Working from home: keeping yourself sane indoors
Cabin fever is no joke. Ever seen The Shining? We don’t want any ‘Here’s Johnny!’ moments going down in your living room. With a larger and larger percentage of Aussie workers confining themselves indoors and working from home, there’ll be considerations of wellbeing that go…
7 Ways to support small businesses during slow trade
Yes, we all feel it. Shelves are bare and economic realities are beginning to emerge. Small business survival is an important component to a healthy community and economy. Now more than ever, let’s lend them a hand shall we? Big supermarket chains like Coles will…
How to work productively from home during a health scare
Don’t Panic! But anyway, how do you work from home during a health scare? Your health (and everyone around you) should always be taken seriously. But this advice is certainly not medical, this is for people who are indirectly affected and either choose to, or…
Stimulus package announced by Federal Government – how will you and your business benefit?
The Australian federal government has announced the first stage of its coronavirus stimulus package, designed to keep the economy healthy and stave off the worst effects of a possible recession. The current package is worth $17.6 Billion, with small businesses one of the largest beneficiaries….
The power of positive reinforcement and incentive in business
Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool which can make your business boom when deployed correctly. What do you know about this mysterious power you can wield to influence people’s behaviour? The Psychology of positive reinforcement It’s science! The benefits of deploying positive reinforcement strategies in…
3 social entrepreneurs changing the world right now
Entrepreneurs come in many forms. While some are geared toward self enrichment, there are those out there with broader goals to benefit society – we call these people social entrepreneurs. 1) Muhammad Yunus – The Banker Muhammad Yunus is a world renowned, Nobel prize winning…
Federal Budget 2019: Sam Allert on the small business situation
The 2019 federal budget has been announced with some specific news for small businesses across Australia. We talked to Reckon CEO Sam Allert to get his 2 cents on what the budget means and how small businesses have fared. Tax cuts With a strong focus…
What do 1000 small businesses want to see in this year’s Federal Budget?
Reckon recently polled over 1000 Australian small businesses to test the temperature of the market ahead of the federal budget. So what are people saying they would like to see coming from our Federal Government? What is important to our SME’s this year? What do…