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Building a sustainable B2B insurance business and brand
Sophie Arkelidis | June 16, 2020IQumulate Premium Funding provides short term loans to business customers that covers the cost of their insurance premiums. Rachel Bevans spoke to Wayne Tower, Chief Commercial Officer and Sophie Arkelidis, Head of Brand and Marketing to understand how they’re going about building a sustainable business and brand.
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Saber Astronautics selected for the Australian Space Agency Mission Control Centre
First 5000 | June 15, 2020The Department of Industry, Science, Innovation, and Resources in conjunction with the Australian Space Agency has awarded Saber Astronautics a $6 Million grant for the development of Australia’s Mission Control Centre.
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Small business procurement panel essential to economic recovery
First 5000 | June 12, 2020The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says small businesses will play a critical role in the post COVID economic recovery, calling on the federal government to establish a small business procurement panel.
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ReStart Australia: Calls for corporates to step up and help SMEs survive and thrive
First 5000 | June 11, 2020Business coach and advertising expert Siimon Reynolds is calling for corporates to step up now and help SME’s who have been financially devastated, by providing and financing the small cost of educating small businesses on how to restart and regrow their business as many are on the brink of collapse from COVID.
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Emerging from Digital Shock: Citrix survey shows IT leaders preparing for new work order
First 5000 | June 10, 2020Over three-quarters of more than 3,700 IT leaders in seven countries believe a majority of workers will be reluctant to return to the office as it was, according to a survey by Citrix Systems.
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Ten hacks to keep customers happy while waiting
First 5000 | June 9, 2020As shops across the country welcome customers back, business owners are faced with challenges such as social distancing and limits to the number of customers allowed in a store.
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Superannuation weathering the COVID-19 crisis
First 5000 | June 5, 2020Australia’s superannuation savings pool has withstood the COVID-19 financial crisis so far, falling just 0.3% in the 12 months to 30 April 2020, while bolstering cash reserves.
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8 tips to help manage sickness in the workplace
First 5000 | June 4, 2020There needs to be change, and more inclusive discussion around the issue of sick leave, according to HMS Medical after research from ANU shows most Australians will only stay home, taking the day off work, if they are really unwell.
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Discovery Parks open for business with risk minimisation
Discovery Parks | June 3, 2020Like all businesses, the Discovery Parks and Top Parks network is running a little differently right now and they have adopted operations to ensure that the health and safety of guests and staff is paramount.
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Overwhelming call for a ‘better normal’: survey
Victor Perton | June 2, 2020People are rejecting corporate and government thinking on the ‘return to normal’ and want to keep the work-life-changes they have made under COVID-19 which lead to a “better normal”.
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The new deal plan for manufacturing – summary and recommendations
Peter Roberts | June 1, 2020The @AuManufacturing new deal plan for manufacturing, crowd sourced from readers and members of the Australian Manufacturing Forum LinkedIn group, is released today after two months work. Here Peter Roberts presents the plan’s executive summary and core recommendations.
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Work used to be a place you go. Now it’s a thing you do.
Jules Hall | May 29, 2020Lockdown has made our business better. We communicate with each other more. The quality of our communication has improved and we get to better outcomes, faster. Yes we’re in more meetings, but we spend less time in meetings. And with no commute, or travelling to meetings, we have more time, says Jules Hall, from The Hallway.
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Urgent inquiry begins into protecting energy consumers from COVID-19 retailer failure
First 5000 | May 29, 2020The Australian Energy Market Commission is considering an urgent request from the Australian Energy Regulator so consumers can have certainty about their power during COVID-19.
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COVID-19 hits world coffee consumption
First 5000 | May 28, 2020Global coffee demand is expected to drop by one million (60 kilogram) bags this year, with consumption impacted by the effects of COVID-19, according to the latest Coffee Outlook report from agribusiness specialist Rabobank.
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Keeping our employees and partners safe during coronavirus: Twitter
Jennifer Christie | May 27, 2020Twitter was one of the first companies to go to a work from home model in the face of COVID-19, but they don’t anticipate being one of the first to return to offices, according to Jennifer Christie, Twitter vice president for people.