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Ever since computers became vital business tools, organisations have faced a constant battle when it comes to IT security. Viruses, worms and other malware types have caused increasing disruption and losses as their sophistication and capabilities have risen. Fast forward to 2017, and one of the most feared types of cyber attack is ransomware. Designed […]
Marketers are caught in the eye of the perfect storm. On one hand, we are being pummeled by a wave of new demands from business leaders, wanting the marketing department to take more responsibility for the ‘customer experience’, deep into parts of the business we have traditionally never set foot. On the other, like an incoming tide, […]
If you’re running a small business and you don’t have the budget or the need for full-time in-house tech support staff, what you need is a managed service provider (MSP) who can provide full IT support with remote access should you need help dealing with computer or network problems. What Is an MSP? An MSP […]
For the most part, people are very good at picking up on the verbal and visual clues that indicate another’s mood. For those in customer-facing positions – whether it is over the telephone, via digital communication or face to face – dealing with clients who aren’t entirely sure what they want is often unavoidable. Fortunately, there are a number of tell-tale […]
We build companies and products faster these days and we have the potential to fail faster – much faster. In fact, the average tenure of a firm in the S&P 500 has shrunk from 61 years in 1958 to only 18 years in 2016. Even amongst the largest and most successful companies, standing still is […]
Sydney FinTech start-up CurrencyVue has received financial support from the state government’s job creation agency to develop and test an affordable, easy-to-use foreign exchange (FX) platform for SMEs. The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) grant from Jobs for NSW helped CurrencyVue – a graduate of the BlueChilli accelerator program – cover 15% of its development costs, according […]
Incorporating fads such as Pokémon Go into your digital strategy can pay-off; however, it’s important to have a solid foundation of ‘tried and true’ marketing technologies that take you where your consumers are, says Sharon Rowlands, global CEO of ReachLocal. She recently spoke to Dynamic Business about the emerging technologies redefining the way small businesses approach all facets of […]
Employers often get the most out of their employees at the very beginning of their tenure, when the employee is keen to impress, eager to make a good impression, and excited to learn new things. But the honeymoon period doesn’t last particularly long, with most people becoming comfortable enough to rest on their laurels and […]
The fact that Aussies love the beach is undisputed worldwide. What is concerning, however, are the potential business impacts, with a survey of 2000 adults, undertaken by Finder.com.au, revealing that one in seven (14%) have cashed in their sick leave to get some sun and hit the waves. Every time an employee decides to fake an illness […]
Digital marketing can be a bit of a mystery to many small business owners who already have so much to keep track of. From selling, planning to merchandising – there are simply too many things that are competing for attention. While many would agree that digital marketing could be beneficial for their business, simply knowing where […]
The 457 visa changes continue to divide the business community as to whether they represent an opportunity or a challenge to overcome. For David Ballerini, co-founder of Melbourne start-up Liven – a restaurant discovery app – a key concern is the potential for increased development costs. “Occupations to be dropped from the replacement programs include ICT support and test […]
Recently named one of Australia’s nine most influential female entrepreneurs*, Melbourne businesswoman and start-up advocate Dominique Fisher has made a career out of developing products to assist university students successfully transition into employment. That is the core business of CareerLounge, which Fisher co-founded in 2008 with her son John Collins. Launched in March 2016, Paddl […]
Last week, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman released the findings of the Inquiry into Payment Times and Practices in Australia. The results were startling but, for many small businesses across Australia, they were not surprising. The inquiry revealed almost half of small business are owed more than $20,000 from late payments, and […]
The deadline for registering for the Research and Development Tax Incentive, which offsets some of the costs of eligible R&D activities, is Monday, 1 May, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has reminded businesses. “The deadline to apply for registration is 10 months after the end of a company’s income year,” the Department explained […]
We now live in a subscription economy, where offerings are both digital (e.g. Netflix, Spotify) and physical (e.g. Birchbox plus local start-ups Bellabox and Lust Have It) . From the consumer perspective, subscription boxes are a convenient and hassle-free way to receive the products that are meaningful to them. For businesses, it’s a potentially lucrative model – […]
Given Facebook, Twitter and now Snap’s billion dollar initial valuations, it may seem like easy money to build a social network from scratch. But there’s nothing simple about it. Once the poster child of internet innovation, the social media industry is now a crowded space. And it’s difficult to stand out when there’s social networks […]
There are calls from the start-up community for the Federal Government to clarify its plan to abolish 457 visas and address concerns the reform could create a skills gap, especially in the technology sector. Dynamic Business was provided with comment on yesterday’s announcement by the leadership of Shippit, Weploy, SafetyCulture, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia, Schedugram and Sail Business Loans. Offshoring and brain drain Logistics […]
The federal government is replacing 457 visas with a new type of temporary visa designed to ‘better target genuine skills shortages’. The announcement was made on Facebook by Malcolm Turnbull who explained “Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs”. The Prime Minister said the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa will feature “new requirements including […]
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) defines Asset Management as “coordinated activity of an organisation to realise value from the asset.” An asset can be any thing or entity that is potentially or actually valuable to a company or organisation, and its management is a powerful tool to be used in achieving financial goals. Asset Management follows financial and […]
The business impacts of cloud technology and the benefits of partnering with start-ups were discussed by a media panel at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sydney Summit, this month. Panelists included Dan Stinton, Head of Digital (WA) at Seven West Media, Scott Farquhar, the co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian and David Curran, CIO of Westpac. Stinton spoke about where […]
