T2 founder Maryanne Shearer, as well as Mash founder Tash Menon and Career CEO founder Andrea Clarke, see the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to ‘recalibrate,’ transform and reignite their business passion. COVID-19 and the subsequent economic crisis is a “slap in the face reminder to do what you’re passionate about and what you’re good […]
As social distancing becomes the new norm, one national real estate agency is already enabling Australians to buy and sell property almost completely remotely. National digital agency, Upside Realty, has set up remote appraisers, virtual meetings, digital contracts and communication between home-based real estate agents through cloud-based technology to minimise contact between property buyers and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses across Australia and New Zealand to close their doors, putting employers in the difficult position of what to do with staff. Hundreds of thousands of workers in a number of industries, including the travel, hospitality and retail sectors are facing months of uncertainty, with COVID-19 expected to further spread […]
The federal government has temporarily tightened foreign investment rules following a fall in the value of Australian businesses due to the coronavirus. There are concerns cashed-up foreign predators could take advantage of the fall in asset values fuelled by a massive slump on the Australian Securities Exchange. The temporary change, which came into effect late […]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic causing business disruptions of an unprecedented scale, alternative lender Lumi has today called for lenders to put aside their differences and create partnerships to avoid finance bottlenecks in light of the government’s $15b injection announcement to small business loans. Due to the data and technology capabilities Lumi and […]
As the nation moves to remote working to flatten COVID-19, the use of legal technology has gone from being a luxury to a necessity overnight. John Ahern, CEO of leading tech innovator, InfoTrack, said “The original purpose of legal-tech was to automate and create workflow efficiencies in practice.” “But now more than ever before, legal […]
Small business is placed under tremendous pressure with the coronavirus pandemic, so ActionCOACH ANZ have summarised the key pieces of advice to help weather the storm. With the knock-on effects of coronavirus impacting consumer behaviour, small businesses must be innovative and find ways to stay competitive and ensure their survival. “Certainly, these are extremely trying […]
The pending shut downs of non-essential services across parts of Australia may trigger conditions in the Fair Work Act that will allow employers to stand staff down without pay, according to Employsure, Australia’s leading workplace relations company. In a Government imposed closure of a workplace, employers may be in a position to stand staff down […]
With governments and workplaces now rapidly escalating their responses to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the crisis has shone a spotlight on the inherent precariousness of casual employment here at home. UPDATE: Casual employees (of 12 months or more) are entitled to government’s JobKeeper payment McDonald Murholme Senior Associate Arthur Hambas says that casual workers are […]
For some CEOs, raising capital can be the most important and time-consuming part of their job. It’s a complex area to navigate even for the most experienced CEOs, and especially so for those who are new to the game. Vantari VR’s co-CEO Dr Nishanth Krishnananthan knows all too well the complexities involved when it comes to […]
