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Aussie SMEs must urgently smarten up cyber security
By Peter Maynard >>
HUNDREDS of thousands of Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are at serious risk from cyber-attack, not only to themselves but also to others they deal with.
SMEs are increasingly becoming the target of choice for ‘bad actors’ and nation states looking for easy entry points to attack governments, critical infrastructure and…
Issue #95
LEADERS 2019–2020
Special Edition
AUSTRALIA’S MOST DYNAMIC
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How innovation is built in for
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Leading through knowledge,
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Latest Business News
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11 Jul, 2020Mask u-turn set to create jobs
Advancing ManufacturingA MELBOURNE manufacturer of reusable protective masks is set to recruit up to 10 new staff following yesterday’s announcement by Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews.
As the Victorian Government took the decision to recommend the wearing of masks in high risk areas, the Melbourne firm saw sales jump by 800 percent.
FloatPac Group…
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11 Jul, 2020Facebook group helps SMEs thrive through COVID-19
Advertising, Media & MarketingBy Leon Gettler >>
WHEN RACHEL CALLAN from Flamanko Social Media and Katie Martel from Croft PR took a hit from COVID-19, they launched a ‘Thriving’ initiative to help hundreds of small businesses stay connected, inspired – and thrive – no matter how they had been impacted.
The extraordinary part was that Ms Callan is based on…
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09 Jul, 2020Cbus and Media Super join forces
Companies on the MoveMEDIA Super and Cbus Super, two of Australia’s better performing super funds, plan to join forces and have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin due diligence on a joint arrangement to come into effect next year.
Media Super oversees just under $6 billion in retirement savings for workers predominantly in the printing,…
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09 Jul, 2020Ken finds the fun in failure – fast and often
Research & BooksREVIEW By Mike Sullivan >>
AS SUCCESS guides go, this one is a complete failure. If you follow its writer, Ken Williams’ philosophy, that means it can fail you, in fact, all the way to success.
One of the great business improvement clichés of our time is to ‘fail fast’. Tech companies and innovators apparently thrive on this…
Innovative Australian Companies
Cross Border Air launched ‘out of necessity’ during pandemic
BUSINESSES launched out of necessity have a high success rate, so it is no wonder that freight and cargo charter flight group Cross Border Air Inc. –…
Aussie biotechThe iQ Group Global and Harvard University create real-time printable COVID-19 diagnostic test
AUSTRALIAN biotechnology enterprise The iQ Group Global has announced a collaboration with America's Harvard University to develop a printable…
Sydney-based Video Translator AI smartens up multi-language video
By Leon Gettler >>
VIDEO these days is the best way to reach a big market. But what happens when there are many markets, with many different language…
Companies on the Move
Cbus and Media Super join forces
MEDIA Super and Cbus Super, two of Australia’s better performing super funds, plan to join forces and have signed a memorandum of understanding to…
People on the Move
Darren Rudd to head up AFTA
THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) board has announced the appointment of Darren Rudd as CEO, effective from Monday, June 29.
AFTA…
Innovation
Need for speed: what if technology could work as fast as your imagination?
By Peter O'Halloran >>
THE GLOBAL SPREAD of COVID-19 has had seemingly unimaginable consequences on business. Entire industries have been shut down.…
Trade
Qld resource exports holding up despite COVID-19
INTERNATIONAL TRADE in Queensland’s resources has stayed consistent with an 80 percent contribution to the total value…
Asia-Pacific
Thailand ranks second in the world and first in Asia for…
By Ellen Boonstra, Asia correspondent >>
WHETHER it’s the tropical heat, the custom of wearing facemasks courtesy of…
Digital Business
Cloudian helps business tackle big data management storm
SPECIALIST BUSINESS mass data storage and management company, Cloudian, has officially launched its operations in…
Editorial
Australia needs leadership now, not rulership
BUSINESS ACUMEN’s special report on leadership, in edition 93, could not be more timely. Or more poignant. Or better…
Management
Strive to reduce time spent managing e-mail
RESEARCH published by Forbes magazine suggests most staff spend from 2.5 hours to as much as 6.5 hours per day reading and replying to emails.
