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Much of the knowledge firms can access about supporting employee mental health is based on the experience of large organisations with significant resources.
Four things you should consider before launching a startup with your university friends.
Rising business costs and shifts in the market accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic are posing challenges for small retailers along Main Street business areas.
The trade union movement’s proposal to allow ‘multi-employer’ collective bargaining has won crucial support from small business advocates.
Is it really a side hustle if you end up losing money? We surveyed 287 current and former MLM consultants in Australia. The findings paint a bleak picture.
A graduated and carefully calibrated approach to increases in VAT is preferable to large scale, once-off increases.
The co-operative business model needs to be seriously considered and nurtured as a viable response to closing companies and lost jobs as a result of the pandemic.
Many unemployed young people are engaged in a variety of economic activities. These may not necessarily be recognised as a form of self employment or informal employment.
The federal government should embrace Québec’s simplified incorporation model for small businesses. With some minor refinements, Québec’s regime can and should be deployed across the country
Renewable energy sources won’t make a decisive impact to alleviate South Africa’s power shortage for at least five years.
Instead of wage subsidy and business loan schemes, allowing households, workers and employers to borrow against future income could be more efficient and equitable in the long run.
After a withered 2020 due to COVID-19, the flower industry is hoping to blossom. The industry, which remains far from sustainable, remains a multi-billion dollar operation.
Senate Republicans continue to push for sweeping liability protection for companies from coronavirus-related lawsuits, but research and evidence suggests there’s little real risk.
The Postal Service plays a critical role in the supply chains of small businesses and in keeping rural America connected. There’s no reason it can’t continue to do so despite its financial woes.
How are startup entrepreneurs getting through the COVID-19 pandemic? Talking to each other to offer tips, expertise and a sympathetic ear is helpful, according to an ongoing study.
Bankruptcy is meant to offer breathing space to struggling companies, but it may not be enough given the unpredictable nature of the pandemic.
You may want to think twice before giving up your right to sue if you get sick, but you probably won’t have much choice.
Our experts look at recovery efforts, how different the post-pandemic world will be, the hunt for a cure for COVID-19, and why we need to mind our mental health.
As small businesses reopen, they’ll need to engage the hearts and minds of both employees and customers by recognizing that they feel emotions differently than they did before COVID-19.
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Professor in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Finance, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Banking & Finance, University of St Andrews
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Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management, University of York
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Professor of Taxation Law, University of Sydney
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Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Director of ECU Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi and Distinguished Research Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Research Fellow, King's College London
