Small Business
A recent study has revealed that 19 per cent of Australian small business will delay hiring staff until after the Federal Election as fear mounts over the impact of election policies on operations. According to new survey results in the Westpac Small Business Report in collaboration with Deloitte, small businesses are delaying critical decisions such […]
A fresh milk crisis taskforce will be established to help Australian dairy farmers who are doing it tough in drought ravaged towns. The Fresh Milk and Dairy Advocate will lead a dedicated Dairy Business Advisory Unit within the Department of Primary Industries, which will focus on driving demand for NSW milk through a marketing campaign, […]
People are increasingly using their own vehicle for work purposes. However, this can create an extra challenge for finance teams to manage personal vehicle expenses and self-reported mileage numbers. Managers need to implement strong mileage reporting policies and systems that employees can use quickly and easily to accurately input mileage data, according to SAP Concur. […]
Aussie mum and entrepreneur Elke Pascoe realised her dream ‘to never see a child go hungry and to help them to be happy and healthy’ when she established LittleOak Organics in 2016. LittleOak Organics is a boutique health and nutrition company specialising in nutritional products for babies and children, in particular, infant formula and toddler […]
Technology has completely revolutionised the workforce; from the way employees communicate and collaborate with colleagues, partners and clients, to the tools and apps that allow people to work from anywhere in the world. Any application, tool or software that enables a worker to get their job done better and faster is a good thing, right? […]
Kablamo, one of Australia’s fastest growing cloud software and product development specialists, has announced the appointment of Kirsty Trask as Regional Manager Melbourne. Trask joins Kablamo’s national leadership team from Australian SaaS company, Dubber, where she served as Senior Product Manager. Previously, she held the role of IT and Digital Projects Manager at CrownBet. In […]
Developments in business technologies have advanced rapidly in the last decade, placing an increasing burden on IT consultants and their clients to become innovative and dynamic. Delivering the best solutions can be a complex task as technology eclipses learned knowledge. With the tailored training programs found in Dell Experts, IT consultants have instant access to […]
Meetings are a powerful tool that are widely misunderstood. Given the frustration most people feel when their time is wasted, gaining a reputation for running efficient and successful meetings is good for you and your career. Running a successful meeting is more than sending out a notice that your team is to meet at a […]
In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2019 this Friday 8 March, we’ve garnered the opinions of a few of our favourite contributors on how the IT industry can attract more women in 2019 and then what will be required to ensure that women have the opportunity to achieve senior leadership roles in the […]
More often than not, your web site is the first form of contact prospects will have with your business, so are you putting your best face forward? For some businesses, they’re powerful assets while for others they’re little more than a stake in the electronic sod. Having one of the latter variety can be a […]
Commentary around ‘customer experience’ has not been in short supply in the Australian business media of late. Take a deep dive into the topic and you’ll find scores of experts who’ll identify customer experience as a key area for companies to create competitive advantage in 2019 and beyond. According to management consultancy Accenture, we have […]
The rise of big data, digitisation and globalisation have evolved the role of a marketer and marketing departments dramatically. There has been a tendency in the past to view marketing departments as a cost rather than revenue, but with an increased focus on Return on Investment (ROI) this is evolving. Digital channels and data continue […]
Brambles have today announced the sale of its reusable plastic containers business for $3.5 billion. The reusable crate and container company said the sale to Triton and Luxinva, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, was expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2019. Brambles’ chairman Stephen Johns said the sale of […]
This International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating entrepreneurship. You might ask why – after all, male startup founders far outnumber female. But look a little deeper, and you’ll see some interesting data: the gender split amongst Australian millennial entrepreneurs and business owners is even (according to a 2017 NAB white paper). And there are many good reasons […]
Your business is doing well, and it’s time to find someone to help you with running operations or another addition to the team. Whatever the circumstances, inviting someone to work in your business can at times feel scary. Who can you trust? Who is worthy? Will they work hard? Do they understand how important your […]
It’s the best of times and the worst of times. The state of Australia’s retail sector in 2019 brings to mind the famous opening line of Charles Dickens’ classic A Tale of Two Cities. One the one hand, we’ve seen the decline and demise of a string of once strong brands in recent years. The […]
Employer reputation is a key factor in attracting talent with 96 per cent of job hunters admitting to reading reviews about a company before accepting a job opportunity. The survey of more than 1000 Australian job hunters in 2019 found that three in four job hunters deemed it essential to research a company’s reputation before […]
If you have always been the first to jump to organising family parties and have a knack for those finer details that nobody else really thinks about, there is no reason as to why you shouldn’t set up your own business in events planning. Changing your hobby to a business will mean you need to […]
With more Australians splitting their shopping dollars between online and in-store purchasing, it behoves retailers to ensure they’re offering a superlative customer experience via both channels. In the 12 months to June 2018, Australians spent a whopping $26.5 billion on online retail, according to the NAB Online Retail Sales Index. The Ibisworld 2018 Online Shopping […]
The decision to make your first hire is a sign of growth and success; a watershed moment for any business. Unfortunately, for over one-third of Australian small business owners taking on staff also means adding hours of payroll documentation and processing onto their workload every week. Something they might not expect. Most people don’t start […]
