In November 2022, Software-as-a-service (SaaS) communications workflow platform Whispir Limited (ASX: WSP) laid off 30% of its staff, saving millions of dollars and sending its share price soaring by 40%. However, that didn’t entail disembarking from its cost-cutting train. Whispir is continuing to consider avenues for savings, and as it does so, its CEO has
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While shows like Indian Matchmaking and Bachelor in Paradise might make you chuckle, there is no denying the reality they are rooted in. Many singles, struggling to find a partner using their own devices, turn to professionals to make their romantic dreams come true. By 2026, the global matchmaking industry is set to be worth
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Mayfield Childcare (ASX: MFD) is set to recoup $1 million from its former CEO Dean Clarke after a settlement was reached between the early childhood operator and its former boss in relation to misappropriation of funds which promptly led to Clarke’s termination in 2022. The misappropriation of funds was first brought to public attention in
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The XJO is expected to open lower this morning following another night of selling in the U.S on Friday. Their futures are also slightly in the red. Our market fell to key support at roughly 6,900 on Friday and held. This level is roughly our yearly lows and represent the bottom of the broad trading
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In July 2020, software company Future First Technologies (ASX: FFT) invested $2.5 million in shares in tailored payment solutions company 1derful, gaining an 8.8% equity stake in the company. Come 2021, it invested a further $1.25 million. Now, the Company’s stake hangs in the balance as it has received word that 1derful has been placed
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In Australia, the commercial cleaning services industry boasts a $2.2 billion market valuation, with its size having grown 2.5% per year on average between 2017 and 2022. Lucrative as it may sound, the pandemic did little to boost the industry. A tight labour market, supply chain issues and Covid-induced shutdowns proved a difficult time for
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