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5 ways to keep your staff motivated and productive instead of bored and lazy

Business adviser Lauren Fried examines the important issue of employee retention and shares her tips to keeping staff motivated and productive.

How freelancers can climb the career ladder post-COVID

In times of economic stress the freelancer economy expands, bringing with it new opportunities to reimagine your career. In response, millions of workers around the world began freelancing for the first time, as a way to insulate themselves against the economic uncertainty.

What every business owner needs to understand about visual marketing in our digital age

It doesn't seem to matter how advanced the technology and marketing worlds become — there's always going to be a place for traditional advertisements too.

Would you borrow money to buy out a competitor? Should you even consider it?

Google bought out YouTube... but even for smaller businesses, buying out the competition - albeit on a smaller scale - works but when is it okay buy out a competitor?

The inaugural Tech Nation International Growth Programme launches in Australia

This week sees 11 red-hot UK tech scale ups kick start the Tech Nation International Growth Programme in the land Down Under, stimulating jobs, new ideas, partnerships, and investment into Australia’s technology sector.
Digitising the packaging industry during the COVID-19 crisis - Packform

Digitising the packaging industry during the COVID-19 crisis: a startup co-founder’s take

As we head towards a new normal post-pandemic, the need to embrace change in the digital world is now greater than ever.

7 ways Kim Kardashian has taught me how to be a better businesswoman

Kim Kardashian has been hailed as an $85 million entrepreneur after shooting to fame in 2007 in one of the most infamous sex tape...

Here are 8 crisis communications tips on how to survive the quarantine economy

The scope and speed of Corona-related impacts are staggering, requiring dramatic business adaption and presenting an existential threat to many organisations.
Deferit co-founders Mat Blas and Jonty Hirsowitz

Deferit in multi-million dollar raise to accelerate growth and build team

The bill now, pay later business has raised AU$15M in oversubscribed Series B funding round led by existing investor Carthona Capital and new investor Alceon Group.

What is the impact of disruption – both digital and physical – on international...

Thanks to digital disruption the world is getting smaller and global customers more accessible. Global e-commerce sales are growing at 20% per annum and are forecast to reach US$2 trillion in 2016. This will double to US$4 trillion by 2020.

The damaging work-life balance myth – where exactly is Australia going wrong?

In fact, of the 38 OECD countries Australia was ranked 30th for work-life balance with 13.2% of our population working very long hours. That may not sound like much, but when you compare it to the 0.5% of the Netherlands, it puts things in perspective.

5 tips on how SMBs can get the most bang out of their online...

Today the digital world provides many online marketing tools to help your business be visible. Here are 5 simple tips you can implement to help ramp up your online marketing.

“You sent what?!” Here’s what to keep in mind about automated emails during COVID-19

Continuing blindly with pre-programmed automated marketing and communications during a period of flux or crisis is not just short-sighted, it’s customer service and branding suicide.

The conventional work to office is dead, long live the flexible workplace

Companies have come to embrace hybrid work as a permanent fixture of Australia’s future professional landscape.  But reengaging a workforce in 2022 after almost two years of turbulence remains a key challenge. 

Lessons learned as a people-first leader

Thomas Jensen is not a typical CEO who has made a career by climbing the corporate ladder. “I didn’t have the cynicism it takes to get to the top,” he says of himself.

4 things you need to know about business travel as you file your taxes...

Dealing with taxable travel expenses - every hotel, flight, meal, taxi and Uber - can be one of the most daunting tasks at this time of the year

When it’s time to mature: the mistake I made trying to hold on to...

Growing up as a business is a bit like growing up as a person. While it’s fun to play and have a giggle, there comes a point where you have to mature to become the adult you want to be.

Strategies to leverage the best crypto currency trading opportunities

Crypto currency adoption has surpassed retail and is now at the institutional level, with publicly traded companies and even governments bringing it into the fold too.

6 steps to creating a data culture that will help your company survive and...

CIOs are about to be joined at the C-level summit by CDOs…Chief Data Officers. Why? Because young companies need to have data in their DNA these days.

A cyber-attack on FlexBooker compromised the personal data of Bunning’s clients

In December of 2021, the third-party software firm suffered a cyber-security breach that led to the information of 3.7 million customers being exposed, and last week Bunnings was forced to warn its customers of the incident.
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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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