Could your customer be your best hire yet?
Companies are exploring multiple avenues in their search for talent, but the best candidates might be right under your nose.
The Great Data Divide: How SMEs with accurate data insights are surviving the inflationary cycle
Regardless of industry, across Australia businesses can be divided into haves and have nots by the accuracy and recency of their data.
Three business practices to help SMEs traverse the impending recession
There is no question, tighter economic times are ahead, so how can you best position your business to be more efficient?
Marketing can help SMEs recruit and retain employees. Here’s how
By making the HR recruitment function more marketing centric, SMEs can clearly communicate the company’s mission, what the culture is like and attitudes to support systems.
Amazon Prime Day sparks ‘halo effect’ on small and medium Aussie retailers
Global shopping phenomenon Amazon Prime Day started this morning, and Australian small businesses can capitalise on consumer behaviour.
John Durie: Small business on the losing side in the battle against staff shortages
Competition with big corporations to retain and hire staff amid widespread shortages is now emerging as a new hurdle for small business.
Government sets 20% procurement target to give SMEs “a better deal”
The Albanese government says it will ensure small and medium businesses are awarded a greater share of Commonwealth contracts, as part of its commitment to creating “a better deal for small business”.
SMEs bear the brunt of staff shortages, according to ABS
Staffing difficulties are largely because of a lack of job applicants and applicants not having the required skills, new data from the ABS says.
Queensland looks to bring more First Nations SMEs into NDIS market through business development program
The Queensland government is encouraging Indigenous sole traders, businesses and organisations to sign up to a statewide seminar series about becoming a provider for the NDIS.
Hackers are after SMEs’ digital estates. Here’s why you can’t overlook cyber security
SMEs can often display some complacency when it comes to cyber security, thinking that only large organisations are at risk, or that our remote island of Australia is not a strategic priority for hackers.
Six steps to embedding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) into the fabric of your company
Diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces promote respect and understanding, which in turn fosters closer teams and deeper trust between team members, creating more engaged and committed employees.
Peter Strong: What happens to small business after the election?
The future behaviour of the small business community — particularly those that employ others — will depend on who wins on the weekend.
