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Small businesses are feeling the pain on energy
Kate Carnell | July 17, 2018Small and family business ombudsman Kate Carnell underlines her commitment to fight for a better deal on energy for the nation’s SMEs.
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New titanium membrane offers better filtration
Andrew Spence | July 16, 2018Titanium filtration membranes that extract maximum solids with minimal cleaning have been launched commercially in South Australia.
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Agriculture eyes switch to solar energy
First 5000 | July 16, 2018Agricultural businesses with varied crop types and land sizes are realising that with rising electricity prices, switching to solar makes commercial sense.
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The future of electronics may be chemical
First 5000 | July 16, 2018We can’t cram much more processing power into silicon-based computer chips, but a paper published in Nature reveals how we can make electronic devices 10 times smaller, and use molecules to build electronic circuits instead.
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A silent career killer – here’s what workplaces can do about menopause
Ruth McPhail | July 15, 2018Breaking the workplace taboo on talking about and managing menopause symptoms will improve employee satisfaction and retention, to the benefit of all.
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Flexible workplaces are good for both women and business
First 5000 | July 15, 2018A study commissioned by the Andrews Labor Government suggests that flexible working arrangements are improving female workforce participation and boosting business in Victoria.
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Companies behaving badly?
First 5000 | July 15, 2018ACCC Chair Rod Sims shared his observations on the types of company behaviour that drive breaches of Australia’s competition and consumer laws in delivering the Giblin Lecture in Tasmania.
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Big Bang to Batman…or how to be a marketing and sales superhero!
Joe Perri | July 14, 2018You can have the best product in the world, but unless you’re willing to ‘get it out there’ and make those hard, difficult sales calls…then the sales and income aren’t going to just materialise on their own.
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Two clicks at tax time can sort out your super
First 5000 | July 14, 2018The Australian Taxation Office is urging all taxpayers to take a few moments to check their super while they are using ATO online services through myGov this Tax Time.
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Queensland invites innovators to solve some ‘quirky’ problems
First 5000 | July 14, 2018The Palaszczuk Government has challenged Queensland businesses to identify digital solutions for issues ranging from monitoring the health of local communities to devising new navigational tools and measuring the age of fish.
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Girl Geek Academy offers grants to attend US conference
First 5000 | July 13, 2018Girl Geek Academy is extending its impact into the U.S. market with a scholarship initiative aimed at increasing the number of minority groups working within the chaos engineering field.
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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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Tackling underpayment in labour hire supply chains
Maria Azzurra Tranfaglia | July 13, 2018Complex sub-contracting arrangements can see workers in hospitality, cleaning and agriculture underpaid while labour hire providers profit and the companies using them evade responsibility.
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Action on energy prices urged after ACCC release report
First 5000 | July 12, 2018Small business organisations have welcomed the release of the ACCC report on energy pricing and urged action by government authorities to reduce the burden of energy bills on the business community.
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6 things to consider before buying a business
Mark Stanley | July 12, 2018Wondering when the perfect time to buy a company is? The answer is now! However, before investing in a venture that could change your life, there are some important things to consider.