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Business travellers suggest pandemic has hurt their effectiv...
Business travellers around the world believe that the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions have negatively impacted their effectiveness and the ability of their employers to develop and maintain business, according to a new survey by Chubb. Findings of the Chubb survey include: 80% of business travellers believe they are missing something important when they […]
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Powering your business with digital automation
One of the objectives of any digital transformation process in business is to improve workplace productivity, and this is where digital automation makes a big difference. Today’s digital automation technology allows you to not only automate time-wasting, repetitive tasks, it provides a better customer and employee experience. Automation is not about replacing people with computers. […]
Looking to the Future…………..
Everything SMEs need to know about the Australasian Recycling Label This month the Australian Government released its first National Plastics Plan, setting out an exciting new approach for how Australia will tackle the plastic waste challenge. The Plan also highlighted a range of important sustainability deadlines that Australian small businesses need to be aware of […]
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Skincare brand Alpha-H is teaming up with Adore Beauty and others to offer paid work placements for women re-entering the workforce Australian skincare brand Alpha-H has partnered with five other businesses to create a ‘returnship’ program to help more women re-enter the workforce. In its first year, the ‘Encoreship’ program will offer six paid, full-time […]
How to set up your SME to thrive in a post-COVID-19 world
From remote work and digital dependence to “Zoom fatigue” and quick business pivoting, the coronavirus crisis has transformed the workplace as we knew it. The twin impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on health and economics has made 2020 a difficult year for many. Our data shows six out of 10 businesses reported sales losses of […]
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