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Retail Award offers small businesses much-needed flexibility: Ombudsman
First 5000 | March 2, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed an agreement between the SDA and Master Grocers Australia to make improvements to the Retail Award, which will help small businesses in their recovery efforts.
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Home office hacks for maximum business productivity
First 5000 | March 1, 2021While the home office has become a necessity for many of us over the past year, those who have run businesses from home for years say most people get it wrong when trying to create the right environment and mindset for working and running a business from home.
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Resilience – To be or not to be
First 5000 | February 26, 2021To strengthen our resilience on a global national and individual levels, we should all join forces and work together but leadership will be required to translate this vision into reality, according to Shirin Herzog.
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SMEs leading innovation, new products, services: report
First 5000 | February 25, 2021New research shows small business accounts for 88 percent of businesses behind innovative new products and services in Australia, nearly double the figure for the previous 12 months.
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Mental health must be front of mind in our workplaces
Gary Martin | February 24, 2021If there is a single topic front of mind for many in the business community this year it has to be mental health and wellbeing. Professor Gary Martin CEO of AIM WA explains why.
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Affordable childcare essential for women in small business
First 5000 | February 23, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says universal access to high-quality, affordable early education would deliver essential support to women in small business.
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Cyber security guide launched to bolster SME work for Defence industry
First 5000 | February 22, 2021The Federal Government has joined forces with Australia’s defence industry to develop a ‘go-to’ guide for small businesses on how to improve their security practices to help them win Defence work.
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The time for resilience is now
Shane Fitzsimmons | February 19, 2021What makes a good leader? Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons spoke on leadership traits at the GAP Virtual Summit on National Resilience.
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The job interview is way past its best before date
Gary Martin | February 18, 2021Synonymous with the recruitment process, interviews regularly prove to be both unreliable and ineffective and fail to predict future job performance, Professor Gary Martin, CEO of AIM WA explains.
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Victoria’s ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown ends but some restriction remain
First 5000 | February 17, 2021Following the five day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victorians will return to COVID Normal, with a few restrictions still in place impacting businesses.
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Women entrepreneurs, SME owners focus on marketing, following lockdowns
First 5000 | February 16, 2021Women business owners are prioritising marketing spend more than ever to reach their users, according to Business Australia, General Manager, Content and Acquisition, Genevieve Brock.
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Trust – it’s a risky thing
Rocky Scopelliti | February 15, 2021Trust is the genesis of democracy and our beliefs as they relate to society, culture, politics, economies and now, technologies. Futurist and author Rocky Scopelliti explains.
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Move over WFH, WOD is the next new normal
Gary Martin | February 12, 2021With the exception of the coronavirus pandemic itself, working from home became the biggest headline grabbing news story of 2020, but a new trend is set to emerge this year, according to Professor Gary Martin CEO of AIM WA.
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SME owners jittery about the loss of JobKeeper: Sensis
First 5000 | February 11, 2021Small businesses around the country are increasingly realising what the impact is likely to be on their livelihood when the Federal Government’s JobKeeper stops in just seven weeks, according to a Sensis survey.
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Focus on the task at hand but don’t lose sight of the challenges ahead: CPA
First 5000 | February 10, 2021The government should use the 2021-22 Federal Budget to pursue expansionary fiscal policies focused on short-term economic recovery, longer-term economic transformation and environmental sustainability, according to CPA Australia.
Some 63 per cent of businesses that saw stable revenue or profit invested in employee development during 2020, according to a survey of APAC businesses. first5000.com.au/blog/businesse… @AVADOlearning
SMEs are still using manual processes that are not sustainable and could cause business failure within a few years, according to @SAPConcur lnkd.in/gAqgbvs #manualprocesses #digitaltransformation
Are you concerned about the impact of remote working on your team’s culture? Many prominent leaders are also concerned, Nina Fountain CEO of @TRANSFORMEDTMS teams explains. @NinaFutureWorks first5000.com.au/blog/how-to-re… #remotework #covid19 #workingfromhome
Australia’s engagement in the South Pacific is one of the highest foreign policy priorities right now, and the private sector can play an important role. How can we build stronger business ties with our Pacific neighbours? Have your say today. @First5000 first5000.com.au/blog/have-your… Retweeted by First 5000
As part of our First 5000 – Have your Say initiative, we invite you to answer the following question: How can we build stronger business relationships between Australia and the Pacific first5000.com.au/blog/have-your… #haveyoursay #pacific
Bunnings Warehouse has snagged the top-spot, at Power Retail’s online rankings ‘The All Star Bash’ followed by grocery giant, Woolworths, in second place. first5000.com.au/blog/bunnings-… @Bunnings @powerretail @woolworths #awards #onlineretail #retail #onlinerankings
New 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. first5000.com.au/blog/internet-… @UNSW @UTSEngage
Counting 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 SME business owners first5000.com.au/blog/counting-… @ipa @deakinblog @nhmrc @beyondblue @WorkSafe_Vic
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has ‘flicked the switch’ on for its new service Online services for business, replacing its existing Business Portal. first5000.com.au/blog/ato-flick… @ato_gov_au @ATOSmallbizExec #taxation
As world leaders join US President @JoeBiden for his landmark climate summit Australian corporate interest and activity in climate action is surging, according independent industry association @CarbonMarketIns (CMI). first5000.com.au/blog/surge-in-… #ClimateSummit #ClimateLeadersSummit
Half of Australians incorrectly think households create more waste than the business sector according to new research commissioned by @PlanetArk first5000.com.au/blog/australia… #earthday #EarthDay21 #recycling #waste
Australians can now receive a portion of their employment wages in #Bitcoin using a new service from Bitcoin payments company, @roomofsatoshi first5000.com.au/blog/australia… #wages #payments #business
The biggest stumbling block to dealing with mental health in the workplace, is that no one knows how to talk about it, David Westgate explains. first5000.com.au/blog/calling-i… @blackdoginst #mentalhealth #sickies #hr
Australia’s first astronaut will appear before House Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Developing Australia’s Space Industry inquiry first5000.com.au/blog/space-inq… @AusSpaceAgency @SaberAstro @spaceindustryoz @Barnaby_Joyce @moonshotspaceco #space
Every day we desperately try to clear emails to achieve that much sought-after but elusive inbox zero status. Professor Gary Martin CEO of @AIMinWA, looks at overflowing inboxes. first5000.com.au/blog/in-box-ze… #inbox #zeroinbox #emails
Your reputation is shaped by how others think of you, and often, these perceptions fail to do your talent justice. Profile writing expert @Karen_Tisdell explains how to make the most of your Linkedin profile. first5000.com.au/blog/3-steps-t… #linkedin #profile #reputation #talent
Business conditions rose to a record high in March, driven by strong increases in all sub- components - which are all now also all at record highs, according to @NAB Group Economics Monthly Business Survey. first5000.com.au/blog/business-… #survey #business #confidence #covid19
JobKeeper ended on Sunday 28 March and, as with most things, this is good and bad, @COSBOA CEO @PeterStrongSB explains first5000.com.au/blog/reflectio… #jobkeeper #covid19 #coronavirus
 Corporate and personal insolvencies have declined to record low levels following the implementation of COVID-induced temporary protections, according to the 2021 AICM Risk Report. first5000.com.au/blog/businesse… @creditorwatch @LegalTurks #covid19 #insolvensy
It may surprise you to learn that most job vacancies do not make it on to online job boards, company websites, newspapers or – for that matter – anywhere else in public view. Professor Gary Martin from @AIMinWA explains. first5000.com.au/blog/it-might-… #recruitment #jobs #hiring #hr