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Ageing small business leadership a new problem facing economy
THE AUSTRALIAN small business sector is facing a major shake-up over the coming decade, with the highest proportion of small business owners aged between 45 and 59 years and preparing for retirement.
That’s according to the Small Business Counts report released at the COSBOA National Small Business Summit this week by the Australian Small Business and…
Issue #93
Cover story: LEADING EDGE
Richard de Crespigny's logbook on leadership.
Better Business Technology
Is Australia really ready for 5G?
Special Report: Leadership
Lessons for business from averting an air disaster.
Editorial
Australia needs leadership now, not rulership.
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20 Sep, 2019Tamara Loehr helps brands grow through ‘sweat equity’
Companies on the MoveBy Leon Gettler >>
STRUGGLING businesses looking for assistance can expect to get some ‘sweat equity’ from Tamara Loehr.
Ms Loehr has delved into the world of investment with a current focus on her online beauty-disrupter, Dollar Beauty Tribe, designed to promote cruelty-free, vegan indie brands. Ms Loehr has become globally…
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19 Sep, 2019Is Australia’s best golf escape at a Château?
Business Travel & EventsTHE Vintage Golf Club may be in the Hunter Valley but the golf experience it offers may be more like chipping and putting the Loire Valley.
That’s because the charming Vintage Golf Club is located at the award-winning Château Élan, one Australia’s finest resorts. This Château not only offers direct access to one of the…
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17 Sep, 2019Recruitment entrepreneur Steve Scanlan takes stake in Technology People
People on the MoveFRESH OFF the back of selling his remaining share in Recon Solutions, Steve Scanlan has announced he will join Sydney’s Technology People as director of growth. His first task is to launch the business in Melbourne.
Investing some of the $8 million he made from the sale of Recon, the business he founded in his backyard six…
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17 Sep, 2019How to turn strangers into satisfied paying customers
Advertising, Media & MarketingBy Sabri Suby >>
MANY BUSINESSES go headfirst into ‘selling’ to potential customers at the first chance, which is just like asking a stranger to marry you.
Here is a proven strategy to turn more cold leads into warm, receptive potential customers:
Targeting the non-buying customer
Typically, only 3 percent of the market are…
Innovative Australian Companies
WorkingMouse makes business click
By Mike Sullivan >>
WORKINGMOUSE’s reputation for transforming businesses, by streamlining operational information technology development, is…
Ceramisphere technology goes global
By Mike Sullivan >>
CAN CERAMIC micro-encapsulation technology – a new materials process originally developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and…
Jamila Gordon’s Lumachain gets CSIRO and Microsoft backing to 'enlighten' global food supply chains
AUSTRALIAN company Lumachain is using blockchain technology to provide greater transparency to global food supply chains – and helping to eliminate…
Companies on the Move
Tamara Loehr helps brands grow through ‘sweat equity’
By Leon Gettler >>
STRUGGLING businesses looking for assistance can expect to get some ‘sweat equity’ from Tamara Loehr.
Ms Loehr has delved into…
People on the Move
Recruitment entrepreneur Steve Scanlan takes stake in Technology People
FRESH OFF the back of selling his remaining share in Recon Solutions, Steve Scanlan has announced he will join Sydney’s Technology People as director…
Innovation
Jamila Gordon’s Lumachain gets CSIRO and Microsoft backing to 'enlighten' global food supply chains
AUSTRALIAN company Lumachain is using blockchain technology to provide greater transparency to global food supply chains – and helping to eliminate…
Trade
US-China trade war a new type of 'cold war'?
By Leon Gettler >>
THE trade war turned currency war, between the US and China, is a misnomer.
According to Michael…
Asia-Pacific
Australian companies take note as Thailand legalises…
By Ellen Boonstra, Asia correspondent >>
ONCE KNOWN as one of the world’s top growers of recreational marijuana,…
Digital Business
DocuSign helps companies to ‘fight climate change’
By Leon Gettler >>
DOCUSIGN, the company behind the e-signature, is leading the way to help companies fight climate…
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
Common business mistakes that suffocate growth
By David Sharrock >>
IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD, there are a multitude of cafes and restaurants that open their doors, following hugely expensive fit outs…
Opinion
And after the election ... what then?
