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Victoria’s ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown ends but some restriction remain
First 5000 | February 17, 2021Following the five day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victorians will return to COVID Normal, with a few restrictions still in place impacting businesses.With the -
Women entrepreneurs, SME owners focus on marketing, following lockdowns
First 5000 | February 16, 2021Women business owners are prioritising marketing spend more than ever to reach their users, according to new data.
The data, from the Business Chicks Community Survey in response to
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SME owners jittery about the loss of JobKeeper: Sensis
First 5000 | February 11, 2021Small businesses around the country are increasingly realising what the impact is likely to be on their livelihood when the Federal Government’s JobKeeper stops in just seven weeks, according
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Focus on the task at hand but don’t lose sight of the challenges ahead: CPA
First 5000 | February 10, 2021The government should use the 2021-22 Federal Budget to pursue expansionary fiscal policies focused on short-term economic recovery, longer-term economic transformation and environmental sustainability, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia General
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Loan scheme a lifeline to small businesses hit by COVID crisis: Ombudsman
First 5000 | February 5, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomes media reports that Treasury is considering a revenue-contingent business loan scheme, saying it would provide a lifeline
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Tracking COVID’s mental health impact via Twitter
First 5000 | February 4, 2021Twitter has long provided a short, sharp take on the community’s fears, anxieties and experiences. Now, data scientists have analysed 94 million tweets from the first months of the -
Why all businesses must have a data analytics strategy
First 5000 | February 3, 2021Uncertainty and anxiety about the future are new realities for many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Decision-making and problem-solving are two major factors keeping business owners and executives awake at
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Sustainability even more important to SME business success: Aus Post
First 5000 | January 29, 2021Almost half of SMEs across the country consider sustainability to be very important to their future success, with many looking to invest more heavily in this area in 2021,
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Nearly 1 million young workers closed or drained their super through COVID early release
First 5000 | January 25, 2021Nearly one million young workers under the age of 35 have either closed their super accounts or now have less than $1000 in super as a result of the COVID Early Release Scheme, -
Employment rose 50,000 in December
First 5000 | January 22, 2021Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 50,000 people between November and December 2020 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The number of employed people in Australia was 88,000 lower
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How organisations can enable efficient printing from the home office
First 5000 | January 21, 2021With the arrival of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the home office of the future has become a reality for millions of workers around the world. Gartner’s CFO survey indicates that companies
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Vulnerable businesses underprepared for another disaster: research
First 5000 | January 20, 2021Despite the impacts of COVID, Australian businesses have still not put safeguards in place to ensure their viability in another pandemic or natural disaster.
A new report from Business Australia shows
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JobKeeper flaw creates staffing issues for struggling small businesses
First 5000 | January 19, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is calling on the Federal Government to change JobKeeper rules to allow struggling small businesses to replace staff.
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Have your say: future of payroll tax in Australia
First 5000 | January 15, 2021The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking your assistance to better inform the public debate over the need for payroll tax reform in Australia by participating in -
Workers shouldn’t have to choose between 12% super or a pay rise
First 5000 | January 13, 2021Australians are likely to be financially worse off over their lifetime under a proposal being considered by the Morrison Government to give workers a choice of a super rise or
