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Businesses are earning $2 for every $1 spent on innovation, Commonwealth Bank study finds
Innovations implemented by Australian businesses over the past year have contributed $110 billion to the economy, according to research undertaken by the Commonwealth Bank The second annual CommBank Business Insights Report, which looks at innovation practices and performance of companies with two or more employees and an annual turnover greater than $500,000, indicates that businesses […]
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Holidays without work a “luxury” for many operators, says Xero Small Business director
Small business owners are increasingly embracing the 80:20 travel trend, whereby 80% of their holidays are reserved for leisure with the remaining 20% dedicated to work, according to Xero’s Travel Habits Report. Key findings from the report, which compares the travel habits of 400 working Australians and 400 small business owners, include: 48% of business […]
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‘Digital by default’ millennials are the most optimistic SME owners, NAB whitepaper shows
Amongst Australia’s SME owners, millennials are not only more optimistic about the future, they are also more likely to expand their business in the near future, according to a new whitepaper from NAB. Titled The Moments That Matter: Understanding Australian SMEs, the whitepaper reports on qualitative and quantitative research undertaken by IPSOS on behalf of […]
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Your product won’t charm consumers forever: what are the skills needed to move it forward?
We all have products that keep us coming back for more. For you, it might be a simple fitness app like Strava, Instagram’s endless feed of engaging photos, or your flashy Beats by Dr Dre headphones. What these products have in common is their addictive nature – and that they’re not addictive by chance. Businesses […]
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SA Govt engaging commercialisation pros to transform research work into tech start-ups
The South Australian Government will spend $2.4 million over four years on generating at least 14 tech start-ups from work being undertaken by universities and research organisation According to Manufacturing and Innovation Minister, Kyam Maher, the South Australian Rapid Commercialisation Initiative (SARCI) will see commercialisation experts drive license deals between the research sector and industry, with […]
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Parents who run small businesses make time for longer holidays, new research reveals
The commonly held belief that small business owners are too busy to take substantial holidays is at odds with new research from Xero. The cloud accounting provider’s Working Parents Report, which involved a survey of 1248 Australians, found that small business owners with children will have more time off than other working parents this summer. […]
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B2B transactions in Australia’s small business ecosystem worth $204 billion, report suggests
New research suggests transactions between small businesses in Australia are worth $204 billion per year. Commissioned by American Express in support of Shop Small Month, which ends 30 November, The Economy of Shopping Small: Custom Counts report reveals small businesses in Australia source goods and services from 4.4 other small suppliers each month, with an average monthly spend […]
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How to overcome the challenges of starting and operating a creative business remotely
Starting any business can be a daunting prospect, let alone in the competitive creative industries and when I decided I wanted to start my own creative business, and later move it to Port Macquarie, there were many hurdles to overcome. In need of a sea change, we decided to move our boutique design and marketing […]
