Business NSW awards celebrate entrepreneurship and business success and they’ve just opened entries for the 2022 Sydney Metro Business Awards. The Business Awards recognise growth, entrepreneurship and celebrates business success from across NSW in 11 different regions. Entries are now open for businesses in the Sydney Metro area until 12 September. The Sydney Metro area… Read more »
The traditional pathway to a thriving business has radically changed, writes Futurist Business Designer Melissa Pepers. Business design helps you pivot traditional models and do something different. It’s the early 20th century and you’ve just discovered a new type of business on your travels. You spent some time with the owner and learned the ropes.… Read more »
A recent MYOB report found that SMEs are wasting one working day a week on tasks that shouldn’t need to happen, writes Daniel West, Chief Sales and Support Officer, MYOB. If you’re one of the thousands of businesses who have embraced digital tools to help run your operations in recent years, let me ask you… Read more »
External administrations and court actions are on the rise and the ‘hands off’ approach to debt collection adopted by the ATO and many lenders during the pandemic is clearly over. The July 2022 CreditorWatch Business Risk Index (BRI) has revealed that external administrations and court actions are on the rise as the era of cheap credit comes… Read more »
The following tips are taken from Cuppa.tv’s free eBook, 10 Conversations To Elevate The Way You and Your Team Work. Cuppa.tv is the online streaming platform for conversations and masterclasses on wellbeing, performance and belonging for teams. There are tonnes of productivity phone apps out there that can help transform the way you work, from organising… Read more »
Big business must show leadership, respect and care for our small businesses and pay their bills on time, writes Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson. We all know cash flow is king and such a vital ingredient of small business survival, particularly at these challenging and uncertain times. So, it was really disappointing… Read more »
For you and your pooch a pet-friendly office may seem a no-brainer. More of us are facing pet separation anxiety than ever before. Dog ownership surged with pandemic lockdowns and working from home. Now, with the boundaries between work and home already so blurred, shouldn’t every inclusive, caring employer embrace an open-doggy-door policy? What’s the harm?… Read more »
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is set to crack down on small businesses and contractors operating in a cash economy as it attempts to claw back billions in unpaid taxes for work done off the books. The ATO says it will be shining a light on dodgy dealings in an effort to uncover businesses and… Read more »
Kochie’s Business Builders and Qantas Business Rewards recently asked Aussie businesses to tell us how they could use 250,000 Qantas Points to help let their business fly. From hundreds of truly extraordinary entries, we narrowed it down to four competition winners. One of them is Savic Motorcycles. Perth-based engineer Dennis Savic has been dreaming of… Read more »
Online retailers are facing a tough twelve months. That might sound odd, considering online retail still has a long way to grow, and is still technically in its infancy. It’s just that we’ve been a little spoiled since the whole COVID-thing, and growth wasn’t particularly challenging over the last 12-24 months, writes Paul Waddy, Ecommerce… Read more »
Your startup or small business has invested in public relations (PR) for the first time and wants to get media coverage for your company. Engaging a PR partner is just the first step. Successful PR is not like a wind-up toy that you crank up and release. PR is a partnership, writes Kathryn Van Kuyk… Read more »
In order to be a successful leader it requires a wide range of time, skill and determination. One essential skill that makes leaders stand out from the crowd is being able to influence without using or abusing your position of power, writes Richard Lawton. So what does influence mean? The dictionary definition is in·flu·ence [ˈɪnflʊəns]… Read more »
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