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Introducing legislation to establish the Australian Business Growth Fund
Josh Frydenberg | December 9, 2019The Morrison Government has introduced legislation that will allow the Government to invest in the Australian Business Growth Fund (BGF) to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s) have access to the finance they need.
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Reset: Ten themes driving brands into the next decade
Rachel Bevans | December 6, 20192020 marks the dawn of a new decade. Rachel Bevans of the Healthy Brand Company explores ten key themes for brands for 2020 and beyond.
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How do you deal with jerks at work?
First 5000 | December 6, 2019Is there that one person who talks over you in meetings? Or maybe you’ve had your lunch pinched from the communal fridge? University of Queensland School of Psychology PhD candidate Mylyn Dat is studying how people deal with office scoundrels.
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Six ways to relax after work
Derek Lotts | December 6, 2019To most people, their jobs are very fulfilling and working can be great fun, but it should go beyond just earning a living and paying bills.
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How to deal with false and vexatious employee claims
Sean Melbourne | December 5, 2019All too often aggrieved employees lodge unfair dismissal claims purely to spite their employers, and those employers are then forced to invest time and resources in conciliating or settling. How can you prevent vexatious claims from going too far?
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Small business a great pathway for young women to become future entrepreneurs
First 5000 | December 5, 2019Getting more young women into business – particularly small business – is part of a new push by COSBOA’s Women of COSBOA initiative, aimed at helping to increase the number of female entrepreneurs around the country.
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New SMS technology game changer for psychic delivery services
First 5000 | December 5, 2019An Australian-first SMS service is allowing consumers to access instant psychic readings on the go rather than having to invest the time for a phone call.
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2019 Australian Export Award winners announced
First 5000 | December 4, 2019Australia’s most successful exporters were recognised at the 57th Australian Export Awards in Parliament House, Canberra last night.
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Business leaders’ confidence in the economy slumps: report
Stephanie Christopher | December 4, 2019The race to the finish line of the calendar year is a critical period for reviewing big decisions; budgets, targets, resourcing and investments to set a clear direction come the new year.
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Activating trade and investment for a win-win in the Pacific
First 5000 | December 4, 2019The Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has launched a new inquiry into activating trade and investment between Australia and Pacific island countries.
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Veteran agency ‘outsider’ launches new assault on “masquerading creative transformers”
First 5000 | December 3, 2019The Australian advertising and marketing industries must urgently and radically reform their business models in order to survive the onslaught from “overthinking rationalists masquerading as creative transformers”.
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International Day of People with Disability – five ways for organisations to celebrate in 2019
Australian Network on Disability | December 3, 2019International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD), held on 3 December (today) each year, aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.
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Giving Tuesday the right response to spending spree
First 5000 | December 3, 2019Following a weekend spending blitz that saw shoppers splurge hundreds of millions on pre-Christmas bargains, charities and not-for-profits are urging people to counter the consumer frenzy by giving back.
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McDonald’s, Kellogg’s and PepsiCo slammed at the Fame and Shame Awards 2019
First 5000 | December 2, 2019Australian parents have given several unhealthy food manufacturers the red card as part of the Parent’s Voice Fame and Shame Awards.
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YPO elects 2020-2021 chairman
First 5000 | December 2, 2019YPO, the premier global leadership community for chief executives, has elected of Anastasios (Tassos) Economou to YPO’s highest elected office, the 2020-2021 chairman of the YPO Board of Directors.