• Business

    Business

    ANZ’s four-day work week pilot success a “game changer” for how we work


    Joe Jiang |  July 5, 2023


    Successful trials of the four-day work week in Australia and New Zealand have signalled a need to transform the way we work to achieve sustainable benefits for the employee, the organisation and society, RMIT Professor Zhou (Joe) Jiang, explains.


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  • Finance

    Finance

    Australian middle market continues to power ahead as the engine room of economy


    Mick Wright-Smith |  June 30, 2023


    Banks face several key challenges in lending to middle market companies, Mick Wright-Smith, Co-Founder and Partner, Epsilon Direct Lending explains.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    Embrace digital transformation now or risk falling behind


    Adrian Floate |  June 26, 2023


    Businesses of all sizes need to embrace digital transformation – especially in how they make/accept invoice payments and how this impacts cash flow – as a means of survival in today’s uncertain economic environment, Adrian Floate Managing Director of Spenda explains.


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  • Retail

    Retail

    Retail recession will be life-changing for consumers


    First 5000 |  June 23, 2023


    According to customer experience expert, Lyndall Spooner of Fifth Dimension, the retail recession will be life-changing in a positive way for consumers. While brands are going under and there is blood on the streets, consumers will be the winners.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    SMES to benefit from staff training, digital investment


    First 5000 |  June 22, 2023


    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is encouraging SMEs businesses to act now if they want to benefit from a new tax incentive to train their employees and digitise their business.


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  • Cyber security Have your say

    Cyber security Have your say

    ASIC invites Australian entities to assess their cyber resilience


    First 5000 |  June 21, 2023


    ASIC-regulated entities, including mid market businesses, publicly listed companies, other entities holding licences and authorisations, are invited to take part in a survey to measure cyber resilience in Australia’s corporate and financial markets. 


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  • Human resources

    Human resources

    Changes to pay secrecy explained


    Sean Melbourne |  June 14, 2023


    Penalties for pay secrecy clauses have been updated. Sean Melbourne from professional services company Source explains what employers and employees can and can’t do when it comes to pay secrecy.


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  • Superannuation

    Superannuation

    Federal Government announces payday super from 1 July 2026


    First 5000 |  June 1, 2023


    The Albanese Government has announced it will require super to be paid at the same time as salary and wages from 1 July 2026.


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Latest News

  • Secret of success for midsize business: family entrepreneurs

    Albrecht von der Hagen     |      September 13, 2017

    The Mittelstand is a unique phenomenon from which Germany’s economy has been built. Albrecht von der Hagen, Association of Family-Owned Businesses Chairman addressed the GAP Summit on the role family-owned midsize businesses play.

  • Public versus Private Cloud

    Andrew Tucker     |      September 13, 2017

    More and more businesses are moving away from on-premise servers and infrastructure, and instead adopting a total cloud IT environment. Andrew Tucker CEO of ITonCloud explains the benefits and challenges of public versus private cloud services.

  • Think digital or become history

    Ed Husic MP     |      September 12, 2017

    Technological change will shape the future of work. The Honourable Ed Husic MP spoke at the GAP Summit about the need for Australian SME’s to engage in digital transformation and to continue to innovate to remain relevant. His full speech can be read here.

  • Australian Defence Industry – Our National Endeavour

    Christopher Pyne MP     |      September 12, 2017

    Entrepreneurial midsize businesses will be crucial to our future wellbeing; to defence and the economy. Christopher Pyne MP was a keynote speaker at the GAP Summit, where he discussed the opportunities and challenges facing midsize business.

  • Hidden Giants: The Future of Australia’s Midsize Business

    Helen Hull     |      September 9, 2017

    A Vision for Australia – Global Access Partners 8th Annual Economic Summit will be held on 7-8 September in the NSW Legislative Assembly Chamber. Ahead of the Summit we are highlight the thoughts of key players.

  • Barriers to growth – challenges for midsize business

    Su-Ming Wong     |      September 9, 2017

    Australia’s midsize businesses are facing their own unique barriers to growth. Champ Ventures Chief Executive Officer, Su-Ming Wong, outlines the five biggest challenges effecting the midsize business sector.

  • Mid-sized business and barriers to growth

    Mark Cully     |      September 8, 2017

    Australia’s business profile is one of hundreds of thousands of small businesses, tens of thousands of mid-sized businesses and thousands of large businesses. Mark Cully, Chief Economist Department of Industry, Innovation and Science presents to the GAP Summit.

  • Priorities, practical recommendations for mid market: brand & marketing

    Rachel Bevans     |      September 7, 2017

    Looking at medium business with a strategic brand and marketing lens. Rachel Bevans of the Healthy Brand Company offers priorities and practical recommendations for the mid market.

  • GAP Summit to champion mid market

    Catherine Fritz-Kalish     |      September 7, 2017

    The importance of the midsized business sector as an engine for growth of the Australian economy will be the focus of the eighth annual Global Access Partners Vision for Australia Summit. GAP Co-Founder & Managing Director Catherine Fritz-Kalish expalins.

  • How mid-size companies use wellbeing to strengthen business

    Andrea Warr     |      September 1, 2017

    There are many opportunities and benefits that mid-size organisations enjoy where large corporations can’t compete. Andrea Warr of WiserLife explains.

  • Imagining a Smarter Australia

    Martin Hosking     |      September 1, 2017

    Governments, rather than dwelling on the odd success, need to confront the reality that the regulatory environment is more often impeding innovation than facilitating it. Martin Hosking of Redbubble explains.

  • Priorities and practical recommendations for the midsize business sector

    Elisabetta Magnani     |      September 1, 2017

    How can midsize companies in Australia nurture harmony, encourage employees and drive success? Professor Elisabetta Magnani of Macquarie University shares her practical advice.

  • Impact, performance, purpose – 3 key drivers to attract and retain talent

    Nicky Carp     |      September 1, 2017

    The ability to successfully recruit and retain the talented individuals needed to drive success is an enduring challenge for medium sized enterprises. Nicky Carp Co-Founder and Executive Director of Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) explains.

  • SMEs – the label that’s killing our growth

    Mike Rich     |      August 31, 2017

    The medium sector is not officially recognised and by lumping medium enterprises in the SME label they are totally forgotten. Mid size business owner Mike Rich says it is now time to make a change.

  • A call for support for mid market

    Marieke Ter Meer     |      August 30, 2017

    Global Access Partners has undertaken extensive research into the mid market. GAP research assistant Marieke Ter Meer shares these insights in regard to the Hidden Giants of the Australian economy.