Sustainability and Growth
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The power of planning
Stephen Barnes | April 25, 2018Few small businesses – and only a minority of medium-sized firms – have a proper strategic plan, or any plan at all for that matter. So why should you have a plan for your company?
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Special Economic Zones for Western Australia?
Llew Cross | April 11, 2018Many nations use Special Economic Zones to create hotspots of growth and enterprise and Western Australia is ideally placed to benefit from their creation in this country.
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A lesson from the West Wing
Stephen Barnes | April 11, 2018Stephen Barnes, author of ‘Run Your Business Better’, explains how we all too often miss the opportunities around us because we are blinded by preconceptions of what we expect them to be.
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Older workers will be vital in tomorrow’s economy
Francesco Grigoli | April 10, 2018Although immigration is increasing Australia’s population, life expectancy is rising, and the number of elderly people is soaring. Allowing more older people to work longer is the only solution to rising pension costs and workforce shortages.
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Co-operatives and mutuals can tip the balance back to workers
First 5000 | April 10, 2018When people have ownership of the enterprise they work for and derive value from being members, those enterprises are more productive, create better jobs, with higher staff engagement and their staff are more motivated to serve customers with quality service.
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Company directors say ‘we must do better’
First 5000 | April 7, 2018A year of constitutional turmoil and political wrangling has seen Australia slip further from achieving the reforms needed to boost national productivity and prosperity.
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Female employees drive more effort at work
First 5000 | April 2, 2018Women are the driving force behind growing effort levels in Australian workplaces as more female employees are willing to go above and beyond at work compared to their male colleagues, according to Gartner.
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Australia’s swinging safari from the 70s to today
Mark Cully | March 21, 2018In the first of a series of articles from the new Industry Insights report from the Office of the Chief Economist, Mark Cully traces some of the many changes which Australia has seen since the 1970s.
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Positive job outlook despite softening in key sectors
Damian Karmelich | March 14, 2018High demand for labour across wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance and real estate has kept Australia’s employment outlook looking bright for the future.
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Jobs for New South Wales hits back at media jibes
First 5000 | March 13, 2018David Thodey, the under fire chairman of the Jobs for New South Wales fund, has moved to counter damaging media claims that the $190 million scheme created less than 500 jobs last year.
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Cutting carbon emissions from cement
First 5000 | February 27, 2018Beyond Zero Emissions and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia are working together to encourage low carbon cements in new Australian infrastructure.
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SME business confidence hits 7 year high
First 5000 | February 7, 2018SME optimism regarding the national economy has reached its highest level since December 2010. although areas of state concern remain.
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Cyber-threats rank high in new global risk report
First 5000 | January 19, 2018The World Economic Forum warns that growing social, policital and environmental risks around the world threaten economic recovery.
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Nominations open for the 2018 Endeavour Awards
First 5000 | January 18, 2018Nominations are now welcomed for the 2018 Endeavour Awards for outstanding and innovative Australian manufacturers.
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Dear company, you are not in business to make money
Evan Leybourn | January 17, 2018Australian firms should identify and focus on their purpose, rather than their bottom line, to differentiate themselves from their competitors, offer real customer value and succeed in the 21st century.