Small Business
A ban on mass gatherings that forced the postponement of Australia’s premier car festival – Summernats – hasn’t stalled the event’s rise in popularity in the USA, thanks to a gaming app that has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times. In a normal year, Summernats attracts 100,000 car lovers and injects $30 million into […]
Unsurprisingly, the top four challenges and top three opportunities facing SMEs in the coming year are a result of COVID-19 related financial pressures, according to the latest ScotPac SME Growth Index research. When asked what they are most positive about for 2021, the most common response was getting “back in the black” (24%), and the […]
When providing support to team members who are doing it tough, it’s vital to take care of yourself too. The quality of care you can offer is dependent on your own mental health and wellbeing. When a friend, family member or business colleague experiences a period of mental ill-health, your positive support and care can […]
Although attitudes towards mental health, mental ill-health and suicide are improving, stigma is still one of the most common reasons that people give for not asking for the help and support they may need. Stigma is often the result of a lack of knowledge about mental ill-health, combined with negative attitudes or personal beliefs that […]
As a small business owner, it can be tempting to focus all your time and attention on the business, but the most important resource that your business has is actually you. The healthier and more resilient you are, the healthier your business has the chance to be. What is mental health? Mental health, or being […]
When COVID-19 hit Australia, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF) team knew they had a vital role to play in not just supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, but also helping to protect these vulnerable groups from the potentially devastating impacts of the virus. Owned by a membership of Indigenous Art Centres and […]
Amber Electric, simply put, is the new way to buy power. By rejecting the traditional energy wholesale model, founders Chris Thompson and Dan Adams are looking to help customers cut down on cost and carbon emissions, by purchasing energy considerately. “We give customers direct access to the real-time wholesale electricity price as it varies every 30 […]
Australian exporters who adapted to the challenges of 2020 by embracing technology, developing new products and breaking into different markets have been recognised for their achievements in the Remarkable Australian Exporter showcase. The Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham, has congratulated Aussie exporters who overcame extraordinary challenges this past year. Tim Beresford, acting […]
It’s been a tough year, and for some, Christmas is the shining light at the end of the 2020 tunnel with family celebrations, social connection and time off work. For others, the holiday period may be a time of stress or isolation, with many unable to travel to be with family or friends this year. […]
As we come to the end of what has been one of the most volatile and disruptive years for small and medium-sized businesses in Australia, now is the time to reflect on what lessons we have learned from 2020 and make plans for the year ahead. Reflection is an extremely valuable tool for businesses. Before […]
SWAN Systems, a precision irrigation and fertiliser platform founded by Western Australian farmers has won the global agtech category of international start-up competition, FoodBytes! Pitch 2020. SWAN Systems and NSW ag-tech startup ProAgni were among the 15 finalists selected from an original field of nearly 340 applications from across 14 countries, based on their innovative solutions […]
Australian small businesses have been among the more hard hit by the country’s tensions with China, but Dynamic Business would like to help. With the world superpower threatening to slap major tariffs on many industries, the Australian economy may need to field a $6 billion blow to its exports. The Department of Agriculture’s Abares commodities […]
2020 changed the way Australians live, work, and shop like never before. The COVID-19 restrictions encouraged many people once resistant to buying online to quickly embrace eCommerce. April alone saw over 200,000 first-time customers join the online marketplace, bringing the total number of Australian households buying something online each week to 2.5 million. If you are […]
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 […]
“The reality is, if you make it easy for people to buy things, more people will buy things.” Those are the words of Fast CEO and founder Domm Holland, who started his one-stop-shop online checkout business after his wife’s grandmother struggled to purchase her Coles groceries. “When my son was born, my wife’s grandmother was […]
Since COVID-19, companies such as Twitter, Atlassian, Slack and Facebook have made headlines for letting their staff work remotely “forever.” So far, this policy has seemingly been exclusive to large companies with healthy HR budgets and a penchant for disruption. But what if remote-first work was more accessible? What if small business owners were empowered […]
Snowflake, the Data Cloud platform based in the US, announced its first-ever Global Startup Challenge, with the winner receiving up to $250,000. “This competition will showcase the power of data network effects while also expanding their reach. We look forward to rewarding a top startup who both embodies and employs the Snowflake vision: To mobilise […]
After 500 days since the last Victorian budget, today Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas announced their government’s plan for the state’s economic recovery from the coronavirus recession. With interest rates at historic lows, and not going anywhere for a while, the budget revealed a state debt of a record $155 billion in the […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 has shaken even the world’s largest organisations, with 94 per cent of Fortune 1000 companies seeing coronavirus supply chain disruptions and, despite their perceived ability to be nimble and agile, small businesses, start-ups and scale-ups are not immune. As the nation collectively carves out a path forward through the peak of […]
As part of the 2020-21 Federal Budget announced in October, the government unveiled the JobMaker Hiring Credit to incentivise businesses to hire young job seekers over the next 12 months. The credit will cost $4bn over three years to support the employment of 450,000 people aged 35 and younger. It is expected to create around 450,000 positions […]
