Deloitte access economics connected small businesses google

June 21, 2016

This report was prepared for Google Australia by Deloitte Access Economics. This report is not intended to be relied upon by anyone else and we accept no duty of care to any other person or entity. The report has been prepared for the purpose of analysing the use and benefits of digital tools amongst Australian small- and medium-sized businesses.

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GIS Planning, Inc. is the world leader and inventor of web-based geographic information systems (GIS) which foster enhanced economic development. GIS Planning serves clients from government, businesses and community organizations. The company pioneered the field of Internet GIS for economic development from the creation of ZoomProspector, the very first web-based GIS program for economic development to our newest generation of enterprise applications implemented throughout the United States. Today, GIS Planning-developed online solutions are the industry standard for economic development web sites, serving 58% of the U.S. population, the majority of the 100 largest cities in the USA and cover over 17,000 cities nationwide.

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The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, technological disruption, socioeconomic stratification and related social unrest as well as changing expectations about business have all proven in different ways that we are at a crossroad. The role of business in this context is now widely understood. However, most of the attention and headlines focus on initiatives from large multinationals and industry leaders, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are only sporadically recognized and often neglected as major drivers of economic activity, as well as social and environmental progress around the world.

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Small businesses (those with less than 20 employees) make up nearly 98% of all Australian businesses. Responding to the COVID-19 crisis has presented small businesses with new challenges, and there is evidence that many are looking to alternative solutions for survival in the longer term. This paper presents recent evidence which can be summed up as a focus on business innovation, flexibility, and agility.

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COVID-19, Remote Working andCyber Attacks

whitePaper | April 4, 2020

Key Considerations for Small and Mid-size Businesses In small and mid-size businesses, the main roadblock is often a lack of understanding of what needs to be done now around security to ensure sufficient protection, and how priorities must be set in the current climate in support of the digital, mobile and cloud-based enterprise

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The opportunity for small and medium sized practices to grow in today’s business environment is unprecedented. Adoption of digital accounting tools, changing client expectations and business models are deeply transforming all aspects of SMPs. With the flexibility and creativity to match the velocity of change and adapt to the rapidly evolving demands of the client, SMPs have the potential to drive the progress and transformation of the industry as a whole. But are they adopting the right talent attraction strategies when it comes to Gen Z?

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GIS Planning

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