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Are your prepared for your small business to flatline?

Why did small businesses go bankrupt in this downturn? They didn’t plan for catastrophe. Here’s a guide to the risks your business should consider and plan for to thrive no matter what.

Entrepreneur.com · 2 min
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How well do you manage supplier risk?

Or do you not manage it at all? Reducing supplier risk and having greater transparency is crucial to businesses across Australia.

Scott Graham · 2 min
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Review fraud risk in new financial year

With the new financial year upon us and many businesses focusing on ways to maximise their bottom line, it’s vital SMBs invest in measures to mitigate the risk of fraud.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Bleak profit expectations worsen business risk downgrades

Over 145,000 businesses experienced a risk downgrade in the March quarter, according to Dun & Bradstreet, as rising payment terms and bleak expectations for sales and profits put pressure on cash flow.

Guest Author · 2 min
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Flexible work & security risks

Unless businesses begin securing corporate data outside the corporate IT infrastructure, the valuable evolution towards flexible working may be short lived, writes Tim R. Dickinson. Working form home may be the stuff of fantasy but flexible working is now a corporate reality improving staff retention and supporting corporate environmental policies. The near ubiquity of broadband […]

Tim D · 2 min
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Managing a business crisis

Every business needs a crisis management plan to survive. Crisis management plans should be in place for generic and specific industry risks, as well as unexpected business disasters such as floods, terrorist attacks, and computer hacking issues. Imagine that you don’t have a crisis management plan. Instead, you’ve been building a successful business for seven years […]

Rebecca Spicer · 2 min