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You can only control what you have control over in business
Chris Morrision | April 16, 2019Imagine if the government legislated that unless you doubled your business in 12 months you couldn’t stay in operation. You would have to certainly think differently than you do now and become more active to achieve stronger results.
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Australian Paper welcomes ADC findings on dumped paper
First 5000 | April 16, 2019Australia’s only local office paper manufacturer has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Industry, Science & Technology to accept the Anti-Dumping Commission’s (ADC) final recommendations relating to the dumping of A4 copy paper in the Australian market.
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Young people call for paid internships, training and job creation
First 5000 | April 15, 2019New research shows that 45 percent of young people are not confident, or are unsure, of finding work in their chosen career after completing their studies, with many young people wanting more jobs to be created and additional help finding work through opportunities such as paid internships and training.
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Overcoming digital disruption is not just about technology
First 5000 | April 15, 2019Disruption and transformation is not all about technology. It is as much about educating leaders and empowering people to transform, says a leading not-for-profit.
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Macquarie University to link Australia’s future smart satellites
First 5000 | April 15, 2019Eighty-four research and industry partners are contributing $190 million investment in cash and in kind to the new Cooperative Research Centre for Smart Satellite Technologies and Analytics, and the Australian government is contributing a further $55 million.
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Best sellers use story-triggering
Shawn Callahan | April 12, 2019Story-triggering happens when someone does something remarkable enough that the people who see or experience it tell a story about it.
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Singapore small business owners optimistic about growth in 2019
First 5000 | April 12, 2019Small businesses in Singapore grew less strongly than their counterparts in Southeast Asia, despite growing at their strongest pace in three years in 2018 and outperforming other developed economies like Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Taiwan, according to a new survey released today.
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Opportunity knocks for Sydney designers
First 5000 | April 12, 2019The City of Sydney will give up to 10 local fashion designers the opportunity to establish viable business models and open their first retail spaces.
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Business Council releases plan for stronger Australia
First 5000 | April 11, 2019The Business Council is today releasing a plan aimed at creating a more resilient Australia, with better jobs, more jobs, higher wages, lower taxes, improved living standards, and lower energy prices, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.
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Aussie retailers discounting to disaster: report
First 5000 | April 11, 2019Discounting is considered the bane of many retailers’ existence. Yet, are retailers’ slaves to discount-demanding consumers, or have they created these ‘discount monsters’ themselves?
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How SMEs can benefit from Design Thinking
Lillian Connors | April 11, 2019New products and businesses always start out as somebody’s great idea, but unfortunately those great ideas don’t always work out.
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Redefining the data ecosystem for the data economy
Rachel Bevans | April 10, 2019Organisations know that to capitalise on the data economy and grow their business, they need data to make decisions that enable delivering a unified customer experience and employee experience, supply chain integration, innovation and new business models.
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Impediments to business investment report
First 5000 | April 10, 2019The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has presented the report of its inquiry into impediments to business investment.
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Delay on consumer disclosure in super will hurt member retirement outcomes
First 5000 | April 10, 2019The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has today warned that delays to consumer disclosure requirements will negatively impact on the retirement outcomes of millions of unsuspecting Australians.
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SMEs say no to property as security: survey
First 5000 | April 9, 2019Eight out of 10 business owners say they resent providing property as security to fund their SMEs, and overwhelmingly they would be willing to pay a higher interest rate to get property out of the funding equation, according to national research.