OPINIONS & ADVICE
How the Commonwealth government economic stimulus package will help your business
Last week, the Morrison Government announced a multi-billion-dollar economic plan to mitigate challenges faced by the impact of COVID-19, in a move that was seen to be timely, sensible, and proportionate.
“Oh look, we’re human again!” How being human will improve your bottom line in...
COVID-19 has shaken us all up to the extent that the spotlight has been shone on some of the historical misconceptions of what makes a great manager great.
Here are six powerful benefits that CRM automation can unlock for your business
Preparing for growth requires a combination of strategies deliberately pushing a company towards new achievements. CRM automation is one strategy that keeps showing up wherever remarkable growth is taking place.
Making the contactless payments revolution work for your small business
Cash flow is the lifeblood of small businesses. Unfortunately, however, Australian payment times are among the slowest in the world according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO).
Simple tips for managing your finances when indulging in self-employment
Working for yourself and running your own business provides many advantages for example accessing creative freedom, independence, and flexibility of managing your own schedule. At the same time, self-employment comes with great responsibility. The somewhat unpredictable nature of self-employment requires you to manage your money extremely attentively
What the Federal Budget will mean for SMBs
There are big tax cuts for individuals and a number of significant boosts for businesses, all designed to increase spending and boost jobs.
‘Hands off our data!’ 5 cybersecurity survival strategies for small Aussie businesses
There were 700,000 ransomware attacks in Australia between January and May 2016 alone. With Australia’s reputably strong economy and digitally-integrated businesses and consumers, we’re the perfect target.
Small businesses can leverage marketing benefits out of the social media platforms
Struggling to build your social media following? Franziska Iseli, bestselling author and co-founder of marketing education platform Basic Bananas, is launching a new book on social media marketing to help.
How to dispel the misconceptions of flexible work in your office and actually do...
In Australia, there’s a population of just under 25 million and of that there are 3.3 million women aged between 25-45 that are underemployed due to taking parental leave. They are struggling to return to work or have gainful employment due to the lack of flexibility.
Here are 3 great reasons to start a business in the online trading industry...
According to Jimmy, co-founder of the trading website BullMarketz.com, the trading and fintech industry is a great option for start-ups and also an industry that gets overlooked by many.
The family that stays together: Why family businesses are better at employee retention
When it comes to employee retention, family businesses lead the way. According to the Harvard Business Review, the average turnover at a non-family firm is 11% per year. Family firms, however, churn only 9% of their workforce.
In Venture Capital, it’s all about the People
The acknowledged power law in VC suggests that only one in ten venture funded startups will achieve the 10x return profile...
The taxman is coming for your deductions! Here’s how you can avoid the crackdown
ATO Assistant Commissioner Karen Foat says that a systematic review of claims has found, and disallowed, some very unusual expenses.
To the stars and beyond: What you need to know about the future of...
Meanwhile, new Australian space companies have emerged in the early 2010s focusing on satellite-related services (such as the Internet of Things) and small launch vehicles, attracting over A$60 million of investor funding.
Are physical stores going extinct? Bricks and mortar retailers join threatened species list
The announcement that Bose intends to close 119 stores across Australia, Europe, Japan and North America should come as a warning to offline retail outlets. Online shopping is far surpassing walk-in outlets.
Expert guide on how to tackle business’ growing pains for Small Businesses.
Growing your business is a common goal for most business owners. While it seems like a natural desire for anyone who owns a business, the path to growth can be a rocky one, especially if you don’t have a few key things in place first. Successful growth comes down to five important traits: people, process, training, culture and technology.
Reskill, retrain, and renew hope: The importance of upskilling during COVID-19
People everywhere have had to adjust their personal and working lives to deal with the aftermath of drastic changes to industry, business processes and job prospects.
Meet the Fazio brothers – homegrown Sydneysiders taking over the telco space
‘Our motto is to treat customers how we’d want to be treated,’ he says. ‘That means giving them the products they want, at a price that works and with service that’s unsurpassed.’
How the prevalent COVID-19 pandemic helped the service sector break the internet
As little as 15 years ago, the idea of buying clothes online was stressful and confusing. How would you try them on? How would you return them if they didn’t fit? What if the photos didn’t truly reflect the product?Â
Open Banking is the first step in fixing a bigger problem – an SMB...
Open Banking data being utilised will help somewhat, but the franking credit system heavily incentivizes investment into equities.