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Best sellers use story-triggering
Shawn Callahan | April 12, 2019Story-triggering happens when someone does something remarkable enough that the people who see or experience it tell a story about it.
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Singapore small business owners optimistic about growth in 2019
First 5000 | April 12, 2019Small businesses in Singapore grew less strongly than their counterparts in Southeast Asia, despite growing at their strongest pace in three years in 2018 and outperforming other developed economies like Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Taiwan, according to a new survey released today.
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Opportunity knocks for Sydney designers
First 5000 | April 12, 2019The City of Sydney will give up to 10 local fashion designers the opportunity to establish viable business models and open their first retail spaces.
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Business Council releases plan for stronger Australia
First 5000 | April 11, 2019The Business Council is today releasing a plan aimed at creating a more resilient Australia, with better jobs, more jobs, higher wages, lower taxes, improved living standards, and lower energy prices, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.
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Aussie retailers discounting to disaster: report
First 5000 | April 11, 2019Discounting is considered the bane of many retailers’ existence. Yet, are retailers’ slaves to discount-demanding consumers, or have they created these ‘discount monsters’ themselves?
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How SMEs can benefit from Design Thinking
Lillian Connors | April 11, 2019New products and businesses always start out as somebody’s great idea, but unfortunately those great ideas don’t always work out.
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Redefining the data ecosystem for the data economy
Rachel Bevans | April 10, 2019Organisations know that to capitalise on the data economy and grow their business, they need data to make decisions that enable delivering a unified customer experience and employee experience, supply chain integration, innovation and new business models.
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Impediments to business investment report
First 5000 | April 10, 2019The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has presented the report of its inquiry into impediments to business investment.
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Delay on consumer disclosure in super will hurt member retirement outcomes
First 5000 | April 10, 2019The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has today warned that delays to consumer disclosure requirements will negatively impact on the retirement outcomes of millions of unsuspecting Australians.
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SMEs say no to property as security: survey
First 5000 | April 9, 2019Eight out of 10 business owners say they resent providing property as security to fund their SMEs, and overwhelmingly they would be willing to pay a higher interest rate to get property out of the funding equation, according to national research.
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Ombudsman appointment to support small business in Defence industry capability
First 5000 | April 9, 2019The Minister for Defence Industry, Senator Linda Reynolds has appointed Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell as co-chair of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC).
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Australian airport technology goes global
First 5000 | April 9, 2019Sydney based passenger automation and self-service bag drop solutions for airports and airlines globally, Investec Australia Ltd, has been sold and will become part of the Amadeus Airport IT division upon completion of the transaction.
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Biotech vs Budget 2019-20: The economy Australia is ignoring
First 5000 | April 8, 2019Funding allocations for areas related to biotechnology in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s 2019-20 Budget announcement ignore the real roadblocks standing in the way of a thriving biotech economy in Australia.
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Investing in our future fund managers
First 5000 | April 8, 2019Aspiring women in finance are set to benefit from a partnership between a leading income fund manager and The University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
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How internal communication became so important in the modern-day workplace
Liam Smith | April 8, 2019Communication is incredibly important in any workplace. However, in the modern-day workplace it seems that communication, particular internal communication has really grown in importance.