COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalization of businesses. Cisco’s 2020 Asia Pacific SMB Digital Maturity Study shows that nearly 70 percent of SMBs in Asia Pacific are accelerating the digitalization of their businesses as a result of COVID-19. As SMBs become more digitally mature, they could
Communicating online requires something of a performance. I’m not suggesting you need to pretend to be someone different. It’s more that you need to turn yourself up. In my case apparently, I morph from really nice in person to extremely nice on Zoom. The reality
Image credit to Proxyclick Service NSW check-in app rolls out statewide. The app will make it quicker for guests to check-in at venues and help businesses stay safe against potential COVID-19 outbreaks. The Service NSW app will roll out the use of QR codes to help capture
More Singapore businesses are expected to use fintech products or services in the next 12 months as they strive to improve operational efficiencies, according to findings from a new regional survey by global professional accounting body CPA Australia. The survey of fintech adoption by companies
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has warned that any attempts to regulate Facebook could hurt the businesses that rely on its targeted advertising services. During a call with investors following Facebook’s Q2 results – in which the company recorded 11 per cent growth – Zuckerberg voiced his concern
How an integrated, end-to-end cloud solution has aided the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic COVID-19 has upended how business is conducted, here and all around the globe. While organisations of all sizes have been impacted, small businesses in particular have faced steep challenges as
Update: this article now includes references to the ATO’s latest announcement of the ‘shortcut method’ to claim working from home tax expenses. To help you to get your head around the income tax implications of working from home, we’ve created a handful of scenarios. We
Google is helping small businesses better understand consumer trends, launching a rising retail categories tool on Think with Google. The tool identifies fast-growing, product-related categories in Google Search, the locations where they’re growing, and the queries associated with them. Google says it hopes the feature
China’s small business sector’s strong focus on technology and digital capabilities places it in a better position to recover comparatively quickly from the impacts of COVID-19, according to analysis of an annual Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey conducted by CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest
Image: Unsplash The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a free online mental health webinar for sole traders, amid alarming predictions of a dramatic rise in Australian suicide rates due to the economic and social impacts of coronavirus. Beyond Blue ambassador and
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