Running your own small business is often a herculean task. There is pressure to find customers and turn a profit, build your brand, manage your online website and social presence, and motivate your employees. And that’s before you consider that many female entrepreneurs aren’t just running a business, but often a home and supporting a… Read more »
Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to financial scammers in 2022. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) suggests the real figure is likely much higher, with an estimated 30% of scams going unreported. The findings come from the watchdog’s Targeting Scams report, which combines data from Scamwatch, ReportCyber, the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange… Read more »
Australian small business retailers and manufacturers are sitting on potentially significant cash windfalls, but there may be a price to pay. Research from inventory management software provider, Unleashed, shows that many businesses have overstocked by an average of $231,700 due to the supply chain issues caused by COVID-19 delays. Aussie small businesses are drowning in… Read more »
Australian businesses are in the midst of a digital skills crisis with new research by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics revealing the digital skills gap is costing Aussie businesses a whopping $3.1 billion annually, or $9 million a day. While closing the current digital skills gap would require a substantial investment of $1.5 billion.… Read more »
Fins have emerged from the water again as Shark Tank announces its return to Australian television after a five-year long hiatus! The highly anticipated return of Australia’s beloved business reality TV show can be make or break for those businesses who get the opportunity to swim with sharks. Based on the Japanese Dragon’s Den format,… Read more »
Have you come back from your break still feeling burnt out? If you’re a couple of weeks into work and feeling equally exhausted as when you wrapped up last year, then you may still be experiencing the full effects of burnout, writes naturopath, coach and wellbeing expert Vesna Hrsto. According to the World Health Organisation… Read more »
From the high school dropout who started her first business at 12 and now runs a $25 million empire, to the surfer whose ‘sea bins’ have captured more than 100 tonnes of microplastics in Sydney Harbour in just two years, these entrepreneur podcast interviews will open your minds for 2023. If you’re looking for the… Read more »
Former Skins CEO Jaimie Fuller knows a thing or two about success and failure, after building a booming company that then folded due to a series of poor decisions. He recently spoke to the Kochie’s Business Builders First Act podcast about the mistakes that led to the epic demise of his sportswear company, and the lessons… Read more »
Prime minister Scott Morrison says it will be at least a month before governments will look at lifting current shutdown restrictions, but Australia has made real progress in the past month on getting the virus under control and getting economic support in place. “Our attention as a national cabinet is now turning to the road… Read more »
“While it is a great initiative that is going to help thousands of employers keep staff on their books and potentially save their business, there is still the application process to go through first. Employers shouldn’t rush out and start spending money until they have gotten confirmation that they are eligible,” said Employsure Managing Director… Read more »
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested tougher lockdown conditions could be coming as NSW reported 190 new cases of coronavirus overnight. While this represents 10% fall on the previous day’s increase, the premier said she is not ruling out stricter lockdown measures in an effort to turn the tide on diagnoses and flatten the curve. “If… Read more »
November 25 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Australia domestic violence continues to be an issue for many women, so how can employers help those who may be experiencing abuse? According to research, 2.2 million Australians have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner, whilst 3.6 million… Read more »
Serial entrepreneur Simon Van der Molen says he always knew from a young age that he had a mission to achieve in life. “It just took many years for me to work out exactly what that would be,” he smiles. Today Van der Molen (pictured above) is the founder of Moving Mountains, a globally successful… Read more »
Our colleague Cec Busby, editor of Kochie’s Business Builders, brings you the daily headlines in bite-sized chunks, which we share here. Cash Converters to cough up millions in a class-action suit Cash Converters has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought against the company by Queensland consumers who claimed the pawnbroker’s loan conditions… Read more »
Omar and Zane Sabre, co-founders of Maison de Sabre When Zane and Omar Sabre’s father was diagnosed with leukemia the brothers were faced with a dire situation – how could they come up with the money to pay for treatments, and ensure Zane could continue his university education? When their father’s diagnosis was made, Zane… Read more »
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