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ICDP looks back at 2019
International Centre for Domestic Partnerships | January 2, 2020The team at ICDP, reflects on its achievements and programme developments in 2019.
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KPIs to track when running an eCommerce business
Lillian Connors | January 2, 2020Many eCommerce owners are still not using all possibilities that can improve their businesses. For a better understanding of which segments of your business have to grow, you need to track KPIs. But what are those KPIs that have to be measured?
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Why the single biggest small business success factor is your ability to ask for help
Anastasia Massouras | December 31, 2019Running your own business is usually fuelled by the promise of freedom, flexibility and financial security. Add to that the excitement of choosing the hours you work and taking holidays for as long as you like. Sounds like a dream, right?
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Summer reading list for the Prime Minister 2019
John Daley | December 31, 2019Six books Scott Morrison should read over the summer holidays (and you might like them too), from the Grattan Institute.
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Podcast: get rid of “busy”
Craig West | December 31, 2019Are you too busy in your business? Mid Market Matters Host Craig West speaks with Daniel Murray from Empathic Consulting for some tips on how to best manage your time and delegate effectively as your business grows.
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Woolworths Group extends paid leave for rural fire service volunteers
First 5000 | December 30, 2019Woolworths Group has announced that paid leave entitlements have been extended to four weeks for team members, covered by an Enterprise Agreement (EA), who volunteer for rural fire services.
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Bedsonline confirms strong sales growth in Australia
First 5000 | December 30, 2019Bedsonline, a global provider of accommodation and complementary travel products exclusively for travel agents, has today confirmed strong growth in Australia.
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8 ways to increase revenue of your gym
Liam Smith | December 30, 2019There are some really great ways to take your gym to the next level and to increase your revenue. You just have to be willing to make some changes and invest in some things.
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World faces 100-year wait for gender parity
First 5000 | December 27, 2019The time it will take to close the gender gap narrowed to 99.5 years in 2019, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, published earlier this month.
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Reset: theme 10 – wellbeing
Rachel Bevans | December 27, 2019I’ve had a passion for wellbeing in its broadest sense for many years so have always monitored what’s happening closely. As such, it sits in the centre of The Healthy Brand Company’s brand alignment model along with purpose, values and idea, identity and culture.
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Post Christmas sales to top $19bn: ARA
First 5000 | December 27, 2019With Christmas over for another year the focus of consumers would now turn to hunting out bargains, with the executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association, Russell Zimmerman predicting Australians will spend $2.53bn on Boxing Day to kick off the post-Christmas retail sales period.
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What women want in 2020
First 5000 | December 24, 2019Flexible working opportunities, diverse senior leadership teams, clear policies, company purpose beyond the dollars and leadership trumped networks, social activities and free lunches are women want in the workplace, according to The Leadership Institute’s 2019 study of working women.
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First 5000 top blogs of 2019
Helen Hull | December 24, 2019It is time to reflect on the year that was and the most read blogs of 2019. I’d also like wish all of our readers, contributors, partners and the team at Global Access Partners all the best for the holiday season.
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Reset: theme 9 – seeking competitive advantage through data and innovation
Rachel Bevans | December 24, 2019As the saying goes “what gets measured, gets managed”. With the amount of data that some organisations “measure” exploding, I can see this shifting to “what gets managed, gets measured”.
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Reset: theme 8 – ethics in marketing
Rachel Bevans | December 23, 2019There are a number of areas where Ethics play in Marketing, two of these have key implications on the customer journey and customer experience, and the third on communications and transparency.