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After running a successful business for 20 years, why do I feel like a failure?
Darren Woolley | March 6, 2020A business I founded in January 2000 is now 20 years old. It is quite an achievement, considering the Australian Bureau of Statistics says 60 per cent of business will fail in the first three years. But instead of feeling the achievement I am overwhelmed by a disturbing sense of failure.
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How gender bias impacts the workplace and how to beat it
First 5000 | March 6, 2020Bias might be built in to how our brains work, but that doesn’t make it acceptable. Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience have given us unprecedented insight into how biases interfere with good decision-making.
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The Goldilocks legal support my mid-sized business needed
Michael Curtin | March 5, 2020When Digicall Assist became an independent company in 2013, all the corporate functions we’d been used to were no longer available, including legal support. As a mid-sized and fast-growing B2B business, getting the right legal support at a cost-effective price point was critical. The question is, how best to do that?
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Economic growth better than expected but check worry remains
First 5000 | March 5, 2020“Australia’s economy expanded by 0.5 per cent during the final quarter of 2019, a result that was a bit better than anticipated,” according to Master Builders Chief Economist Shane Garrett.
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A new way to job share
First 5000 | March 5, 2020A new UNSW Sydney report proposes new models for job sharing that are more appealing and beneficial to both employers and employees.
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Childcare limits stop professional women returning to work: report
First 5000 | March 4, 2020Reducing workforce disincentives facing professional, university educated women could add up to 12 million working hours to the economy annually, the equivalent of an extra 6,500 highly talented women in the Australian workforce.
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Turning Australia’s rubbish into a resource: World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
First 5000 | March 4, 2020With the help of sustainable engineering, Australia’s rubbish will be transformed into a key resource and generate new industries, Australia’s top technology and engineering experts said today, inaugural World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
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Five ways to use your business website besides getting leads
Lesley Haught | March 4, 2020If you think that the role of a business website is limited to getting leads for improving your market outreach, then it’s time to refresh your thinking!
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Retail collapse in Australia: Tyranny of distance or lack of customer loyalty?
Dawn Lo | March 3, 2020Retailers need to focus on the core offering of their products rather than peripherals, and adapt their business models to increasingly fickle and tech-savvy consumers, says a UNSW Business School professor.
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Podcast: government grants for the mid market
Craig West | March 3, 2020Think outside the square when raising money for your business. Host Craig West speaks to founder of BSI, Ivan Kaye, to find out what government grants are available for medium businesses and how to make sure you give your business the best shot at securing them.
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NSW’s tourism recovery campaign shows heart
First 5000 | March 3, 2020The recovery of NSW’s tourism industry from the effects of drought and bushfires is in everyone’s hands with Destination NSW launching its new marketing campaign, Now’s The Time To Love NSW.
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Have your say: diversifying Australia’s trade, investment profile
First 5000 | March 2, 2020The Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth has commenced a new inquiry into the 2018-19 annual reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Austrade. The inquiry will focus on whether there is a need to diversify Australia’s trade markets; and Australia’s level of reliance on foreign investment.
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Job insecurity negatively affects your personality: study
First 5000 | March 2, 2020New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse.
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The rise of LGBTIQ+ marketing
Ebony Stansfield | March 2, 2020Brands are coming out in droves to support the LGBTIQ+ community but how is this influencing consumer behaviour?
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Age pension is a right – not a charitable token
First 5000 | February 28, 2020Australian Pensioners’ Voice (APV) President Vic Guarino and Secretary Gino Iannazzo have confirmed that the organisation that campaigns for the welfare and betterment of Australian seniors has forwarded a submission to the Australian Government Review into Retirement Incomes.