Small Business
The head of a multi-million dollar national solar panel business took top honours at the 2016 Telstra South Australian Business Women’s Awards on Friday night. Jenny Paradiso, the co-founder and managing director of Suntrix, was named South Australian Business Woman of the Year. She also took home the South Australian Business Women’s Entrepreneur Award. In […]
There are more than two million small businesses in Australia. With so much competition, it can be hard to stand out – especially when it comes to reaching new customers. In fact in Facebook’s recent Future of Business Survey – Australia[1], nearly three quarters (73%) of small businesses rated attracting customers as one their top […]
The Federal Government has encouraged businesses to submit feedback on findings from Research and development (R&D) Tax Incentive Review report, released this week Undertaken by Chair of Innovation Australia Bill Ferris, Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel and Secretary to the Treasury John Fraser, the review had the purpose of identifying opportunities to “improve the effectiveness […]
As Alec Baldwin famously said in the film Glengarry Glen Ross: ‘Always Be Closing’. And there’s no shortage of people looking to become closers. Amazon has 439,752 book results when you search the word “sales”. From titles like “The Psychology of Selling” to “Secrets of a Master Closer”, all offering advice on how, when, and […]
New contactless payment technology, which launches in Australia today, enables small businesses to quickly and securely accept tap-and-go cards, mobile wallets such as Apply Pay and Android Pay, and chip cards. Developed by global payments technology company Square, the contactless + chip card reader is available online at square.com.au for $59, with free shipping nationally. […]
Exports are of huge importance to the Australian economy, making up 19.8% of our GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank. But success with export markets is not limited solely to the agriculture and resources sectors and nor is it limited only to large businesses. There are significant opportunities for SMBs to succeed in […]
It’s one thing confidently rattling off company statistics, industry trends and future predictions about your business to clients and customers, it’s another having a camera or microphone shoved in your face and being asked to recite the same knowledge to a journalist. [Editor’s note: this article is the second in a two-part series by Luke Buesnel […]
Efic and the Export Council of Australia (ECA) have partnered to launch an app that provides new and growing exporters, particularly small to medium businesses, with need-to-know information. According to Andrew Watson, executive director, export finance at Efic, the Export Essentials app alerts businesses to details often overlooked when planning to export. “Exporting can be a complicated business, especially […]
In 2015, millennials became the biggest cohort in the Australian workforce [i], signalling a major shift in the way small businesses engage staff. This highly connected, constantly switched-on generation expect instant access to technology which is forcing businesses to rethink the way they work. Offering more flexible work environments will be key to attracting and retaining the best […]
The fastest way to build a team of intrapreneurs – i.e. entrepreneurial types who operate within an organisation they don’t own – is through a recruitment process that doesn’t involve phoning referees listed on CVs. When you’re recruiting, calling a listed referee on a CV will be a waste of time as they will always give a glowing reference. Employers […]
Any inefficiencies within your business can eat away at your bottom line and makes things a lot harder than they should be, which why it makes sense to find some ways to streamline your operation. There are many aspects of your business to evaluate from using an international parcel service to keep control of your […]
You’ve got a business logo and you’ve got an amazing company name that you’re trying to gain recognition for. You may already be promoting your business in various ways, including print ads, business cards or store signage, however, there are a number of other fun and easy ways that you can build up your brand […]
In May, this year, the Reserve Bank of Australia released a new surcharging standard, which introduced a ban on excessive surcharges. The ban, which is being enforced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), commenced for large retailers this month but all other merchants have until 1 September 2017 to comply with it. Dynamic […]
The finalists of the 2016 Telstra New South Wales Business Women’s Awards have been announced, with mining engineer and motivational speaker Turia Pitt (pictured above) among the 20 nominees. Pitt, a finalist in the Young Business Women’s Award category, will join C-level executives, entrepreneurs, for-purpose sector professionals and others at the Awards Gala Dinner in […]
The Federal Government’s Public Data Policy Statement, released last December, flagged its commitment to make non-sensitive government data ‘open by default’, with the aim being to stimulate innovation and drive productivity improvements across all sectors of the economy. Nearly a year on, a slice of data with huge potential benefits for the small business community, if […]
Small to medium business owners are diligent when it comes to meeting their superannuation obligations to staff but growing their personal super is ‘not top of mind’, according to Tim Reed, CEO of cloud accounting provider MYOB. He told Dynamic Business that government and big business must play a role in eliminating barriers to owners making super contributions. […]
With the Olympics still fresh in memory and our football codes now into the finals, people start using sporting metaphors to push their perspective on personal efficacy, development and leadership (and, yes, the irony of that is not lost on me!). Sporting heroes are examined in their approach, application, performance, support, bearing, attitude and every […]
South Australia has recently changed the law for minor civil claims reducing the limit from $25,000 to $12,000. The reduction in the monetary limit for minor civil claims will come into effect on 1 August 2016 however proceedings already underway in the Magistrates Court as of this date will be unaffected. Prior to 2013, the […]
If you have ever signed up to a service that doesn’t end or you can’t seem to get out off, you’ve probably just met an evergreen clause. Evergreen clauses, also known as renewal clauses, are those tricky little statements within a contract that extend its duration automatically – unless one of the parties remembers to […]
The days of the ‘traditional’ workforce are becoming a fading memory as SMEs evolve. To operate in a lean and efficient manner, and achieve the agility necessary to navigate treacherous waters, businesses are having to build greater flexibility into their employment models. The evolving dynamics of the modern workforce create challenges and unless human resource and payroll departments adapt, the […]
