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Together the panel discuss the benefits of future-proofing your business and how to start, while sharing strategies for responding to a changing business environment.

Many industry and tech leaders know robust, clearly defined standards keep our nation’s economy running like a well-oiled machine.

Three decades ago, the technology behind many business tools we now take for granted was just in its infancy. From Nokia’s first mobile phone to Google.com, a lot happened in the 1990s that a modern business would now be hard pressed to operate without.

In this extract from her book, I'm Not A Numbers Person, Dr Selena Fisk covers why it's more important for leaders to be data-informed, rather than data-driven.

Armed with knowledge of the biggest business trends, you can adopt new technologies, automate time-consuming processes, and integrate smart e-commerce strategies to supercharge your success.

For businesses, the end of financial year (EOFY) can seem a little like high school exams: you’ve had all year to prepare, and yet as the deadline approaches, you realise how much more work there is to do. Tax obligations, deductions, superannuation payments and sorting through records can be enough to stress out even the best of us, but it doesn’t have to be difficult.

For many small businesses, the rapid acceleration to a digital future brought on by the global pandemic put them in exactly this position. With a raft of digital tools and software platform options out there, choosing the right one was more important than ever as businesses struggled to adapt to changing conditions.

Former Twitter exec Aliza Knox shares her advice in her book, Don't Quit Your Day Job: The 6 mindshifts you need to rise and thrive at work.

Australia’s unemployment rate recently dipped below 4%. Post-election, the supply of workers should start to increase, but staff shortages will likely continue to be an issue in many industries and a serious challenge for Australia’s three biggest hiring industries: Trades & Services, Healthcare & Medical, and Hospitality & Tourism. 

Download this eBook for strategies you can use to get your employees to enthusiastically embrace new software solutions

The cost of poor communications can hit your bottom line hard. If a business isn’t on top of shipping status and order confirmations, for example, they are going to spend more time on costly customer service requirements, and miss out on gaining reviews and feedback to help improve the business.

Jessica Box joined Linktree at the start of the global pandemic and has overseen the company’s user base explode from four million to 24+ million in two years as head of growth. And as of March, Linktree is a unicorn — with a capital raise giving the company an evaluation of $1.7 billion.