Businesses are increasingly able to streamline workflows and finances through technology, lifting productivity and accelerating growth. However the right technology can also help simplify your operations, reducing the everyday stresses of running a business. This week we ask: what has made your life easier when running a business? Mike Featherstone, Managing Director ANZ & APAC, […]
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the world, businesses are experiencing a rare moment of optimism. However questions about the effectiveness of the vaccine and how long it will take to distribute mean that businesses are still kept in limbo. Dr Ian Norton, a specialist emergency physician who headed the WHO Emergency Medical Team and […]
Half Dome, a media and technology business, claimed the top spot on the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 list this year, notching up an impressive 2,390 per cent growth in revenue over three years. Much of this growth has been driven by Half Dome’s persistent focus on people. “You’re only as good as your people and […]
Research from Melbourne Business School and management consulting firm Kearney has found that 50 per cent of companies struggle with data reliability despite an increase in data volume of 20x over five years. The annual Analytics Impact Index measures the impact that data analytics has on an organisation’s growth and profit. The index surveyed 300 […]
ASIC has released guidance on repaying wrongly charged customers, proposing that the seven-year minimum time frame to start consumer remediation and $20 compensation limit be removed. Yesterday ASIC released a consultation paper noting that licensees should “apply best endeavours” to find and pay consumers, listing a raft of guidance on remediation and repayment. Announcing the […]
Australia is no longer in a recession and economic growth is predicted to continue into the December quarter. On Wednesday, the ABS revealed a 3.3 per cent growth number for the September quarter, which is the highest quarterly figure since 1976. This figure would have been higher if there was no second wave in Victoria. […]
Writing a business model looks different to each company. It can be a simple plan that evolves over time or even be accidental, becoming clearer after the fact. Regardless of when or how it is created, it is universally understood to be critical to your business’ success. This week we ask: where do you start […]
Global CRM leader Salesforce has acquired Slack Technologies, a workplace messaging platform, for $US27.7 billion. The transaction is anticipated to close in the second quarter of Saleforce’s fiscal year 2022, subject to approval by Slack stockholders. This is Saleforce’s largest acquisition in its 21-year history. Prior to Slack, Saleforce’s largest acquisition was data analytics specialist […]
The Deloitte Tech Fast 50 list recognises Australia’s fastest growing tech companies. This year, the Fast 50 had an average growth of 435 per cent. The largest category of startups was online/direct to consumer, followed by software, fintech and healthtech. There was also a 15 per cent increase in female representation this year. Four female […]
As the need for multi-cloud adoption has increased with remote working, businesses have become more vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks are malicious attacks on vulnerable IT systems that attempt to prevent organisations from accessing their data. Attackers can then ask the organisation for a ransom in order to return access to the data. In […]
