The Small Business Trends in Australia for 2014

The Small Business Trends in Australia for 2014 MANAGEMENT Aussie SMES will focus on building continuing relevance. Customer relationships are taken to the next level Recruitment restarts .. .... Tony Gleeson Chief Executive at Australian Institute of Management Corporate social responsibility is reprioritised Flexible working environment gains ground Analytics tools for employee management HUMAN RESOURCES в Aussie SMES will embrace innovation to become the You Tube best places to work. O! in Karen Cariss Mobile technologies and social media will be used for recruitment Global Chief Executive at PageUp People FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Increase adoption of Cloud for finance data Aussie SMES will become more Increase in outsourcing for scalability and cost savings engaged in the complexities of their finances. Sarah Riegelhuth Business collaborations Co-founder at Advisory Group Wealth Enhancers to maximise profits TECHNOLOGY Aussie SMES will gain better understanding of the Cloud and prioritise mobile devices. James Valentine Chief Technology Officer at Fronde "Cloud first" for platform selection criteria "Mobile first" for requirements in applications MARKETING Print Aussie SMES will continue to leverage online marketing. Megan Barrow, Director Short-term marketing strategies due to limited budgets f Marketing Firm JOElla Print marketing Social media and websites will be "Massive" makes a comeback MICROSOURCING Australasia