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Katrina Fox is the founder and editor of VeganBusinessMedia.com. Her media work has appeared across titles including Forbes, ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, Mindfood, Personnel Today, Employers’ Law, Occupational Health, Inside Housing, Building Products News, Environ, Contractor Construction and B&T.

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Have you got the right Microsoft 365 licences for your business? Here’s what you need to know

Katrina Fox - July 25, 2022 4 MIN READ

Microsoft 365 comes with a suite of products to make small business owners’ lives easier. But unless you understand what you’re getting access to and how to choose the correct licences for each of your employees, you could be paying for more than what you need. Would you be happy paying four times more per… Read more »

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5 tips to keep your business from falling behind the IT curve

Katrina Fox - May 31, 2022 4 MIN READ

From sophisticated collaboration tools to cloud frameworks that can handle valuable data, to be a workplace of the future, you need to be ready right now. That means assessing IT changes you might’ve made at the start of the pandemic and seeing if they’re going to work for you in the long term. Business growth… Read more »

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Inside the new payments revolution: Why Aussie businesses are leaving the Big Four banks

Katrina Fox - May 20, 2022 4 MIN READ

Small businesses are embracing new payments technology and financial services providers in droves. Here’s what’s driving that trend, and why it might be time to make the switch. You’ve got a queue of people waiting to pay you. It’s your busiest time, everything’s going smoothly and you’re on course for a lucrative day’s trading. But… Read more »

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Clear up the cloud confusion: 4 things to know when choosing a cloud for your business

Katrina Fox - May 4, 2022 4 MIN READ

For a lot of small and medium-sized businesses, the world of cloud computing is confusing. Even IT decision makers in our businesses can find it tricky to match the benefits of different cloud systems to the exact needs of the company – especially as it grows. There are many reasons businesses choose to migrate to… Read more »

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The Microsoft 365 question that could save your business a tonne of time, money and stress

Katrina Fox - April 26, 2022 3 MIN READ

As remote and hybrid teams become the norm, digital technologies are transforming how we work, collaborate and connect. If your teams use Microsoft 365, like many do, there’s one question worth asking: Are you making the most of what you’ve got? It’s 9am and one of your employees can’t log into Excel to update a… Read more »

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The 5 big issues keeping Aussie business leaders up at night

Katrina Fox - February 22, 2022 4 MIN READ

So 2022 has started out a little bumpy. Don’t worry, you’re not alone on this roller coaster ride. Anyone who’s running a business of any size can relate to at least some – of perhaps all – of the challenges discovered in KPMG Australia’s newly released Keeping Us Up At Night report. Just before Christmas… Read more »

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How not-for-profit REDI.E is helping remote Indigenous communities thrive and prosper – for now and the future

Katrina Fox - December 20, 2021 4 MIN READ

Regional Enterprise Development Institute (REDI.E) helps Aboriginal communities in Western NSW access job opportunities, career advancement, mentoring, training and community services. In the past 12 months alone, REDI.E has placed 400 Indigenous people in remote Western NSW communities in jobs while also helping local employers access more than $100,000 in government incentives. Managing this partnership… Read more »

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Is your business a victim of ‘data paralysis’? It’s more common than you think

Katrina Fox - December 1, 2021 4 MIN READ

Are you collecting data, but don’t know what to do with it? Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of trying to analyse everything? Get ready for a breakthrough that will change your business for the better. More and more businesses are investing in digital transformation – using technology to create or improve the business model. According… Read more »

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Is your business a victim of ‘data paralysis’? It’s more common than you think

Katrina Fox - December 1, 2021 4 MIN READ

Are you collecting data, but don’t know what to do with it? Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of trying to analyse everything? Get ready for a breakthrough that will change your business for the better. More and more businesses are investing in digital transformation – using technology to create or improve the business model. According… Read more »

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Love your business but not a numbers person? Try this mental shift

Katrina Fox - November 8, 2021 4 MIN READ

For a lot of business owners, managing the financials – bookkeeping, payroll, management reports – is a struggle. Here’s how you can change that. One of the biggest myths about running a business is that you have to be good at everything. But this isn’t humanly possible. Most entrepreneurs start their business with a love… Read more »

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‘We’re saving $10,000 a year’: How restaurants and retailers are winning the war on payment fees

Katrina Fox - October 15, 2021 4 MIN READ

Excitement is in the air as restaurants, cafés and retailers in NSW open up to many people after three months of lockdown and roadmaps for re-opening across the country are revealed. But the economic landscape has changed and you need to be prepared. As we come out of the pandemic, more Australians are starting businesses. According… Read more »

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“You don’t have do it alone.” We need to talk about small business owners and mental health

Katrina Fox - October 12, 2021 4 MIN READ

Two-thirds of small business owners are experiencing psychological stress – up by a third from pre-COVID times – according to research by the Department of Treasury. Mental health organisation, Beyond Blue, has responded by launching a free mental health coaching program, NewAccess for Small Business Owners, and a free live webinar to give you the tools… Read more »

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