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Business Advice
The start of a new year is a great time for reflection and review, and that goes for your small business too. Taking stock of where your small business is today can help you see where it might be able to go tomorrow, writes Tamara Oppen, Vice President Developed English Markets for GoDaddy. Looking… Read more »
Wellbeing
Bullying can be a chronic and relentless facet of some workplaces, and the consequences are considerable. Workplace bullying doesn’t just hurt those involved, writes Kath Greenhough, APAC VP at Skillsoft. The wider workplace also feels the effects through lost productivity, increased absenteeism, poor morale, and time spent documenting, pursuing or defending claims. Bullying is… Read more »
News
If this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) shopping season has shown us anything, it’s that consumers are still willing to part with their money despite rising inflation and living costs, providing they’re getting a good deal on good quality products. So, what does this mean as we head into the new year?… Read more »
Opinion
With the chapter on 2022 now closed, we can look forward to the coming year. During the past twelve months, Thryv kept a close watch on what issues were shaping the small business landscape in order to better understand what to expect in 2023. Here is what we uncovered, writes Elise Balsillie, head of Thryv.… Read more »
Business Advice
As we ring in the new year, it’s important to take some time to reflect on your business goals and resolutions for 2023. For leaders, this is a great opportunity to reflect on the past year and strategically set goals to help your business grow sustainably and ethically, writes Chris Dahl, Co-CEO, Pin Payments.… Read more »
Business Advice
It has been a year of many ups and downs for Australian small businesses, as the country emerged from the worst of the global pandemic into a period of economic uncertainty. Yet amid a myriad of challenges, Aussie small businesses kept powering on, demonstrating their resilience, talent and passion despite the challenging trading conditions,… Read more »
News
While the transport and logistics industries are expected to grow to approximately $171.9bn by 2023, Richard Thame, CEO of parcel delivery company Couriers Please says that, despite promising success and growth, external issues including inflation and supply chain disruptions will lead to challenges for businesses in 2023. In 2020 and 2021, Australia saw a… Read more »
News
The festive season is my favourite time of the year. It is a time to celebrate and reconnect with our family, friends and community and the one time in the year where the whole country feels like it is on holiday. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is also called the silly season, on account… Read more »
Sales
The holiday season is finally upon us, and while many see the season as a time for rest and relaxation, most business owners have other plans, writes Harry Lowes, Director, GBG Mid-Market, Meta ANZ. The festive season is a crucial time for many small businesses. According to Meta’s most recent Global State of Small… Read more »
Sales
With just a few weeks until Christmas Day, small businesses are entering their busiest trading period. As they brace for the full, festive impact of the silly season, MYOB has released data, collected from 1,000 Australian consumers, that shows some of the decisions they are making about their spending. Here’s what we know, writes… Read more »
Business Advice
The underlying premise of my book, Small Company Big Crisis, is that business crises are a recurring and inevitable part of being in business. And yet, every time another business crisis faces us, we are surprised. We treat the good times as ‘normal’ and the bad times as ‘abnormal’, writes Bronwyn Reid. But if… Read more »
Security
This year has been rife with scams, data breaches and online fraud, and with the silly season around the corner this is set to intensify, writes Chris Dahl, co-CEO Pin Payments. Last year, Australians lost a whopping $2 billion to scams, according to the ACCC. This year it’s set to get worse with fraudsters… Read more »