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Befriending technology: Here are tools to help small businesses work smarter

While post-lockdown restrictions are easing, the situation remains complex in Australia and there are many restrictions that remain which will prevent businesses returning to ‘normal’ for the foreseeable future.

Upflowy raises $1m pre-seed investment round, enabling businesses to increase sign up rates and...

Upflowy is a no-code signup engine, giving marketers full control in building and experimenting with their signup flow. The investment has given the team an opportunity to expand production and marketing at a rapid rate, with the launch of the platform to users and the Net Positive Podcast.

Protect your treasures – these are the 4 things most cybercriminals want from...

Here are the trends and high-risk sectors that are more likely to attract cybercriminals' attention and efforts from Dekko Secure's Eric Schwantler

What you need to know about creating a successful B2B digital marketing strategy

The importance of using digital marketing strategy in organisational or business-to-business (B2B) is vital for business success. Many B2B sectors like financial and professional services,...

Hiring for the win: 3 things you should keep in mind if you want...

Without good people supporting you, it's very difficult to scale and pursue every opportunity presented, whether that's through winning loyal customers who refer you to others, or maintaining your market edge through innovation.

Dispelling the myths of coworking spaces: 5 things you might hear but should never...

As the coworking market continues to cement itself as an institutional part of Australian culture, it is inevitable that naysayers will share ongoing scepticism of the industry. There will also be those that are looking to join a space but are hesitant because of perceptions attached to coworking.

4 tips to keep in mind on how to hire fast – without damaging...

Having grown their team by 70% in the last year, Vamp’s Aaron Brooks reflects on hard lessons learned from a year of recruitment

Are you facing rapid business growth? Focus on your people

As an entrepreneur, it is an incredible feeling when your small business begins to succeed. Suddenly sales are up,  business is booming. It...

New research shows that true diversity and inclusion can solve Australia’s tech talent shortage

With predications the Australian technology industry will face a shortage of 200,000 skilled workers in the next five years, businesses need to revaluate their diversity...

Entrepreneurs’ Organisation Melbourne members share cutting out the middleman

Switching to D2C can not only help boost online sales, but allows a brand to take greater control of their communications strategies, supporting customers with greater empathy, managing their expectations better and learning what their customers want!

3 key business tips for startups down under looking to succeed in the new...

From fintech’s, to e-commerce, to blockchain, to other nascent tech firms, we are becoming a well-connected ecosystem of entrepreneurs that are helping the country become an innovations and inventions hub.

A corporate psychologist weighs in on working from home and COVID-19

It is important to recognise that everyone is going through a collective unusual circumstance, with worry about their personal situation and what the future will hold.

Do you trust your cloud provider to protect your data? Well… maybe you shouldn’t

Can businesses rely solely on their cloud service provider such as Google or Amazon Web Services (AWS) for data protection?

The importance of viral marketing and reaching your Gen Z customers through user generated...

Consumer generated content has fundamentally changed the way marketers approach content creation - especially in the video realm.

Why businesses need to apply child’s play

How many times over the past week have you read, seen or heard the words “The Great Resignation”?  Employee engagement is at an all time low, people are tired and people are walking out. 

How to (re)build your team’s culture in a post-lockdown Australia

As Australia slowly begins its march out of strict lockdown, it’s time for business leaders to refocus their energies on rebuilding their team’s culture from the ground up.

From Thomas Edison to JK Rowling to Michael Jordan: Why failing fantastically is the...

You see, failure to a certain degree is inevitable, it’s part of the journey, like it or not. And, the most successful people in the world know this.

The WAN is dead, long live the WAN: What lies in the future of...

The wide area network (WAN) that companies have today is likely be the last they ever use. The race to move applications and services to the cloud, and the availability of high performance broadband, are fuelling the greatest networking revolution in a generation.

When your staff are also your biggest fans: how to build an inspired company...

Your business is the sum of many moving parts, and critical to its success is your ability to cultivate a company culture where those parts are moving in synchronicity towards the same goal.

How much should I spend on my brand, and when? A guide to branding...

It is true that some businesses spend only a few thousand dollars on branding, whilst others spend tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. With such a large range, how do you know how much you should be spending?
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How to build a retail empire with James Webber [FREE REPORT]

Starting any new business is hard, but starting an online retail business is particularly hard. You see, this is one industry that combines technology, logistics and, of course, marketing – it’s a juggling act. To help us crack this hard nut, we sought the wisdom James Webber, CEO at Bookworld.

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HOW TO RECRUIT THE BEST PEOPLE with Sam Chandler

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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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