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Crisis, Reinvention and Recovery
‘Lockdown’ has been declared Word of the Year in 2020, however another close contender must have been the word ‘pivot’. The verb has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a key survival tool for businesses across the globe. Successful pivots can be attributed to the...
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The Mother of Reinvention
Covid-19 has forced many businesses to pivot for survival. However, various scenarios can prompt an urgent rethink of products, services, processes and operations. From a practical point of view, the key to successful pivoting is good governance. Preparation and...
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5 Minutes With… Gail Wallace
Gail joins our Bowral office taking on the role of Senior Finance Manager. With extensive experience in Banking and Finance admin roles at both ANZ and BDCU, Gail brings exceptional organisational skills, as well as a strong customer focussed approach. Gail is a...
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Reducing long-term commitment to keep the economy running
As we head towards the end of 2020, a year that has changed the way we live, work and interact with each other, businesses across the globe have found that agility and adaptability has been the key to their survival. New Zealand’s business landscape has seen many...
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5 Minutes With… Michael Thomson
Michael is an investment professional with over 25 years’ experience in accounting, finance, compliance and management. He's worked in public and commercial accounting roles, established his own accounting practice and created and managed a private financial services...
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Opportunities for Growth in the Freight and Logistics Sector
The Australian freight and logistics sector, encompassing road, rail, sea, air transportation as well as supporting services such as warehousing and storage, has an estimated annual revenue of $102.87 billion. The sector is one of the only markets expected to grow as...
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Stumbling Blocks for The Small Business Sector
The importance of SMEs to a healthy Australian economy cannot be overstated. SMEs are the backbone of the Australian economy, creating around 7 million jobs, contributing up to 57% of Australia’s GDP and cementing our reputation as a nation of entrepreneurs. With...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Australian SMEs Struggling For Help, Says Broker Community
The Government SME Guarantee Scheme and extended trading terms are failing Australia’s SMEs, amid the Coronavirus pandemic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday 6 October 2020 Invoice finance business Apricity Finance warns of the issues faced by SMEs amid the Coronavirus...
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Building our way out of recession?
STIMULUS MEASURES MUST NOT FAIL SMESIt’s no secret that infrastructure spending is being viewed as a critical part of the post COVID economic recovery. The Government has already announced a $220 billion infrastructure pipeline with further infrastructure spending...
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Non-banks Are The Future of Lending
What’s with all the money flowing into the fintech world? And what does all this investment mean - not only for the industry and other potential new players, but also for customers of financial services and SMEs? The answer is that this new wave of non-bank finance...
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Broker Insights Series – Jim Bourke
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS. My professional background has predominantly been in farming in New Zealand, and I did a five-year stint building a GPS fertilising tracking system for a company before making the switch to finance and have worked for...
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5 Minutes With… Robin Smith
Robin joined Apricity in 2019 after 20 years in the television industry. She has extensive experience working in high pressure, time-sensitive environments and brings skills developed during this time to enable her to effectively manage the busy schedule of the CEO...
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