Small Business
Small Business
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How to create an international business
Whether your business is a brand new startup or anational market leader, there is always room for it to improve itself. There is always potential there for it to crack the glass ceiling above it and for it to carry on skyrocketing upwards. There is always that chance, no matter of its market, its niche […]
Women in business
Fast food CEO takes home ‘Rising Star’ award
Young leader gets prestigious accolade at QSR awards.
Professional Development
Why international recruiting is not just for big companies
International recruiting is important for small companies too.
Small Business
Gov introduces 12 month Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty
Parliament introduces new legislation.
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Let’s Talk: Digital marketing
Vanity metrics still have a place but it’s all about how you use them.
Small Business
Wesfarmers signs joint venture with sportswear e-retailer
E-retailer and retail giant form partnership.
Women In Business
Creative vision slides into multi-million dollar presentation company
One idea, one vision and a desire to follow her passion has transformed a once introverted graphic designer with a fear of public speaking into one of Australia’s most sought after keynote speakers. Hailing from the United Kingdom, Emma Bannister landed on Australia’s shores in 2002 with a backpack and a vision. “At the time […]
Small Business
Australian beauty brand, Babe Australia, builds overseas presence with the help of Efic’s export loan
Efic’s Small Business Export Loan helped Victorian-based beauty product business, Babe Australia (Babe), deliver on three purchase orders in the US and Mexico and continue to build brand presence overseas. For Kim Peirce, Founder and Director of Babe Australia, the move from being a management consultant in the oil, gas and mining industry to starting […]
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Let’s Talk: Overseas expansion
What can derail a businesses’ plans to launch their offering into an overseas market? Global expansion may be every enthusiastic business owner’s dream but is your business truly ready to expand? Cultural, political, social and logistical differences can impact on your product’s success, as well as simple mistakes, such as neglecting to check your trademark, […]
Expert
Anxiety in the workplace is estimated to cost businesses up to 100,000 hours of lost time
Last week I received a call from a CEO overseas who had slipped into a very dark place. He had acknowledged that his levels of anxiety were “out of control”: sliding relationships at home; constantly thinking about work problems; poor sleep patterns; negative thinking about work colleagues; poor diet and a growing reliance on alcohol. […]
Women In Business
How I went from selling mice to pet stores to becoming the CEO of Australia’s most awarded pet care brand
Anneke van den Broek, founder and CEO of Australia’s most awarded pet care brand Rufus & Coco, started her entrepreneurial journey at just six years of age, breeding mice and selling them to the local pet shop for 40c each. This entrepreneurial spirit and an unwavering belief that she could achieve anything she set her […]
Small Business
Countdown to Single Touch Payroll: everything you need to ask
KEY FACTS Single Touch Payroll (STP) When: 1 July 2018 By: Australian Taxation Office For: Employers with 20 or more employees *The STP will apply to employers with 19 or less employees from 1 July 2019 – subject to parliament Time is well and truly ticking as the countdown begins for larger businesses in Australia […]
Events
Life Instyle: Melbourne’s favourite retail industry event is back for 2018
Melbourne’s most stylish trade destination for retail, Life Instyle, is already proving a hot favourite. The ultimate trade event for the retail industry has announced that the 2018 show is already 95% sold, as those on the cooler side of design get well ahead in their plans for Christmas and 2019. Life Instyle Melbourne’s continued […]
