Victorians will end their months of remote work on Monday January 18 as Premier Daniel Andrews announced Public Service employees will be able to return to on-site work at 25 per cent capacity while all other office workplaces will be able to allow half their staff to return to work. The relaxing of work from… Read more »
When we launched our personal care brand al.ive body in March 2020, it was a risk. With the country going into COVID lockdown and uncertainty, people questioned the timing of our start-up launch. However, we were confident we had the right product at the right time. It’s been a crazy ride with lessons learnt long… Read more »
Last year I was lucky enough to meet author Matt Levy who wrote the book, Keeping Your Head Above Water. As an ocean swimmer myself, the title was enough to prick up my ears, but I soon realised his teachings, released in a Pandemic year, are profound and echo my own approaches to resilience, writes… Read more »
Growing up in rural Australia, Danni Crews co-founder of organic kids brand, 123 Nourish Me has always had an affinity with nature. “I grew up on a farm with wide-open spaces, so my family understood the power of nature and the great outdoors. Nature play was encouraged, and a normal part of daily life. My… Read more »
As the pandemic continues to impact small business owners’ lives and livelihoods, making the switch to selling online is becoming a necessity. Statista predicts Australia’s online shopping revenue will grow to $34.5 billion this financial year. If that’s not reason enough to jump aboard the eCommerce train, we give you the lowdown on the other… Read more »
Statista expects over 2 billion people worldwide to buy products online in 2021. By 2023 almost a quarter (22 per cent) of all retail sales will be online. So, what does this mean for small business owners? Consumer confidence in eCommerce surges Fuelled by the pandemic, the push to online sales was unrelenting in 2020.… Read more »
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has instigated a 3-day lockdown across Greater Brisbane in an effort to combat the spread of the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19. Hotel quarantine cleaner source of latest outbreak The news comes following the announcement yesterday that a cleaner from a quarantine hotel had contracted the virus. The woman worked… Read more »
Anyone planning to attend the Test cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow (Jan 7) will now have to mask up in the stadium after Victorian Health authorities reported a man attending the Test at the MCG has now tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement was enough to see the NSW state government instigate mandatory… Read more »
The fitness industry was amongst the hardest hit during 2020, with shutdowns and restrictions severely hampering business and opportunities for growth. Despite this, many business owners used their ingenuity to adapt and thrive. We asked five giants from the industry to weigh on on their learnings and successes from the year that was… Tim West,… Read more »
Coronavirus restrictions have changed again in NSW as the state records seven new infections, one of which is under investigation. Five of today’s coronavirus cases are from western and south-western Sydney and linked to the emerging Berala cluster, which now has seven linked cases. The sixth case is a household contact of a previously reported… Read more »
To borrow from the Queen, 2020 was an annus horribilis. Little wonder business owners and entrepreneurs are looking forward to the new year. We caught up with three local entrepreneurs to see what their resolutions are for 2021. Alex West, CEO of Swoop, Australian telecommunications provider This year has been hard for the obvious reason… Read more »
COVID-19 has created immense challenges for enterprises and organisations across Australia but that doesn’t mean employee engagement should take a back seat, writes Matt Seadon, General Manager – APAC, Achievers. To say 2020 has been a difficult year for Australian businesses is an understatement. Since March, thousands of enterprises have had to rationalise their operations,… Read more »
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