Melinda Oliver, Author at SmartCompany

The ultimate resilience resource, part four: community

Community counts when it comes to being a resilient SME, but it takes more than setting up a social media page to gain support.

The ultimate resilience resource, part three: people

When disruption hits, it’s people that carry a business through. Here we explore how to build a people-first strategy fit for resilience.

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The ultimate resilience resource, part two: digital agility

Within the SmartCompany network, many SMEs leapt forward with their digital agility agendas from the onset of COVID-19. Here are some case studies of their experiences.

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Go deeper: How SMEs can strategically read the federal budget

Just one hidden insight used well could give you a competitive edge over the rest.

The ultimate resilience resource, part one: adaptability

A guide to resilience: lessons on how to recover, adapt and evolve your business.

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Six clever ways to cut costs, not staff, in a small business

When business looks a little shaky and creditors are lining up to get paid, it can be easy to look for ways to cut costs, but that doesn't mean staff.

From the footy field to running a business – star AFL players who’ve taken the leap

Whether you’re in Melbourne, Sydney or elsewhere around the country tomorrow, it will be hard to escape footy fever as Hawthorn and Sydney…

French envy rife over email switch-off rule, but would it work here?

News yesterday that France had made it a “law” to not answer work emails or messages after 6pm may have been an exaggeration, but it rai…

Black Swan dips could be saved by food giant

Simplot Australia has emerged as a front runner in the bid to buy Black Swan, which went into receivership in June last year, reports sugges…

Coles cops court undertaking over misleading social media campaign

Coles has come under fire over a 2013 social media campaign in which it misled the public over the price of its milk and has agreed to a cou…

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