Business
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Travel problems top list of COVID-19-related reports
First 5000 | November 26, 2020COVID-19-related consumer reports make up the majority of the 109,446 complaints the ACCC received in the first ten months of this year, according to new figures released yesterday.
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Ability to up or down scale supports resilience
Anne Miles | November 17, 2020Having a very lean model that can scale up and down very fast is crucial to being resilient in turbulent times, according to Anne Miles managing director, pre-approved marketing and advertising talent network, Suits&Sneakers.
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Indigenous businesses supported through unique funding partnership
First 5000 | November 12, 2020Emerging Indigenous businesses will be provided with access to capital with Westpac announcing a unique funding partnership with independent, philanthropically funded, Indigenous-led organisation, First Australian Capital (FAC).
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Relationships are the most important business asset – more so now and post COVID
Joe Perri | October 22, 2020As businesses emerge from COVID-19 shut downs and seek to reenergise their ventures, one asset above all others stands out as the most valuable resource that doesn’t appear on the balance sheet – quality long standing relationships, says Joe Perri.
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First 5000 celebrates 10 years supporting the mid market
Helen Hull | October 20, 2020Mid sized businesses continue to be our most precious resource and today we celebrate 10 years of supporting the market with thought leadership and ideas.
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Good news for Victorian businesses but more to do to fast track COVID-normal
First 5000 | October 19, 2020Thousands of Victoria’s struggling businesses have received some good news from the Andrews Government, with the Premier permitting some businesses to reopen and the potential for more as infection rates remain low.
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Forced working from home ‘experiment’ a success for public service
Rachel Packham | October 14, 2020Working from home was an overwhelmingly positive experience for Australian Public Service managers and employees, according to a report written by UNSW Canberra’s Dr Sue Williamson and CQUniversity’s Associate Professor Linda Colley, dispelling some long-held concerns over flexible work arrangements.
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Innovation hub invests $28m in Australian industry
First 5000 | October 13, 2020The second biggest contract ever awarded by the Defence Innovation Hub is among nine new contracts worth more than $28 million to have been signed with organisations across Australia, including BlueZone group which is developing an unmanned surface vehicle (pictured).
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Australians’ mental health and wellbeing has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
First 5000 | October 12, 2020Six months into COVID-19, 74 per cent of Australians have identified concerns for their mental health and wellbeing.
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Time to come clean about overqualified job seekers
Gary Martin | October 9, 2020With the pandemic pushing unemployment rates up, you might think the most highly qualified and experienced job seekers will be first to be snapped up as new opportunities emerge. Professor Gary Martin explains this isn’t the case for many mature workers.
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Bendigo’s Optimism ideal template for Regional Australia Manufacturing Model
First 5000 | October 2, 2020The City of Bendigo has given Australia the ‘model’ to revive regional Australia’s cities and towns and the nation’s manufacturing industry based on optimism, pride, innovation and invention.
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Training for jobs of the future: NSW recovery initiative
First 5000 | September 21, 2020More than 100,000 people across NSW will have the opportunity to reskill for the jobs of the future thanks to the NSW Government’s Skilling for Recovery initiative.
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Family businesses key to Australia’s recovery post-COVID-19
First 5000 | September 18, 2020Family businesses will be key to Australia’s economic recovery from the coronavirus recession, according to Australia’s peak body for family businesses, Family Business Australia (FBA), which is hosting its National Family Business Day, today 18 September.
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Upholding the rights of older workers – online training
First 5000 | September 17, 2020With support from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the Australian Human Rights Commission has developed Upholding the rights of older workers—a free online training package on multigenerational workforces.
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The laws of jogging, the conversation of energy, and business
Darren Woolley | August 14, 2020Pondering various running styles on a sunny winter afternoon and ‘The law of conservation of energy’ got Darren Woolley of TrinityP3 thinking about business and particularly business transformation.
