Thought Leadership (Commercial Content)

According to the recent Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre report entitled “The Engine Room for Growth? - The Role, Performance and Future Prospects of Small Business in Western Australia”, small business accounts for 97 per cent of all businesses in the State, has a value added contribution of $39.7 billion, and accounts for 41 per cent (512,000 persons) of WA’s overall employment.

The head of Commonwealth Private Banking, Marianne Perkovic, takes a look at the some of the key domestic and global trends for private investors.

Government at all levels is focused on improving public safety and security at present.

Untapped innovation worth $37 billion to WA economy. Can innovation help grow a business and generate more revenue? 

In Western Australia, approximately two people are injured per hour seriously enough to take one or more days/shifts off work.

Despite news reports of a retail decline, research shows innovative consumer businesses can still thrive.

A celebration is seemingly in order, as the Early Stage Innovation Company (ESIC) tax incentives are turning one!

Although cloud computing has been around for over a decade, for most people outside of the tech industry, it will feel like a relatively new concept.

But we’re only scratching the surface. Innovation means different things to different people. Some associate innovation with technology, gadgets and science. 

Employees seek reward for their efforts and so regular pay reviews are an important element for any organisation to ensure employees maintain an appropriate level of remuneration.

CommBank’s 21 Day Change Challenge helps businesses face change and innovate day to day operations to meet challenges and take advantage of opportunities.

Commonwealth Bank has transformed business banking to help small to large enterprises face emerging challenges and opportunities

Western Australia’s GovNext-ICT program, currently at start-up stage, has a number of phases – with each promising so much to the local community.

Research has shown employees are more likely to succeed in the workplace if they have a mentor.

Blue sky thinking comes from all manner of places.

With recent property prices peaking in Sydney and Melbourne coupled with flat property conditions in Perth, there has been speculation recently that Perth is now the place to consider for investing in property. We all know that property investment has a number of risks so when considering investing in Perth, are there any areas that have the edge over other locations? 

Whether we call them performance appraisals, reviews, feedback or the current trending term, ‘check-ins’ every organisation has its own process of identifying, measuring, and developing an employee

During 2016 many high profile enterprises (including the ATO and the ASX) suffered significant outages of critical IT services.

Once upon a time flexibility in the workplace was the sole domain of working parents, however our changing world has seen an increased expectation across all areas of your business.  As with all change, this presents the organisation with a number of opportunities, as well as challenges.

It was just over a year ago that Tourism Australia launched its $40 million campaign “There’s Nothing like Australia” highlighting the country’s world-class coastal experiences and showcas

Technology is changing the world, but has it changed the way you do business?

Welcome into the year of 2017 where we are back at the early stages of a new commodities cycle, or so we are led to believe.

A meeting of state and federal energy ministers in August 2016 highlighted the critical role that gas will play in Australia’s rapidly evolving energy sector.

Managing ill and injured employees can be extremely testing, particularly when you suspect the absenteeism may not be genuine…or when it is genuine, but their absences are beginning to negatively impact on your operations!

After more than AU$200bn in capital investment over the last decade, Australia is emerging as an undisputed global oil and gas epicentre with Perth at its very heart.

With the petroleum industry struggling through one of the toughest periods in recent memory, there has been a growing call for government, academia and oil and gas operating and service and supply

After four years of intense work on the Presqu’ile smart city project in Grenoble, France, let me share with you two aspects of the initiative that are absolutely central to a s

Narcissistic, adaptable and creative are character traits commonly associated with Millennial (Upwork Inc. 2015).

The past 12 months has seen fulltime jobs decline by approximately 53,000, the first annual decline in almost two-and-a-half years.

The fourth industrial revolution theory predicts entry level white collar jobs will be eradicated by technology.

Automation is our new reality. We have the capability, the investors and the need for innovation. Let’s embrace it. 

Modern Awards can be confusing, from determining what award applies, to identifying how each job is classified in the award, and then what your people are entitled to… Overtime?