Even…
Opinion
How long will the recession last? IFM economist measures it up
By Leon Gettler >>
IFM Investors chief economist Alex Joiner has no idea how long the forthcoming recession will…
Business Travel & Events
Brisbane Convention Centre readies for re-opening
In Brief
Small business 'procurement panel' called for by Ombudsman
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is calling on the Federal Government to…
Research & Books
Ken finds the fun in failure – fast and often
REVIEW By Mike Sullivan >>
AS SUCCESS guides go, this one is a complete failure. If you follow its writer, Ken…
News Feature
IPA warns about lodging tax returns too early
Regional Economic Development
HomeBuilder scheme a 'massive relief' to tradies - Master Builders
MASTER BUILDERS Australia has come out strongly behind the Federal Government’s new HomeBuilder scheme, saying it "will…
Manufacturing Acumen
Mask u-turn set to create jobs
A MELBOURNE manufacturer of reusable protective masks is set to recruit up to 10 new staff following yesterday’s announcement by Victorian Premier,…
Aviation Acumen
US launch for Monarc Global’s Travech air charter software
THE industry-transforming Travech air charter management software developed by Australian company Monarc Global is jetting in to the US.
Automated quoting air charter software Travech was launched in 2017 by Monarc…
Automotive Acumen
Racing Holden Monaro snares record price
AN AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE record was broken over the weekend with the iconic first Bathurst-winning Harry Firth-engineered Holden HT Monaro race car achieving the highest price for a Holden sold at…
Debt Recovery & Management
DG Institute warns on dangers of new credit file databases
THE new credit reporting laws will considerably affect the one in six Australians currently deep in debt, or anyone who has ever borrowed money in…
Legal
Business Ombudsman calls for major changes to SME tax regime compliance
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for major changes to Australia’s taxation framework, saying…
Acumen Archives
Less pain and effort now it’s Ezy-As
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
Business Incubator: ACS Labs
Defence Forces hackathon #Shockproof manoeuvres with ACS guidance
AUSTRALIA's professional association for the technology sector, ACS, has joined as the execution partner for the Australia and New Zealand Defence…
Queensland Leaders
Critical thinking as a leadership discipline
By Louise Broekman >>
HAVE YOU FELT the overwhelming sense that you (as a business leader) are operating at 100 percent of your mental capacity?
While overcommitting and overscheduling is part of…
NSW Leaders
Ceramisphere technology goes global
By Mike Sullivan >>
CAN CERAMIC micro-encapsulation technology – a new materials process originally developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation – change the world for the…
Victorian Leaders
From HR Gurus to Millennial who-do
South Australian Leaders
Clarke Energy changes the power game
CLARKE ENERGY is building a reputation for being one of the most agile and innovative power generation suppliers in the country as Australia transitions to multi-source power generation.
The…
Western Australian Leaders
CFO Centre gives companies a new analytical edge
Creative Industries
How Screen Australia is responding to coronavirus
By Graeme Mason >>
WE ARE STARTING to see a glimmer of hope that Australia’s response to COVID-19 is working. That positive news has undoubtedly…
Sports Business
Fit for nothing as COVID-19 takes its toll
THE ECONOMIC and social impact of COVID-19 related closures have been felt hard by the fitness industry, right across Australia.
Fitness Australia…
Indigenous Business
Indigenous business accelerator fires up with $50k grants…
THE WORLD’S FIRST Indigenous Accelerator was run by Barayamal in November 2016, continuing in successive years and now…
Advertising & Marketing
Facebook group helps SMEs thrive through COVID-19
By Leon Gettler >>
WHEN RACHEL CALLAN from Flamanko Social Media and Katie Martel from Croft PR took a hit from COVID-19, they launched a ‘Thriving’…
Training & Careers
What jobs are making it beyond COVID-19?
By Leon Gettler >>
BUSINESSES are getting to a post-pandemic normal, but many Australians are not comfortable getting…
Finance & Investment
Warning on 'zombie' companies crashing after September -…
BUSINESS experts and economists expect a rise in the number of business insolvencies, according to Australian comparison website
Agribusiness
COVID-19 hits Queensland farmers' confidence
THE COVID-19 pandemic has probably derailed the heady optimism Queensland farmers enjoyed early in the year, with the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural…
Community Business
St John Ambulance cares for its volunteers through crisis
By Leon Gettler >>
ST JOHN AMBULANCE, like many Australian organisations, has had to deal with the recent social isolation of its people. In the…
Better Business Technology
Forescout has four tips to help future-proof operational tech security
Environment
Earth Day calls for urgent action to save world’s amphibians
A NEW STUDY is highlighting global shortfalls in amphibian conservation, accentuated in the climate action theme of Earth Day 2020, which celebrates its 50th year on April 22.
The research paper,…
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