The Commonwealth Bank has introduced a Real-time Alerts feature for their Business Transaction Accounts following a new study that revealed small businesses spend more 10 days a year managing finances. According to the survey of over 500 small business decision makers, 75 per cent of the time spent included tasks such as chasing payments, scheduling […]
An online retailer of kitchen appliances including Omniblend blenders, has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty of $17,500 for aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring overseas supplier, Taiwan Star International (TSI), to engage in resale price maintenance. The Federal Court of Australia found that TSI sought to induce Omniblend’s competitor not to sell OmniBlend blenders […]
Three months after the 2015 Budget announced a $20,000 tax break to small businesses, Tim Reed, CEO of MYOB, provider of business management solutions, shares his professional view with Dynamic Business on the effect these budget measures can have on the Australian small business community. Commenting on the $20,000 tax break, Mr Reed said “small […]
One good idea breeds another – is what TuShare founder James Chin Moody could say about his new venture, Sendle, a revolutionary door-to-door delivery service. TuShare, a marketplace where those unwanted space robbing items can find their way to a new home, was founded upon partnerships with delivery services who made getting items from A […]
Offering emergency response, crisis and risk management services to government agencies, corporates and not-for-profits, Perth-based Executive Risk Solutions (ERS), were crowned Business of the Year at the 2015 Telstra Business Awards ceremony in Sydney last night. Scott Houston, who served in international conflicts as a former Special Air Services Regiment trooper, established the business in […]
A three-day festival is due to take place in Sydney that aims to address an urgent need for innovation in Australian business. Sound like a good cause? Well, that’s not all – all proceeds for the event will go directly to Cure Brain Cancer Australia. SWITCH FESTIVAL will take place 27-29th of August at the University […]
There are plenty of reasons to start your own business – being your own boss and master of your own destiny, following a passion and fulfilling a dream and vision are just a few of them. Whatever the dream, the reality of running a business is that it requires a lot of hard-work, sacrifice and […]
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has expressed its dismay at the Victorian Government’s decision to introduce two new public holidays for the state. The public holidays on Grand Final Day and Easter Sunday will increase Victoria’s public holidays to 13 per year. The ARA have said many retailers will be forced to close their doors […]
With consumers juggling multiple digital devices, the value in having a digital presence as well as a physical presence has never been greater. Despite this, according to the Sensis e-Business Report 2015, only 17 per cent of SMBs have a digital business strategy. The pressure on SMBs to navigate the digital sphere is building as those […]
Bigstone Capital, a start-up Australian loan market dedicated to small business, and The Interface Financial Group (IFG), one of the North America’s largest alternative finance sources for small businesses have signed a deal to deliver a flexible invoice finance product funded by peer-to-peer market platform. As a result of the collaboration, a range of funding […]
