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Pandemic pushes some to embrace the YOLO movement
Gary Martin | May 11, 2021If you have not come across the term YOLO, then you should take some time out to get up to speed because, as they say, “you only live once”. Professor Gary Martin CEO of AIM WA explains.
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SME businesses cannot rely on the budget to fix issues
First 5000 | May 10, 2021Australian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) cannot rely on the budget to resolve post-pandemic issues such as cost control and must instead look internally at their own systems and processes to build business resilience, according to SAP Concur.
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OECD sends strong signal on importance of SMEs, Entrepreneurship
First 5000 | May 7, 2021The creation of a new Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship by the OECD highlights the organisation’s recognition of the importance of SMEs and entrepreneurship to our economies and societies, and on the critical role they can play in driving a sustainable, inclusive, green and resilient recovery.
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Businesses that invested in employee development saw COVID growth: Avado
First 5000 | May 6, 2021Some 63 per cent of businesses that saw stable revenue or profit invested in employee development during 2020, according to a survey of APAC businesses.
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How manual processes are causing SME failure
First 5000 | May 5, 2021Many organisations have been forced to fast-track digital transformation to maintain operations during the disruptions of the past year. However, some SMEs are still using manual processes that are not sustainable and could cause business failure within a few years, according to SAP Concur.
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How to replace the water cooler if your team works from home
Nina Fountain | May 4, 2021Are you concerned about the impact of remote working on your team’s culture? Many prominent leaders are also concerned, Nina Fountain of Transformed Teams explains.
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HAVE YOUR SAY: How can we build stronger business relationships between Australia and the Pacific?
Helen Hull | May 3, 2021Australia’s relations with our Pacific neighbours has been recognised as being of fundamental importance and vital interest to Australia.
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Bunnings snags top stop in online retail awards
First 5000 | April 30, 2021Bunnings Warehouse has snagged the top-spot, at Power Retail’s online rankings ‘The All Star Bash’ followed by grocery giant, Woolworths, in second place.
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Internet category killers significantly reducing online diversity
First 5000 | April 29, 2021New research shows that the variety of online players is shrinking rapidly, although the overall size of the worldwide web continues to expand and functional and geographic opportunities are rising.
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Investment in mature aged workers positively impacts your business
Peter Cheel | April 28, 2021Given a lack of holistic retirement planning by mature age workers and the resultant costly decisions which impact retirees, help is needed to support them to plan effectively, Peter Cheel business coach and leadership development consultant explains.
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Counting on U – mental health support
First 5000 | April 27, 2021Counting on U is an Australian-wide, workplace mental health, and relationship-building intervention, that aims to provide training to business advisors to better support the needs of small-to-medium (SME) business owners.
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ATO flicks the switch on Online services for business
First 5000 | April 26, 2021The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has ‘flicked the switch’ on for its new service Online services for business, replacing its existing Business Portal.
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Surge in Australian corporate climate activity
First 5000 | April 23, 2021As world leaders join US President Joe Biden for his landmark climate summit Australian corporate interest and activity in climate action is surging, says independent industry association Carbon Market Institute (CMI).
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Australians underestimating waste created in the workplace
First 5000 | April 22, 2021Half of Australians incorrectly think households create more waste than the business sector according to new research commissioned by Planet Ark.
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Australians can now receive their wages in Bitcoin
First 5000 | April 21, 2021Australians can now receive a portion of their employment wages in Bitcoin using a new service from Bitcoin payments company, Living Room of Satoshi.