Business
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Aussie production soars, jobs to pick up in 2021
First 5000 | January 8, 2021Australian manufacturing production was at its highest level at the end of 2020 with industry jobs expected to increase in 2021, a survey on manufacturing trends has found.
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Why all businesses should let their customers pay like Uber
Adrian Floate | January 7, 2021COVID-19 and the resulting decline in business activity has made it necessary for businesses to provide safe, fast and easy payment options for customers, Adrian Floate explains
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Applying the learnings from 2020 to 2021
Craig West | January 6, 20212020 was certainly an unusual year – but like many other years in history, there are themes and learnings we can apply to what might happen going forward, Craig West explains.
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Grattan Institute’s annual summer recommended reading list
Danielle Wood | January 5, 2021Six thought-provoking works have made Grattan Institute’s annual Summer Recommended Reading List for the Prime Minister. Topics featured include coronavirus, climate change, Aboriginal lives matter, refugees and migration, female workforce participation, and recession.
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First 5000 top 20 blogs of 2020
Helen Hull | December 24, 2020I’d like to thank our contributors, readers and Global Access Partners on what has been an extraordinary year for First 5000 and businesses in Australia. We saw record readership and I am delighted to share our top 20 most read stories of 2020.
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What businesses are getting wrong on LinkedIn — and how to fix it
Karen Tisdell | December 17, 2020On the surface, it makes sense. Companies should focus on their LinkedIn company page. It’s where so many marketers direct their focus, time, and money. But here’s the truth: company pages don’t work as a standalone strategy. LinkedIn profile writer Karen Tisdell explains.
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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.
