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Indigenous businesses supported through unique funding partnership
First 5000 | November 12, 2020Emerging Indigenous businesses will be provided with access to capital with Westpac announcing a unique funding partnership with independent, philanthropically funded, Indigenous-led organisation, First Australian Capital (FAC).
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How to get your creative team working together when they’re working apart
Nina Fountain | November 11, 2020It won’t be long before many of us have access to a ‘hybrid remote week’ where you are working part of the time together in person with our colleagues, and part of the time away from the office, explains Nina Fountain of Transformed Teams.
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It’s OK to ask are RUstillOK!
David Westgate | November 10, 2020As the year – and what a year it’s been – finally edges towards its end, there seems there could be no more appropriate question than RUstillOK? Especially for those of us in business. David Westgate explains.
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Planet Ark urges Australians to go beyond the bin for National Recycling Week
First 5000 | November 9, 2020Up to 80% of Australians don’t realise the value of recycling to our national economy – approximately $15.5 billion – compared to just 8% who do, according to new research released for Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week.
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Building a more resilient Australia
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | November 5, 2020Global Access Partners’ eleventh Annual Summit ‘A Vision for Australia’ will bring together the expertise and ideas of 120 national and international thought leaders to chart the course towards a more resilient and sustainable future for the country on Friday 6 November.
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Calls for more resilience a smokescreen for broken workplaces
Gary Martin | November 4, 2020Earlier this year Ita Buttrose declared that the generation born between 1981 and 1996, lacked resilience and needed “hugs” and constant reassurance. Professor Gary Martin explains people end up lacking resilience because workplace circumstances have set them up for failure.
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Manufacturing a recovery
Richard Holden | November 3, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for Australia to revive its domestic manufacturing sector to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, but a push for strategic manufacturing should build on existing comparative advantage.
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HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you do to ensure your business is resilient?
Helen Hull | November 2, 2020Resilience has become an important focus for the business community. We ask you to have your say today!
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Protecting Australia’s Sovereign Research Capability in a COVID World
First 5000 | November 2, 2020A more targeted and tightly curated system for allocating research funding, along with an overarching and long-term national research and innovation strategy has been called for as part of the first report of the joint National Resilience project.
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Will 2020 be the worst year for businesses on record?
First 5000 | October 28, 2020New research reveals that despite strong Government stimulus and a gradual opening up of nearly all States since July, 50 per cent of businesses saw a drop in their profits this year, and 55 per cent made serious cuts to their expenses.
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The iconic green and gold kangaroo: A global success
First 5000 | October 27, 2020The Australian Made logo has confirmed its international appeal, with new Horizon Consumer Science research finding 97% of overseas consumers have a positive first impression of the iconic green and gold kangaroo.
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Grants of up to $250,000 to develop a product or service for commercial use
First 5000 | October 26, 2020The NSW Government has joined forces with Innovation District Partners including Australian Catholic University (ACU) to identify businesses which are accelerating the commercialisation of research products to address the many disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Time for us to retire retirement
Gary Martin | October 23, 2020Rather than retiring, a better proposition might be to take breaks along the way at different stages of our lives, a mini-retirement here and there instead of one mega-break at the end of our careers, suggests Professor Gary Martin.
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Relationships are the most important business asset – more so now and post COVID
Joe Perri | October 22, 2020As businesses emerge from COVID-19 shut downs and seek to reenergise their ventures, one asset above all others stands out as the most valuable resource that doesn’t appear on the balance sheet – quality long standing relationships, says Joe Perri.
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Why retail needs more mature age workers and fewer uni students
Dave Strutton | October 21, 2020The retail sector is often seen an as ideal place for young people to gain work experience and earn money while at university, but when it comes to hiring long-term staff, Dave Strutton, owner of Howards Storage World in Adelaide says the most reliable and loyal workers are usually those who are older.