Sustainability and Growth
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Sustainability in modern SMBs
Keith Coppersmith | January 23, 2019Going green and becoming more sustainable isn’t just appealing to business owners and investors but to modern consumers as well. In recent years, consumers have added “environmentally-friendly”, “green” and “sustainable” criteria to their list of expectations from businesses.
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Research sheds light on Australian attitudes towards environmental sustainability
Liam Taylor | December 29, 2018Over 90% of Australian consumers are concerned about the environment and sustainability, according to a study from HP Australia and Planet Ark.
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SMEs need fairer contracts and stronger codes
First 5000 | August 29, 2018Unfair contract terms, misleading conduct and scams are some of the biggest issues affecting small businesses in Australia, according to the ACCC’s latest Small Business in Focus report.
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Business confidence boost in regional NSW
First 5000 | August 13, 2018The confidence of small and medium sized businesses in regional NSW is soaring with the latest Sensis Business Index survey revealing a 20-point jump in confidence to +51.
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Sweet success ahead for Northern Australia’s Kakadu plum industry
First 5000 | August 12, 2018Northern Australia’s Kakadu plum industry is poised to secure a slice of the $US130 billion functional foods market, thanks to a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) project.
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How to future-proof your business finances
Tahni Davison | August 3, 2018Market disruptions can hit SMEs hard if they haven’t planned ahead, but while no-one has a crystal ball, there are several simple ways to help future-proof your financial position.
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Can Australia crack the ABBA code?
Kimon Lycos | July 28, 2018We don’t need more government support for financing to help our businesses grow. What we need is a mind-set change to think global from day one.
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Accountancy at the crossroads
First 5000 | July 27, 2018The accounting profession has reached a crossroad and many firms are taking steps to restructure their businesses to ensure they remain relevant and successful in the future.
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Judging intervention in markets
First 5000 | July 13, 2018The Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has outlined the ACCC’s approach to market intervention in a speech to the Australian Conference of Economists in Canberra.
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New security of payment rules for Queensland construction
First 5000 | July 8, 2018The Palaszczuk Government has announced the next phase of its Building Industry Fairness legislation, which aims to improve financial protections for Queensland subcontractors and ensure they receive prompt payment for their services.
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How to nail the scaling process
Nathan Airey | July 6, 2018Serial entrepreneur Nathan Airey, the co-founder of Bookwell , looks at ways to overcome the challenges of scaling a business in terms of human resources and the technical backend.
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Australian hiring intentions upbeat to start new financial year
First 5000 | June 14, 2018Australian employers continue to report positive hiring intentions heading into the new financial year, but the national figures contain significant differences across key sectors.
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Business agility is the key to future success
Evan Leybourn | June 13, 2018Australian firms must improve their agility as the mechanistic organisations of the past cannot hope to thrive within the chaotic marketplaces of today and tomorrow.
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Kickstarting SME exports could boost stagnant wages
Giovanni Di Lieto | May 1, 2018Encouraging more small and medium businesses to export should boost the wages paid to their employees as well as building profits for the companies and growth for the economy.
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Government silos hamper regional development
Andrew Beer | April 25, 2018All too often Australian state and federal governments don’t work in concert with each other and the resulting cross-jurisdictional barriers are hampering regional economic development.