Business
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Demand for secondhand equipment soaring as businesses tackle COVID conditions
First 5000 | February 2, 2022Demand for secondhand equipment is soaring with businesses seeking to drive growth in a time and cost-effective manner during the pandemic, according to Daniel Riley, CEO of Earlypay Limited.
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Economy may catch “long COVID” without support for business in budget: CPA
First 5000 | February 1, 2022The economy may catch “long COVID” unless the government provides support for business in the 2022-23 Federal Budget, according to CPA Australia, but targeted support holds the key to helping businesses manage future disruptions.
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Inclusion, mental health, mature workers, resilience feature in top blogs
Helen Hull | January 31, 2022First 5000 continued to tackle the key issues for mid sized businesses last year and in case you missed our post we are excited to confirm our most read blogs of 2021.
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Welcome developments in data protection, but are they enough?
Malcolm Crompton | January 28, 2022The blurring lines between conversations about privacy, data sovereignty, AI, anti-trust and even democracy create fertile conditions for innovation in protecting personal data, according to Malcolm Crompton from Information Integrity Solutions (IIS).
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Everyone’s a critic, but small businesses need kindly customers
First 5000 | January 27, 2022The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson is urging people to refrain from posting negative online reviews, as short-staffed small businesses struggle to stay open.
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Women in STEM program to offer 500 scholarships
First 5000 | January 25, 2022The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering to elevate women’s leadership in STEM with $41.2 million investment by the Australian Government.
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Ombudsman launches small business natural disaster preparedness inquiry
First 5000 | January 24, 2022The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has launched an inquiry into small business natural disaster preparedness and resilience.
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Are you a workplace chameleon?
Craig Donaldson | January 21, 2022Many employees still feel the need to disguise their true selves to blend into conformist work cultures which raises serious questions around diversity and inclusion.
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Companies must be prepared for uncertainty, continued remote work
First 5000 | January 20, 2022The ongoing acceleration of digitalisation continues to test businesses, as does remote working, the hybrid workforce and the pressure to secure talent in 2022 according to Shane Baker, Chief Executive Officer of TransAction Solutions.
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Trends for the changing workplace in 2022
Andy Hurt | January 14, 2022The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed us; made us question our values and re-evaluate what’s important to us. Poly’s ANZ Managing Director Andy Hurt shared his predictions for how the pandemic will change the workplace in 2022 and beyond.
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6 Simple Strategies Businesses Can Use to Be More Sustainable
Carolin Petterson | December 29, 2021Over the last couple of years, sustainability and green practices climbed to the very top of the list of present-day business world requirements. And, honestly, it’s really not that hard to see where this trend came from. On the one hand, the present-day business world is definitely more altruistic and responsible than it was in […]
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First 5000 top 10 blogs of 2021
Helen Hull | December 24, 2021What a year! 2021 saw a exciting array of stories as we tackled issues from mature workers, resilience as well as the ‘new normal’. A special thank you to our contributors, Global Access Partners and of course you, our readers. I’m excited to announce our most read blogs of 2021.
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Post-lockdown pain continues with increase in card transactions
First 5000 | December 23, 2021While it’s more convenient for consumers to use digital wallets and contactless transactions, merchants are seeing their card transaction fees increase as well as trying to survive post-lockdown.
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Global Access Partners (GAP) Year in Review
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | December 21, 2021Despite the travel restrictions imposed by COVID 19, 2021 was all about building Global Access Partners’ (GAPs’) international network and placing Australia at the centre of global thinking. Catherine Fritz-Kalish explains.
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SMEs secure record number of commonwealth contracts
First 5000 | November 22, 2021Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are supplying a record share of goods and services to the Australian Government, with the latest procurement statistics showing a $5.4 billion increase in the value of Commonwealth contracts going to SMEs.