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In 2016, Brisbane entrepreneur Kate Middleton earned the distinction of being the only female CEO of a major player in the Australian Insurance Adjusting and Engineering industry. It’s now her personal mission to blow the floodgates wide open and make the sector a much more attractive place to work for other enterprising women. Last year, Middleton […]
A new study offers a business case for adopting artificial intelligence (AI), finding that organisations that are further along in their AI maturity were more likely to have enjoyed faster revenue growth over the past three years. Commissioned by Infosys, the research report, Key findings from Amplifying Human Potential: Towards Purposeful, Artificial Intelligence, polled 1,600 […]
NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has stated on Facebook that she will run for Premier after Mike Baird announced his intentions to resign from the post – and retire from politics – next week. Baird explained his decision at a media conference, earlier today, citing the ‘strong personal cost that comes with public life’ along with the ‘serious health challenge’ currently being faced […]
Pharmaceutical giant GSK has thrown its support behind BlueChilli’s SheStarts, a national accelerator program that seeks to address the under-representation of female entrepreneurs in Australia’s start-up ecosystem. Dynamic Business spoke to Anne Belcher, general manager, pharmaceuticals with GSK Australia, about the initiative, which has seen BlueChilli select ten female-led start-ups, from hundreds of applicants, to receive […]
‘Businessmums’ (i.e. business-minded mothers) shouldn’t have to choose between their family and their career – that principle is the DNA of Mums & Co, a new venture birthed by entrepreneur and Daily Addict founder Carrie Kwan. Backed by insurance provider IAG, Mums & Co is a membership-based service that offers businessmums online content as well as a […]
Square has expanded its range of secure payment solutions for Australian business owners, with the launch of two new APIs it says will reduce the complexity of accepting and tracking payments in-store and online. The global payments technology company said its new API for e-commerce integrates with custom websites as well as pre-existing e-commerce […]
September 2016 was a mixed month for the Australian economy, and one that brought both incredible milestones and sudden, unexpected troughs. To begin with, the end of the month saw Australia complete its 100th consecutive quarter without a recession, continuing a 25-year growth streak that is the second highest in history. Given that this period […]
Over 15.8 million Australians are on social media, and 57% of them are active on social media at least once a day. Whether or not your business has a social media presence, it’s likely your employees do. With this in mind, it’s important you keep up to date with current trends and potential issues relating […]
Air quality is a big deal wherever you happen to be, but if you are trying to ensure the safety of your workers, it understandably becomes of paramount importance that you manage to create a safe environment with adequate ventilation. Here is a look at some of the steps you might need to take so […]
A fintech start-up accelerator has received a $2 million loan guarantee from Jobs for NSW, the state government-backed job creation agency, to access $4 million in funding to grow up to 40 new companies. H2 Ventures will invest $100,000 in each start-up for a 10% equity stake. The start-up accelerator, which has a focus on […]
As Australians go about their day – commuting on the bus, train or ferry, or going out for lunch – it’s rare to see them without their heads down, eyes glued to their smartphones. It has become ingrained into our daily behaviour, and has created a new path for businesses to find consumers. For SMEs […]
Innovation was the key word in 2016, supported by a bipartisan government agenda and highlighted through much success in the space, such as RedBubble’s $288 million IPO. In 2017, we should expect to see a new maturity coming to the market, with start-ups moving into scale-up territory, and – due to the government’s late-2016 commitment to […]
As 2017 begins, the marketing industry in Australia once again has proved – perhaps more so than many others – that it shifts year-to-year, season-to-season, and even minute-to-minute. Last year brought many changes and new trends to the marketing landscape with permanent changes to the way marketers operate. This year, we will see a new era […]
Adopting new technologies in a business is critical to drive digital transformation. However, 48% of Australian business owners are still reluctant to adopt new digital technologies due to a lack of understanding of how it works and the potential benefits. If businesses want to maximise their potential, a coherent, strong and concise digital strategy should […]
A new year inevitably leads to new business goals but what many SME owners don’t realise is that these goals could trigger compulsive behaviours and actually stunt a company’s growth. There are only two types of goals business owners make – objective and subjective – the latter will negatively impact profits and workplace culture. Subjective […]
As the war for employee talent heats up, more and more companies are funding graduate management education for their brightest and most senior employees. The main reason for organisations taking this approach is to reduce staff turnover and strategically invest in both the employee and the company. Today, between one-in-five and one-in-ten students at some […]
The SME community is divided when it comes to confidence in the Turnbull Government to address the relevant issues, according to research from a mid-tier accounting and advisory firm. Bentleys Chartered Accountants undertook a poll of 328 SMEs from across Australia and found that 45% have either low or very low expectations of the Turnbull […]
Hardly a week goes by without news of automation displacing humans from the workforce. Automation is a disruptive force that is transforming every industry, raising questions about the work that people do and the future relationship between man and machine. The recent study, ‘The Future of Businesses and Jobs in Asia Pacific’s Digital Economy’, highlights […]
With more Australians turning to ratings and review sites to help them make purchase decisions, it is imperative that businesses have a strategy for responding to negative reviews. Why bad reviews aren’t so bad A negative review isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it can also provide businesses with an opportunity to develop the business […]
A personal tragedy led prominent hospitality figure, Ramzey Choker, to reimagine what was possible in his industry. The result? The Grounds of Alexandria – an immersive, acre-sized venue in Sydney’s Inner West that continues to defy categorisation and attract crowds nearly five years on. From a very young age, Choker worked in his father’s Alexandria-based […]
