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2019 has been the year of customer empowerment. The days of struggling to get hold of a customer service agent are over. Due to the proliferation of technology, streamlined communication between consumers and businesses has never been so strong. As part of this advancement to bring customers and agents closer together, conversational interfaces, such as […]
Afterpay rival Openpay is trading down 20% in its ASX float following a $50 million initial public offering. The Melbourne company’s shares were trading at $1.36 at 1500 AEDT, down 15 per cent from the IPO price of $1.60, and had traded as low as 20 per cent down. “It’s obviously not great from the […]
Energy infratech start-up, Aurtra, has received a total of $2 million from Australia’s largest angel investment group, Sydney Angels, venture fund, Uniseed and other investors. Aurtra, a start-up based in Brisbane, was co-founded by Terry Woodcroft, Stephan McRae, and Richard Harris, who each have extensive experience launching new international products from Australia and growing businesses. […]
As the end of the calendar year approaches, and we are faced with the Christmas and New Year period, we are sharing how small businesses can bump up their sales and take advantage of this high spending time. With the The National Retail Association (NRA) reporting that Australians are set to splurge $14 billion nationwide […]
Managing the challenges associated with running a successful business requires leaders to consider both internal and external factors that could affect the organisation. However, when a business is struggling, it’s very rarely solely as a result of external factors. It can be tempting to blame external factors for non-performance or use them as an excuse […]
Being a CEO doesn’t immediately make you a great leader. In my opinion being a great leader takes time and experience to understand how to navigate both the highs and lows that come with business. As the founder of 8 business, I’ve seen it all. I’ve led teams through busy and thriving periods, times of […]
Neobank, Volt, has a waitlist of 40,000 people ahead of its launch in early 2020, following its recent announcement of a ‘no catches’ ongoing base interest rate of 2.15 per cent on savings. Neobanks are digital banks that rely on smartphone banking apps or websites for the processing of payments, rather than through the use […]
Tech-averse SMEs are missing out on the benefits that technology can provide for their business through the use of accounting software, apps and add-ons. Forty-one per cent of accountants and bookkeepers say at least half of their small to medium sized enterprise (SME) clients provide paper documentation rather than electronic documentation, research by MYOB has […]
Committing to using renewable energies and reducing waste in order to become more environmentally sustainable is becoming more and more popular amongst businesses, arguably largely pushed by a demand by consumers and climate change concerns. Most recently, it is the Japenses brewing and spirits giant – Asahi – which has joined other brewers, Lion and […]
Although all businesses aim high at the beginning of their journey, the reality is that only a small proportion of companies will make it to their intended success. Most businesses founded today are destined to become another failure statistic. At the Keys to Success event held by business management service Catapult, Mike Boorn Plener, the […]
The way we work is forever changing. New technologies and trends that came into force in 2019 have had a significant impact on the workplace. 5G is already speeding up day to day tasks, employee wellbeing has become a key focus for businesses, workers are demanding more flexibility and a whole new generation has joined […]
Rideshare Tax, the first Australian fintech startup that specialises in tax management for the rideshare community, has recently launched its service and has already obtained the support from the dominant rideshare player, Uber. Founded by two qualified accountants, Selda Kaplan and Michael Kambouridis, Rideshare Tax addresses the need for tax management from Australian rideshare drivers […]
LinkedIn has just revealed a curated list of the expected top jobs for 2020. The insights come from the analysis of millions of user-input job titles from the last five years. The most in-demand emerging jobs are generally indicative of larger industry trends or represent changes in consumerism and society, as they have been influenced by […]
If you’re a marketing manager or business owner, you may be interested in hearing the news from MessageMedia – that sending a text (SMS marketing) is currently the most effective marketing method. Today, people are time-poor and have a short attention span – we all know this first-hand. Add those two things together, and it […]
Tim West, Director and Co-founder of 12RND Fitness, has been named as one of Dynamic Business’s Top10 Dynamic Entrepreneurs. Tim has a background in Health Science and worked as a personal trainer until 2014, where he saw an opportunity in the market to provide a sports-based form of fitness such as boxing to the public. Upon […]
As in other areas of life, work relationships aren’t always a smooth ride. But rather than avoiding problems before, during and after they occur, here’s how to proactive turn things around for the betterment of your business. Most people have had to, at some point, work with people that they find frustrating. It could be […]
Saying yes to every opportunity that presents itself can be tempting for the ambitious, but it’s those that master the ability to say ‘no’ to certain opportunities who are likely to experience success in business management. The mentality of always saying ‘yes’ to business opportunities and dealing with the practicalities later on is one that […]
Loyalty and engagement aren’t necessarily easy to foster in millennial employees. But with the right approach, any manager can make the workplace a better environment for their staff. Many things affect how successful your business is and how quickly it grows. There are your marketing and sales strategies, the clientele you target, your choice of […]
Juggling cash flow is hard at the best of times in small business, but it’s super tricky during the Christmas and New Year period when many businesses close and consumers go on holiday. If you find the silly season a little stressful, you’re not alone. All small business – regardless of industry sector – struggles […]
According to Gartner’s Q3 Global Talent Monitor, Australian employees are no longer entertaining negative experiences with their co-workers. The data collection from Gartner aims to evaluate how Australian employees are faring with their current employers and jobs. Co-working relationships now ranks as the third most important factor as to why employees leave their jobs, jumping up […]
