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Fiji needs well-planned strategy to mobilise more resources
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum | August 26, 2021The Pacific Island region must take the opportunity for a reset in the wake of COVID-19 to chart a new course and take charge of its own destiny, rather than fall victim to geopolitical power plays, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Attorney-General, Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications at Republic of Fiji told the GAP Pacific Summit.
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Small business contacts to ACCC continue to rise during pandemic
First 5000 | August 25, 2021The ACCC received over 3,500 contacts from small businesses, franchising and agriculture sectors in the first six months of this year, the highest number of contacts in the last two years, according to the Small Business in Focus report.
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Big super funds getting bigger, squeezing out competition
First 5000 | August 24, 2021A wave of super fund mergers is seeing the number of funds in Australia contract at its fastest rate in years.
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Partnership to help organisations manage financial exposure to cyber risk
First 5000 | August 23, 2021The recent spate of high profile cyberattacks demonstrates that boards, although becoming more aware, need to do more to understand and mitigate cyber risk. As a result, RSM Australia has partnered with X-Analytics to assess the cyber risk an organisation carries in clear monetary terms.
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SMEs urged to consider using existing assets to buy a business
First 5000 | August 20, 2021As SME M&A activity continues to rise, business owners need to know they can access the funds needed to purchase a business by leveraging the assets of their own business or even the acquisition target, according to ScotPac.
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eftpos and Beyond Blue partner to support mental health, including young Australians and small business
First 5000 | August 19, 2021eftpos and Beyond Blue have formed a partnership designed to encourage consumers and business owners to take steps and seek support to improve their overall mental health and wellbeing, particularly during the difficult times of COVID lockdowns and recovery.
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Are you making assumptions about what your customers will pay?
Andrew Griffiths | August 18, 2021Many business owners base their pricing either on what their competitors charge or what they think their customers are prepared to pay. Both pricing options are pretty flawed, according to the ‘Godfather of Small Business’, Andrew Griffiths.
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Supporting a ‘blue recovery’ in the Pacific: GAP Summit report
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | August 17, 2021The inaugural GAP Summit for the Pacific and Small Island Nations called for new public-private partnerships between Australia and the Pacific that should stem from realising the true value of the Pacific’s societies and environment.
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Why most businesses still haven’t learnt their WFH lesson
Maureen Kyne | August 16, 2021Workplace expert Maureen Kyne from Maureen Kyne & Associates has sent a warning shot across the bow for companies to do better at managing their remote workforce, or potentially risk legal action.
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Innovative new pilot project to assist cocoa farmers to access export markets launched
Samantha Kies-Ryan | August 13, 2021The Less Than a Container Load (LCL) Access to Markets project aims to revolutionise the export market in the Solomon Islands by allowing local cocoa growers and consolidators to share the costs of freight and logistics.
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How fraud is affecting small and medium business
First 5000 | August 12, 2021Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) already struggling with the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions may also be at greater risk of occupational fraud over the next 12 months that will put further stress on business resilience, according to SAP Concur.
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Nine tips to nail your next virtual sales pitch
First 5000 | August 11, 2021Jenny Folley, founder and CEO of @WORKSPACES said it’s hard for some people to successfully translate in-person rapport building over a digital screen.
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Building the learning organisation: an Australian case study
Les Pickett | August 10, 2021In a companion piece to his essay, Learning for competitive advantage and business success Les Pickett outlines how a large Australian company transformed itself by developing a culture that put continuous, organisation-wide learning at the centre of its philosophy.
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Construction reopening on 11 August with vaccination terms: CFMEU NSW
First 5000 | August 9, 2021All construction will recommence at 50 per cent of peak onsite capacity from Wednesday 11 August. Under the government’s plan, construction workers from locked-down LGAs and suburbs will be required to have received at least one vaccination as a condition of their return to work.
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High growth businesses reveal new technology plans
First 5000 | August 6, 2021Technology use is a major determinant of business success and is set to become more influential, according to a survey by CPA Australia.