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Performing at a High Level: How business executives can stay healthy, motivated
Eva Benoit | February 22, 2019For business owners and busy executives, stress comes with the job. It’s part and parcel of the responsibilities and elevated expectations executives face every day. But expecting stress because you live with it every day isn’t enough: You need to find ways to manage stress and mitigate its potentially destructive impact.
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Ombudsman welcomes AFCA’s extended remit for small businesses
First 5000 | February 21, 2019The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell welcomed the announcement that the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will consider financial complaints from eligible small businesses dating back to 1 January 2008.
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Technology to transform manufacturing and waste head to regional centres
First 5000 | February 21, 2019UNSW Sydney Professor Veena Sahajwalla will join a range of other experts for workshops in Dubbo and Orange on 27 and 28 February to enhance local manufacturing capability, reduce waste and build better economies and communities.
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Time for business to champion sensible responses on energy
Peter Strong | February 21, 2019Today one of our major national newspapers is carrying a front-page story about the ongoing energy crisis and the potential economic risks that flow from political plans based around ideology not reality.
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Study reveals economic and health benefits of denser suburbs
First 5000 | February 20, 2019Denser and more walkable suburban developments keep chronic diseases at bay and deliver lifetime economic and health gains of $4,500 for every resident, new research shows.
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Why ‘handover culture’ doesn’t exist in Australia – and why it should
First 5000 | February 20, 2019Handing over a business to the next generation might seem like something that can wait, but Australian business is largely unprepared for succession – and that’s a problem.
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Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky hits Sydney for IWD Week
First 5000 | February 20, 2019Gender diversity, work-life balance, equal pay, career tips and techniques to take center stage with an International Women’s Day Week special edition of ‘Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky’, the success and leadership summit for women.
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Victorian Chamber to launch Swinburne University and Victorian businesses into space
First 5000 | February 19, 2019Space is not the final frontier for Victorian businesses. The space industry is a rapidly emerging sector presenting opportunities for businesses of all sizes. Leading the charge in this booming field in Victoria are researchers from Swinburne University of Technology.
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Do your employees trust you?
Rachel Bevans | February 19, 2019In the wake of the Banking Royal Commission Report, it’s worth taking a close look at the findings from the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Global Report launched in January.
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Amended legislation will keep more people in super system: AIST
First 5000 | February 19, 2019The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), has welcomed the passage of the Protecting Your Super package, noting that important amendments would protect members from unintended consequences of the new legislation.
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Supporting Australian SME exporters to go global report released
First 5000 | February 18, 2019Federal parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has released its report ‘From little things big things grow: Supporting Australian SMEs go global’ following an inquiry into access to free trade agreements by small and medium enterprises.
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Report on Austrade and foreign direct investment
First 5000 | February 18, 2019The Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth today released its report on Austrade’s role in attracting investment into Australia.
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A brief guide to employee benefits for SMBs
Keith Coppersmith | February 18, 2019Aside from ensuring a good cultural fit, proper work condition and environment, as well as competitive salaries, you must also focus on employee benefits, in order to ensure their satisfaction and their retention.
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New super laws to benefit members
First 5000 | February 17, 2019Two superannuation bills which passed the Senate with extensive amendments will help curtail super balances being eroded by unnecessary fees and signal the beginning of the end for underperforming, fee gouging super funds.
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Amended bill would give small businesses a ‘fair go’ in court
First 5000 | February 17, 2019The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell supports the amended bill, championed by Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh that passed the Senate which would allow small businesses better access to justice when in dispute with big business or government.