By John Sheridan >>
AUSTRALIA is being impacted on two fronts – by trade threats and by digital disruption.
Our…
Business Travel & Events
Is Australia’s best golf escape at a Château?
In Brief
Small business growth 'collapse' spurs Ombudsman
AUSTRALIAN Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell said she was "deeply concerned" by fresh data…
Research & Books
IPA Deakin Small Business: Big Vision conference highlights big SME problems
A LANDMARK international conference currently being conducted by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) in…
News Feature
Small business body backs ATO in pursuit of scammers
Regional Economic Development
Master Builders call for action, warn on weak building activity
NEW Australian Brueau of Statistics (ABS) figures demonstrate that the challenges facing Australia’s building industry…
Manufacturing Acumen
Shadow Minister Brendan O’Connor addresses workforce capability and availability at National Manufacturing Summit
SHADOW Minister for Employment and Industry, Science and Small and Family Business, Brendan O’Connor, will address delegates at the National…
Aviation Acumen
Scoot lifts customer experiences with Dell Boomi-fuelled data analytics
INTERNATIONAL budget airline Scoot has implemented cloud-based integration from Dell Boomi to aggregate data from customers and internal applications, a move other budget carriers are sure to look closely at.
Automotive Acumen
Parkable disrupts cityscapes – in a good way
By Leon Gettler >>
IMAGINE parking your car with the assistance of software, web and apps and IoT (information of things) equipment that allows you detect the proximity of other vehicles, along with…
Debt Recovery & Management
Welcome to Debt Recovery and Management as informed by Bailiff-Sheriff Australia
This special Debt Recovery section is allied with the DebtSet/Bailiff-Sheriff Australia website. SUBSCRIBE HERE. While much of this section's…
Legal
Small business ombudsman says plans to axe low-cost patent regime will smash SME innovation
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell has urged the Federal Government not to abolish the low-cost innovation…
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
ACS opens tech innovation hub in Melbourne
ACS HAS LAUNCHED one of Melbourne’s most innovative and collaborative workspaces, located in the Docklands area.
ACS president Yohan Ramasundara,…
Queensland Leaders
WorkingMouse makes business click
By Mike Sullivan >>
WORKINGMOUSE’s reputation for transforming businesses, by streamlining operational information technology development, is definitely preceding it.
WorkingMouse teams are…
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
Australian-developed VaultID brings financial inclusion to the world's 'Unbanked'
South Australian Leaders
Ikon Institute explores new frontiers of learning
SINCE INCEPTION, the Ikon Institute of Australia has been passionate about the notion that lifelong learning is at the centre of personal wellbeing, healthy social change and successful…
Western Australian Leaders
Excel Robotics develops vital production machinery
Creative Industries
Ocre becomes Australia’s global ‘laid-back luxury’ brand
FROM ORIGINAL works of art through to textiles and fashion accessories, Tarn Mclean’s works are a study in natural beauty, the fluidity of art and a…
Sports Business
Roy Morgan kicks off live sports sponsorship platform
ROY MORGAN has launched the Genome Audience Planner in alliance with TEG Analytics as a ‘next generation sponsorship planning and optimisation…
Indigenous Business
CGU backs Indigenous Business Month
INDIGENOUS Business Month has attracted new backing through a new partnership with CGU Insurance Ltd, a subsidiary of…
Advertising & Marketing
How to turn strangers into satisfied paying customers
By Sabri Suby >>
MANY BUSINESSES go headfirst into ‘selling’ to potential customers at the first chance, which is just like asking a stranger to…
Training & Careers
Philip Morris takes Equal-Salary initiative
By Leon Gettler >>
PAY EQUALITY is one of the big issues bedevilling Australian businesses and companies are under…
Finance & Investment
ATO claws back millions in R&D claims - Ombudsman…
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell is concerned by reports the Federal Government clawed…
Agribusiness
US embraces Downunder's CropLogic agri-tech
By Leon Gettler >>
CROPLOGIC, which spun out of the Institute of Plant and Food in New Zealand, the equivalent of the CSIRO and which is partly New…
Community Business
CSIRO spins out company to help tackle 'social licence to operate'
DECLINING TRUST in corporations is being tackled by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, which has developed and commercialised a new…
Better Business Technology
Opening up to open source in Australia – Rubrik report
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