Small Business
By Melissa Haywood, Head of Vistaprint in Australia The crossover into the new financial year can be a busy and overwhelming time for small businesses. However, it can also be an opportunity to refocus your goals and refresh your business strategy ahead of the new financial year. From preparing your tax return and working out […]
Opening up an export market can be a major boost to any business – but get it wrong and it can drag your existing business down very quickly. Here are some considerations to help inform your business strategy, and to make that venture into new export territories a success. Finding the sweet spot Conducting […]
By Cindy Dang, Digital PR Specialist, Supple Successful businesses know what customers want. They identify their customers’ problems and develop solutions accordingly – sounds easy, right? Finding out what your customers really want is easy (and cheap), if you know where to look. SEO agency, Supple demonstrates how you can use the information already at your […]
I have been selling, running sales teams and coaching people who hate sales for more than 25 years. Here are the biggest mistakes that I see people make and more importantly what to do about it. Sales pitch mistake 1: You think selling is telling When I talk to people about sales, they have the idea […]
By Adrian Towsey, Area Vice President, Small & Medium Business, Salesforce APAC For the average Australian SMB owner, the calls to innovate and diversify their workforce in the vein of their large competitors, coming from commentators and politicians, can often ring hollow when their main priority is ensuring that suppliers and employees are paid on […]
Recently Dynamic Business attended “Making Influencer Marketing a Success”, a panel discussion focused on helping brands make sense of what defines a great influencer campaign, the questions to ask and the data to look for. This was hosted by Taryn who was joined by Bernice Averion, Growth Marketer at Koala.com and Sally O’Neil @thefitfoodieblog, influencer, Jamie Oliver […]
By: Bridget Carmady, BNat, BHSc (Hons), Founder of Clémence Organics With my background as a naturopath I have always been passionate about health and sharing the benefits of living a natural and organic lifestyle with others. I studied naturopathy because I found it so beneficial for my health, and for the health of my family […]
The Executive Connection’s Q3 Confidence Index, released last week, reveals that small-to-medium businesses are most likely to offer flexible working hours and contracts to attract and retain talent. The CEO Confidence Index is a quarterly survey measuring the confidence of Australian business leaders of small-to-medium enterprises. The latest Index reveals retaining and attracting talent is […]
A global study has revealed that Aussie shoppers will pay the most for overnight shipping and are least concerned about the environmental impact of online shopping. BigCommerce today released Shipping, Delivered: Best Practices & Expectations for 2019; a new research study that examines survey responses of nearly 3,000 digital consumers and 800 online merchants. The […]
It’s the beginning of the new financial year and a raft of tax changes have arrived as of the first of the month – if you run a small businesses, it’s up to you to be across these changes. On 1 July 2019, a flood of taxes came into play that small businesses need to […]
Governor-General David Hurley has spelled out the government’s agenda for the next three years. Dynamic Business have put together a summary from his recent speech of the policies that are most relevant to small businesses and startups. Tax and economy See another 250,000 small and family businesses open over five years $158 billion worth of […]
It’s no secret – audio is on the rise with more Australians listening to podcasts than ever. In 2018 local audiences grew by 22%, with time spent listening increasing to over 11 hours a week. The market is responding in a big way with an unprecedented level of acquisitions, analytics and deals announced in the […]
Ever heard of PPSR and just had no idea what it was or why it was important? CreditorWatch understands, and has put together an easy explanation for Dynamic Business readers, as it’s something that all small business owners should be aware of. Byline: Patrick Coghan, CEO, CreditorWatch In the event of a customer or supplier’s […]
Lawpath, Australia’s leading online legal platform for businesses and individuals, has released a legal pricing menu in order to create transparency between lawyers and businesses. When it comes to law, you don’t have the benefit of seeing what exactly you’re getting, and for what cost. The resource provided by Lawpath breaks through all of the […]
By Anna Crabb, General Manager of B Lab Australia & New Zealand “Australia is at risk of falling into a slow decline if no action is taken”. This is the stark warning from the recently released groundbreaking Australian National Outlook report from CSIRO and NAB, which draws on leading experts and extensive data analysis to forecast […]
A new financial year plan can make all the difference for your SME It’s never-ending for business owners: if it’s not BAS time, it’s EOFY, then the cycle starts all over again. With the EOFY rush receding, July as the first month of the new financial year is a great time to take stock. Scottish […]
Small business is the engine room of the Australian economy and with the numbers of small businesses growing rapidly, allied to the explosion in the ‘gig’ or ‘sharing’ economy, there are thousands of Aussies confronting the challenge of getting a business off the ground for the first time. So, if you’re a budding entrepreneur, what […]
New research reveals that one in two SME owners haven’t taken a break from their business in over six months. 49% of SME owners haven’t had a holiday in the last six months. Over one in four (26%) haven’t had a break for at least four years. One-third (30%) of SME owners have no plans […]
Australian entrepreneurs trying to trademark a popular word as their business brand should take heed of the legal stumble by American celebrity Kim Kardashian. The social media, TV and fashion range queen tried to trade mark the word Kimono to brand her new range of shapewear but after an enormous lash back from the public […]
If you’re a business just starting out, setting up an eco-friendly operation can seem difficult and expensive, but going green doesn’t have to hurt your bottom line. In fact, recent research [1] from the University of New South Wales shows promoting sustainability actually fosters economic development for small businesses. At Sendle, we’ve done it first […]
