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Prushka Fast Debt Recovery has released their latest report, ‘Canary in the Coal Mine,’ which shows that although Australian small businesses remain confident despite economic uncertainty, growth plans are diminishing. The bi-annual survey found business sentiment is high, with 64 per cent of SME owners confident about the current position of their business. However, there […]
Currently in Australia job satisfaction is at the lowest point it’s been in over 5 years[1], and as we approach the end of 2019, many will question if resignation is the right move for the New Year. Although it’s easy for individuals to blame their lack of fulfilment on their current role, Phill Nosworthy believes […]
It’s one task attracting talent in the first place, but once you have the right people in the door, how do you ensure the talent stays put? With very competitive talent pools for certain skills, it’s important to know what you can do as a small business owner or manager to cultivate a workplace and […]
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate at a record low 0.75 per cent, while keeping the door open for future cuts if the low cost of borrowing and tax cuts fail to stimulate the economy. Having delivered a third 0.25 percentage point cut in five months at its October meeting, the […]
There are barriers restricting small business owners from growing their businesses and acting on their plans, and these barriers are estimated to cost the Australian economy $93.8 billion per year – a figure dubbed the Dormant Dollar. 39 per cent of Australian small business owners have ideas, plans and visions they believe would grow their […]
Seven Australian fintechs have been included in KPMG’s and H2 Ventures’s annual list of the world’s leading fintechs, selected alongside the world’s leading players, announced today by Fintech Innovators. Cross-border payment provider Airwallex is the highest ranked Australian firm at #32 on the Top 50 Established firms, having risen from #49 in 2018. It’s followed […]
With predictions of a November rate cut having all-but evaporated, the question now seems to be when the Reserve Bank might resume its cash rate reductions. The Reserve Bank is widely expected by economists to leave the cash rate unchanged at Tuesday’s monthly board meeting but yet more gloomy economic data has reinforced an impression […]
We know that for many Australian small businesses, expanding globally can be difficult – to say the least – as it presents many challenging barriers. Charles Heunemann, co-founder, Vice President and Managing Director (AU) of Natterbox, helps us out with this, giving his advice from his own experience of growing Natterbox internationally. Natterbox is a […]
How do you know that your business idea is a good one? Well, raising $37,455 on Kickstarter – a crowdfunding platform – isn’t a bad start. Especially when your target was actually lower than that, at $20,000. Overall, there are 354 people in 37 countries that have supported Gabby Samkova’s business venture so far, which aims […]
The ATO’s heavy-handed manner of dealing with small businesses that allegedly owe taxes will be overhauled under a new scheme, according to The Australian. The Australian Taxation Office debt recovery system is expected to undergo a shake-up under a new scheme. Compensation owed to small businesses and taxpayers who have been wrongly or unfairly pursued […]
Small businesses could potentially see an average 4.7 per cent increase in revenue each year if they upped their technology spend, a report has found. This is supported by recent insights from Xero that have also highlighted that small businesses benefit hugely from investing in tech; small businesses that increase their spend on information and communications technology (ICT) […]
Dean Taylor is an entrepreneur well-known in the wine world; he is named one of the 50 Stars of Wine and Top 50 People in Ecommerce and has seven – yes, seven – successful online wine ventures. Dean moved away from a career in architecture to launch his first business Wine Ark – an off-site climate-controlled storage […]
Female entrepreneur and dentist, Angie Lang, is the founder of Swirlit and she is extremely passionate about health, wellness and shaking up the beverage industry. Angie has been researching her product for over 15 years and has 4 university degrees to support her findings along with 15+ years experience. Swirlit is the world’s first functional oral […]
ASX200 companies TPG Telecom, Pro Medicus, NRW Holdings, Silver Lake Resources, Hub24 and Speedcast still don’t have a single woman on their board of directors. The percentage of women on the boards of Australia’s largest companies is falling rather than rising, with six ASX200 companies still operating with all-male boards. Women made up 29.5 per […]
In Part 1 of Small Business Late Payment Solutions, we talked about how late payments are costing small businesses and that everyone – big business, small business, bookkeepers, accountants, advisors and small business advocates – all need to do their part to fix this issue. The discussion touched on the importance of technology and credit […]
Dynamic Business is excited to reveal the winners of the 2019 Top10 Dynamic Entrepreneurs, our annual recognition awards for exceptional entrepreneurial talent in the startup and small business space. The nominations faced steep competition, and the judging panel had the difficult task of selecting those who they believed possessed passion, drive, skill and most importantly […]
“Our research has proven that women want – and need – more in order to effectively integrate work and life and take advantage of flexible working arrangements.” These are the words of Emma Startup, who, along with other FRANKLY CO co-founders Oonagh Geoghegan and Dee Behan, took the recognised demand for female flexible workspaces and […]
After interviewing many entrepreneurs and business leaders over the years, Dynamic Business knows how incredibly valuable networking is for creating opportunities for your business and career. In our podcast episode with Petr Adamek, for example, who is now the CEO of Canberra Innovation Network (CIN), Petr explained how he got to his position through a […]
In Australia, more than a third of small businesses are now run by Millennials, and according to the latest research by Xero, they are ready to expand their businesses. Small business owners under 35 are ready to grow and have concrete plans to hire new staff, acquire more resources and build their companies. In doing […]
Co-founders Jeremiah Siemianow, Brandon Crimmins and Alan Jin launched Muso last year and have already signed up 150 venues and 850 artists across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Muso is a digital marketplace helping local musicians find and book live gigs across Australia by connecting them with venues looking to uncover and access new talent. Since […]
