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CEO and General Manager MATE David and Mark Fazio

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 public COVID-19 data is critical to helping businesses stabilise faster

In order to succeed, will need to take full advantage of internal and external data sources, while continuing to act on digital transformation initiatives with greater agility.

As our digital future becomes our digital present, here’s why we must get serious...

Digital transformation isn’t a temporary trend but a permanent shift and if businesses can’t trust their online security, they can’t truly embrace a digital future.

What are the dangers of TikTok? Does the app really pose a threat to...

The likes of Amazon, Wells Fargo Bank, and the United States Military have all been reported to have told employees to delete the entertainment app from their devices.
Business strategies for COVID-19

Here are the top business strategies for not only surviving, but thriving throughout the...

As if building a business wasn’t challenging enough, companies are now faced with overhauling their entire marketing strategy, rethinking how they communicate with staff and stakeholders, and cleaning like they’ve never cleaned before.
One in three Australians ready to quit their job to pursue a business passion

One in three Australians ready to quit their job to pursue a business passion...

Not only do more than two-thirds (70%) of respondents believe, due to the pandemic, it’s more important today to pursue a career they’re genuinely passionate about, with respondents saying that they would be willing to forgo a third (33%) of their income to do so.
An innovative approach to energy can build unbreakable bonds with customers

An innovative approach to energy can build unbreakable bonds with customers

By using a distributed ledger to track and verify exchanges between parties and standardised contract architecture to simplify settlement, this technology has made PPAs available to customers using far less energy.

Should you work at a startup? What to consider before joining a new company

Working for startup companies sounds attractive to many people. Job descriptions often mention that there’s room for quick advancement and that the...
Business strategies for surviving and thriving throughout the pandemic and beyond

Business strategies for surviving and thriving throughout the pandemic and beyond

Answer any and all questions relating to the impact of the pandemic on your team’s job certainty and role requirements.
Tips and tricks: How to go from dad to entrepreneur in 7 Steps - Vistaprint head

Tips and tricks: How to go from dad to entrepreneur in 7 Steps –...

As a Dad first and an entrepreneur second, you are going to have to put in an immense number of hours into your business.
Socialsuite secures $1.5 million funding as social issues pressure not-for-profits

Socialsuite secures $1.5 million funding as social issues add pressure on not-for-profits

The proceeds from the capital raise will be used to support growth and continue to enhance the product.
Safeguarding your business against the impending insolvency rise - Immediation

Safeguarding your business against the impending insolvency rise – Immediation

There is an increasingly important role for external mediators and facilitators to support Australian businesses and entrepreneurs get back on their feet by using their skills to ensure that the conversations that need to be had between employers and employees are handled clearly, consistently and compassionately.
Transitioning to a hybrid workforce - Expert insight from a technology chief at Poly

Transitioning to a hybrid workforce – Expert insight from a technology chief at Poly

Ultimately hybrid working is a change that offers both employees and employers flexibility and choice, where collaboration and communication drive productivity, and where businesses thrive through motivated and engaged teams.
Curiosity or Catastrophe – How managers can impact employees in the second wave

Curiosity or Catastrophe – How managers can impact employees in the second wave

Remember, as a manager you’ve had some practice at this in lockdown one, and whilst it feels different, there is a constant here.
Whether you’re just getting started or have been running your business for years, making the decision to hire your first employee is a significant one, especially today in a time of increased uncertainty.

How to know when it’s time to bring on an extra pair of hands...

Whether you’re just getting started or have been running your business for years, making the decision to hire your first employee is a significant one, especially today in a time of increased uncertainty.
Productivity: Hacks, habits and routines to efficiently and effectively run businesses

Productivity power up: Hacks, habits and routines to ensure businesses run efficiently and effectively

Even if we’re the most efficient, organised, time-management obsessed humans, it’s meaningless unless we’re also being effective.
Turn your human firewall from the weakest link to your biggest asset - Barracuda

How you can turn your human firewall from the weakest link into your biggest...

The best approach is to implement a simulation and training program to improve security awareness for your users.

Why diversifying is important in investing

Diversification is like having your fingers in every pie. It is all about having an array of assets that react differently to the same economic event.
The threat remote working presents to company culture post-COVID-19

The threat that remote working presents to company culture in post-COVID-19 times

Leaders should take this rare moment in time to consider how their systems, processes, procedures, decisions and actions align to their overall purpose and values.
Open Banking is the first step in fixing a bigger problem - Lumi

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.
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5 Ways to get more out of your coffee shop meetings...

Far too much time is wasted in coffee shop meetings. More often than not, the conversation falls off topic, interruptions cause distractions and, before you know it, the meeting is over and you’ve achieved nothing. That’s what Antony Gaddie calls a Coffee and Doughnut meeting. You get a coffee and… zero. He’s the founder of Green Ant Marketing and he shared with us (over coffee) five things that you can do to help you make the most of your coffee shop meetings.

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How to price your product or service in 8 steps with...

The world is littered with products that do little more than cover their cost, and underpaid service industry professionals. But there are some entrepreneurs who set their own prices and receive what they ask with apparent ease. Steve Major teaches you how to become one of these entrepreneurs in this 8-step infographic.

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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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