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Queensland government encourages contracts for SMEs
First 5000 | June 12, 2018Small businesses will have easier and better access to government purchasing opportunities through the establishment of a Queensland Small Business Procurement Commitment.
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Five keys to secure DevOps, cloud, and IoT adoption
First 5000 | June 11, 2018Most enterprises are engaged with at least one next-generation technology but while firms are optimistic about the business benefits these technologies can bring, they also have concerns about the risks.
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Gig economy workers unite to take over platform economies
First 5000 | June 11, 2018Co-operatively owned platforms will get the boost they need to compete against tech giants thanks to a $US1 million Google grant devoted to creating open-source platform technology for worker-owners.
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$1 million to help Queensland SMEs get tech-savvy
First 5000 | June 11, 2018Another 220 Queensland small businesses will receive combined funding of more than $1 million under the latest round of the state’s Small Business Digital Grants Program.
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Criminal charges against banking cartels show Australia is getting tough on competition law
Barbora Jedlickova | June 10, 2018It is still early days for Australia in terms of tracking down and punishing examples of cartel behaviour via criminal prosecutions. But the latest developments suggest that Australia is prepared to follow the example of the United States.
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Balancing the risks and rewards of space
Richard Harrison | June 10, 2018Recent years have seen an explosion of optimism around our ability to reach and exploit space, with a multitude of benefits apparent across all aspects of human endeavour. However the paradigm of ‘Space 2.0’ offers both risks and rewards, and shouldn’t be viewed as an unalloyed good.
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Queensland cars get chatty
First 5000 | June 10, 2018Queensland promotes itself as the ‘smart state’ and, backing up that claim, it will now pioneer a new scheme to help cars ‘talk’ to each other to increase road safety.
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Fighting cyber stealth attacks on financial services
Tom Kellermann | June 9, 2018Cyber attacks against the financial services industry are increasing in sophistication and are often undetectable, global and instantaneous in nature.
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Are you fit for business?
First 5000 | June 9, 2018“Men think that their business is more important than their health. But if you’re dead, you can’t run your business.”
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Boost for skills training in South Australia
First 5000 | June 9, 2018Australia is now a step closer to meeting its skills needs with South Australia signing on to the Turnbull Government’s Skilling Australians Fund National Partnership Agreement.
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The empty Trojan Horse…or losing new business opportunities by poor marketing!
Joe Perri | June 8, 2018Firms which fail to keep pace with evolving consumer demands and expectations through the application of modern marketing and communication processes face a difficult future.
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Business investment in CX still to convince consumers
First 5000 | June 8, 2018Australian companies are investing in online customer experience technology, but Australian consumers still believe they will enjoy a better customer experience in a physical location than through an online store.
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Have you been involved in a business dispute?
First 5000 | June 8, 2018Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, is seeking feedback through an online survey to gain a better understanding of business-related disputes and the steps taken to resolve them.
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To improve internships and placements, embed technology in their design
Denise Jackson | June 7, 2018Work integrated learning must be carefully designed with preparation, reflection and feedback at the forefront and technology used to maximise each. It should reflect current workplace practice and prepare students to succeed in the future of work.
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Applications open for next round of ‘Boost Your Business’ in Victoria
First 5000 | June 7, 2018More Victorian businesses will be able to access vital support to create jobs and enhance growth with applications for the second round of the Andrews Labor Government’s successful Boost Your Business vouchers now open.