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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.
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Local industry experts to boost Aussie defence exports
First 5000 | June 7, 2018The Australian Defence Export Office and Austrade have taken the first steps towards delivering enhanced export support for Australian defence businesses, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to engage dedicated local industry experts in key export markets.
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How to make meetings count
Dermot Crowley | June 6, 2018If you were to ask your team how they felt about the meeting culture in your organisation, what do you think their response would be? Would they feel that too much of their time was spent in unproductive meetings?
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Why new industrial manslaughter laws are unlikely to save lives in the workplace
Rick Sarre | June 6, 2018Proposed legislation in Victoria would put an offence of industrial manslaughter offence on the statute books but it may not lower workplace death rates without additional action.
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Good science = great business for Australia and Singapore
First 5000 | June 6, 2018Business leaders and scientists in Singapore and Australia can join forces to secure future prosperity for both countries during the first ‘Good Science = Great Business’ festival in Singapore this September.
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Creating a better global trade system
Christine Lagarde | June 5, 2018Building new economic bridges and shaping a new era of trade can foster more prosperous and more peaceful communities across the world.
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Queensland retailers reminded of plastic bag ban
First 5000 | June 5, 2018Time is nearly up for single-use lightweight shopping bags in Queensland and retailers are being reminded that they will face hefty fines if they break the ban that starts on 1 July.
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Why CEOs need to embrace fear
Pitosh Heyden | June 5, 2018Running a business can be a frightening undertaking. The time is right for CEOs to start acknowledging vulnerabilities and embracing a healthy relationship with fear.
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What is a tariff? An economist explains
Amitrajeet Batabyal | June 4, 2018The world may be lurching ever closer to a full-blown trade war as the U.S., Europe, Canada, China and Mexico talk tariffs and retaliation. But what exactly is a tariff and why is the issue so controversial?