The beleaguered events industry is the latest sector to be thrown a lifeline by the government in an attempt to aid recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The prime minister Scott Morrison has announced a $50 million cash injection to encourage businesses to attend events, tradeshows and conferences around Australia. Businesses will be able to apply… Read more »
Human error, missing paperwork, invoice approvals, unauthorised expenses: accounts payable (AP) can be one of the most tedious and time-consuming processes that businesses and their accounts departments undertake. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Implementing an accounts payable policy is the first step to eliminating pain. Create an accounts payable policy for your… Read more »
1000s of Telstra customers around the country have been impacted by an email outage that sees them unable to access their emails. The outage is proving catastrophic for many, with some small business owners claiming they have been impacted by the outage since early August. Kochie’s Business Builders was alerted to the issue by a… Read more »
This year R U OK? is encouraging Australians to learn what to say if someone in their life says they are not OK. With millions of Australians impacted by the coronavirus crisis, checking in on the mental health and well being of loved ones, friends and colleagues have never been more important. R U OK?… Read more »
Updated September 10 2020 As a small business owner you’ll know the daunting task of being across all the aspects of your business, and concern for your employee’s wellbeing is likely one crucial element. This week there will be a lot of noise and media traffic around R U OK? Day and what it means… Read more »
Updated September 10 2020 Gavin Larkin believed conversation could change a life. Despite losing his own life to an aggressive form of lymphoma in 2011, Larkin’s belief that a simple conversation could be the difference between life and death launched a crusade that has swept Australia. As the founder of R U OK? Larkin initiated… Read more »
Consumer expectations change constantly and as new technologies become ingrained in the way we live and work, our interaction with businesses changes too. For example, it wasn’t long ago that ‘tap and go’ payments were uncharted territory. In 2019 four out of every five payments were contactless writes Jason Toshack, General Manager ANZ at Oracle… Read more »
Many organisations in Australia and beyond right now are knee deep in re-engineering, transformation, pivoting or whatever name is being given to the latest Covid-19 survival strategies and focus. That is certainly my focus right now in my own company. But I see something more. There is more to strategising and wargaming and the many… Read more »
So the Morrison government has extended its insolvency protections for small business owners impacted by COVID. That’s a good thing, right? While small business advocates are heralding the announcement as a win for businesses owners, allowing them temporary relief from bankruptcy, there are some concerns the protections are propping up zombie businesses. Extended insolvency protections… Read more »
Today’s small business owners operate in an increasingly global environment. Whether they are importing products from overseas or batching out work to international freelancers, the ability to pay for goods and services in local currency can save a business time and money. Any small business owner that has had to pay an overseas supplier knows… Read more »
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed legislation passed in the Senate to implement the Payment Times Reporting Scheme, requiring big businesses to be transparent about their payment times. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, late payment times were already crippling small businesses. Independent research by East & Partners on behalf… Read more »
Time you could be spending sewing face masks, baking sourdough, looting stores or waiting for Q’s next cryptic instruction. Let’s consider whether adding another connection to another stranger is actually going to help you achieve anything, or whether the value of your time is actually all going to Microsoft (which owns LinkedIn). How many contacts… Read more »
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