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New Zealand: Aussie exporters’ number one market destination
Monday 15th November 2021
New Zealand: Aussie exporters’ number one market destination
Australia and New Zealand are natural allies with a strong trans-Tasman sense of family.Migration, trade and defence ties, keen competition on the sporting field, and strong people-to-people links have helped shape a close and co-operative relationship. Until the current COVID-19 restrictions, hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders crossed the Tasman each year as tourists, for business purposes, or to visit family members.
Funding roundup November 8 – November 12
Fintech Asendium raises $1.1 million
Unyoked launches crowdfund campaign to promote post-COVID-19 cultural change
Hindsite banks $3.25 million seed round
Video games platform Mod.io raises $35 million
FinTech Australia launches investor map for the fintech industry
Survey reveals the top three priorities for digital transformation for SMEs
A poll by enterprise business solutions provider Konica Minolta comprising 242 small businesses from a variety of industries found that most small firms are still in the process of implementing digital transformations.
Government boosts Australian F&B businesses with $33 million in additional grants
In the latest round of Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) funding, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an additional $33 million to support Australian-made food and beverage businesses. Seven Australian companies will share in the funding, which will unlock new manufacturing opportunities, boost production, and create more jobs across the country.
A new focus for China’s online shopping festival, 11.11
China’s Singles Day, the world’s largest shopping festival, was held yesterday. The event, also known as Double 11, is China’s informal single’s Valentine’s Day. The day celebrates people who aren’t in relationships, and November 11th was chosen to represent singles, as the numbers are all single units.
Ransomware is a killer for SMBs: Here’s everything you need to know
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have become increasingly attractive targets for cybercriminals. Often, these smaller businesses don’t have the financial or technical resources in-house to deal with existing and emerging threats. One of the biggest threats SMBs face is ransomware, a malicious attack where data is encrypted and held hostage until the criminals are paid to release it.
