Joe Kelly

National Seniors chief executive Michael O’Neill is urging the government to introduce more incentives in tomorrow’s budget which would encourage employers to hire over 50s.

Tax specialists have acknowledged that reintroducing the indexation of fuel excise will hurt smaller business owners who will find it harder to pass on costs to consumers and compete with their larger competitors.      The move, likely to be revealed in tomorrow’s budget, is thought to see the 38 cents a litre excise to be […]

A new report has found that greater investment in innovation and digital technologies could increase Australia’s GDP by $37bn by 2024 and help grow the startup sector. The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers calls for a better balance between investment in physical and knowledge based industries. It warns that too great a reliance on traditional industries like […]

Businesses will pay extra to have their mail delivered more frequently under a “user-pays” model being considered by Australia Post. Australia Post chairman John Stanhope said there was a worldwide trend towards fewer deliveries with letter volumes decreasing from 4.6 billion in 2007-08 to 3.6 billion in 2012-13. Mr Stanhope signalled the “user-pays” option would […]

It’s a new method of pizza delivery, and one small business owner says it has the potential to save him on delivery costs.  Dan Gold, owner of the newly established MELT Pizza located on Melbourne’s Chapel Street, has opted to use ride sharing app UberX to deliver his Napoli-style woodfired pizzas to customers. Mr Gold […]

The search to employ high quality people is getting harder according to new research showing applicants are more likely to knock back job offers than in the past.

Business and industry leaders have warned against reducing the minimum wage to 44 per cent of average weekly earnings as recommended by the government’s commission of audit.

It was the thrill of creating something new that led Chris Guzowski to go into business for himself.

A new retail index tracking weekly sales will give business owners the ability to better measure their performance and adapt to changing market conditions.

The majority of small business owners face a vicious “double whammy” revenue hit if Tony Abbott proceeds with a mooted debt levy on income tax to repair the budget.