Tag: Business

A set of skills can always be taught, but motivation and ambition cannot. 

Australian farmers play a crucial role in determining Australia’s climate future. The wellbeing of the Australian agriculture sector is fundamentally linked to the wellbeing of the environment. With a lack of action from the government, many Australian farmers are shouldering the challenge of taking #RealClimateAction.   Emissions in agriculture  According to the Snapshot of Australian Agriculture […]

The University of New South Wales’s (UNSW) female-focused startup program New Wave has partnered with the U.S. embassy to launch its New Wave U.S. Ready Bootcamp. The program intends to assist female-founded startups in expanding into the U.S. market.  U.S. ready Bootcamp  The New Wave U.S. Bootcamp will provide a four-weeks of free mentoring in […]

With 9.1 Million households shopping online in the 2021 financial year, the pandemic has made eCommerce big business.  In preparation for what is forecast to be a record-breaking quarter for online shopping, a new report from Power Retail and Australia Post provides insight on the eCommerce sector.  Increased online shopping  Lockdowns are keeping people at […]

How do you make a tech behemoth, valued at nearly US$300 billion, take notice of your business that’s incomparable in size and reach? Ask any business, and they will attest that securing partnership agreements with iconic brands at a local level is no mean feat, let alone globally. At Go1, we have achieved this by […]

Wise, formerly known as TransferWise, allows businesses and individuals to hold and trade using multi-accounts. Using Wise makes international purchases and purchases straightforward and transparent.  Why Wise Wise can be used to send one-off international transfers of any size. For longer-term solutions, Wise supports multi-currency accounts. Using the service, businesses and individuals can manage their […]

PayPal is a much loved online payment system for individuals wanting to buy goods online, however, PayPal’s commerce platform is especially designed to meet the needs of businesses trading online.  Being one of the first financial service technologies, PayPal is time tested. On its website, PayPal describes its service as providing, “An easy and quick […]

When we think of procurement, those with a history working in the corporate world probably picture complex and time consuming one-size-fits-all sourcing practices designed to protect the interests of large businesses. All too often, they fall short of delivering the best possible outcome for business, particularly regarding higher-volume, lower-value related services.  Of course, there is […]

Over the past year, various public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have forced people into isolation, pried them away from friends, family and other support networks and propagated a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what lies ahead in the future.  It’s not surprising then that the world we live in today […]

ACA’s monthly SME COVID tracker report shows that SMEs across the country are feeling the full force of COVID-19 lockdowns. The report showed that in July, more than 50 per cent of businesses recorded a decline in revenue as a direct result of COVID-19.  SME sentiment has shifted With half of the Australian population in […]