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best jobs 2018

Looking for staff who just get stuff done? Focus on these three qualities

How can you identify productive workers? Start by looking for these key qualities.

Jeff Bezos

Here’s what it means when Jeff Bezos sends Amazon staff one of his ominous “question mark” emails

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says one key thing he loves about his customers is that they are "divinely discontent", so when it comes to customer feedback, it's only fitting that he takes issues in the "complaints" inbox seriously.

minimum wage

Don’t offer staff free lunch: Underpayment claims at Melbourne cafe Barry prompt legal warning for SMEs

Legal experts have warned businesses to take extreme care when offering staff free incentives like coffee or lunch, especially if these are connected to staff salaries, after Melbourne cafe Barry was hit with serious underpayment claims.

cybersecurity

Aussie SMEs speak up over concerns Chinese eBay sellers are engaging in “misrepresentation” by claiming to be Australian

The impact of overseas sellers on local retail platforms continues to worry small businesses, amid claims eBay vendors from China are misrepresenting themselves as local brands on the platform.

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“Becoming Amazon China”: This small business has left Amazon’s Australian Marketplace after overseas sellers drowned out its products

Another small business owner has spoken out about the realities of selling on Amazon Australia, with fishing goods business Blue Seas Tackle Co leaving the platform last week after experiencing "no sales" over the past two months.

ATO

“What the hell is going on?”: ATO glitch delays 19,000 small business super payments

Small businesses have had their staff's super payments delayed after a glitch with an ATO system delayed things by more than 20 days

M-Time

Feeling inspired? Three things you must do to turn your great business idea into reality

Where is your next big business idea going to hit? At a workshop, in your day job, or while shoveling chicken poo?

More importantly: once…

Banks royal commission

As big bank financial advisers have their reputations savaged, will the royal commission help independent planners?

The royal commission into Australia's financial services sector continues to reveal how customers' lives have been ruined by financial advice at the big banks, but will the game also change for smaller operators and independent financial advisers?

Clothing brand YP Threads apologises after sending customers email threatening to release “photos of you doing weird stuff”

The founders of men's fashion brand YP Threads say they have learned an important lesson after sending an email to customers claiming the company had photos of them doing "weird stuff" and that these would be released unless they bought some shirts.

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It’s the branding move small businesses “tend to really screw up”: Should you ever reference Anzac Day in advertising?

Australian brands are more keen than ever to engage with current events through their branding, but experts say there’s one day of the year …

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos reveals huge Amazon Prime milestone: What we learned from his annual shareholder letter

Borrowing an analogy from the world of gymnastics, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he "certainly can't do a handstand" to take full credit for the retail giant's successes, as he revealed for the true reach of his company's Amazon Prime shopping option.

Australia’s VET system needs fundamental change – here’s how it can be fixed

Where has the cash from the government’s $1.5 billion Skilling Australians apprenticeship fund gone?

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is "unacceptable" that funds from the federal government's "Skilling Australians" fund are not flowing through to the states as planned after the $1.5 billion commitment to apprenticeships was outlined in the 2017 federal budget.

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