First 5000 | April 29, 2019Celebrity tweets that tell fans a story are more likely to be shared than facts, introspection or angry outbursts, new study reveals.
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Industry strengthens call for compulsory registration of engineers
First 5000 | April 29, 2019Engineers Australia has re-stated the case for compulsory registration in a submission to the Opposition, ahead of the possibility of Victoria’s Parliament considering the Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019 this week.