It’s time for guys and gals on the tools to get with the program and take their tradie business digital, writes Michael Savanis, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMinute. Is your tradie business still operating in analogue mode – hand-written quotes and invoices, shoebox accounting and a stash of bills and receipts stuffed in the glovebox… Read more »
No doubt about it, the most successful businesses in this fast-paced, digital era are the ones who embrace automation. Jason Toshack, VP and GM at Oracle NetSuite ANZ, shares four ways business process automation will help take your business to the next level. We live in a world where people seek faster and more effortless… Read more »
With digital wallets and other forms of cashless payment now commonplace in Australia, it’s time for all small businesses to get serious about offering digital forms of payment, or risk getting left behind, writes Elise Balsillie, Head of Thryv Australia. Did you know that Australia is fast on its way to becoming an almost cashless… Read more »
New research from business management platform MYOB shows Australian mid-sized manufacturers are feeling optimistic and have experienced solid growth, despite rising costs and a looming recession. So what’s their secret, and what can other small and medium-sized businesses learn about business resilience? Kim Clarke, General Manager Enterprise at MYOB, explains. With interest rates rising and… Read more »
If your phone or device has taken over your life and feels like a permanent extension of your arm, it might be time to take back control, writes time management expert and founder of Time Stylers, Kate Christie. Where’s your phone? Are you on it right now? I bet it’s within arm’s reach. Your phone is… Read more »
Developed in response to a world where hybrid working has become the norm, Microsoft has packed its latest Windows 11 updates with handy features designed to help you and your staff be more productive. “I’m here live, I’m not a cat.” So said American lawyer Rod Ponton after getting stuck in a filter that made… Read more »
Does your email inbox fill up faster than you can empty it? You’re not alone – answering emails can take up way too much of a business owner’s time. Former editor of Flying Solo, Kelly Exeter knows a thing or two about writing great emails that don’t send back a flood of replies to attend to.… 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 »
Automation and digital solutions aren’t going anywhere, so it’s time to educate and upskill our workforce to make the most of the hybrid life, writes Luke Kelly, Director of Sales Engineering at UiPath. Australia faces one of the most pressing labour crunch challenges with our workforce today, and organisations urgently need to find ways to… Read more »
So, you’re ready to jump online and set up a website for your business, but feeling a bit overwhelmed at the choices available – and also, not really very tech-savvy? Never fear, no-code website builders are here to save the day, and they’re better than they’ve ever been, writes digital growth expert, Nick Brogden. Every… Read more »
From shopping centre pop-ups to event installations, Melbourne-based company Red Exhibitions & Displays creates custom-built brand activations that pop. Until recent times, co-founder Skye Whitmore didn’t think getting the job done with a remote workforce would be possible. “We work outside, in the cold, in the heat, overnight in shopping centres, in exhibition halls. It varies greatly,”… Read more »
Navigating the challenges of hybrid work is tricky for most businesses, and the ones who achieve success are the ones who embrace the three Es of a flawless hybrid experience, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. Hybrid working, combining remote and office-based work, is here to stay. Post-pandemic, it has become the new reality for… Read more »
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