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A recent survey commissioned by Prospa found that more than half (54%) of small business owners spend at least 6 days a week on their venture, with one in four (28%) working 7 days. When faced with the pressures of running a small business – from managing cashflow to acquiring customers to organising a new […]
Meet Jessica Koncz: the founder of new food app EatSee where people can see their menu options before ordering A 25 year old female social media and technology entrepreneur from Newcastle, Australia, has won a $100,000 investment and a spot in the LAUNCH Accelerator program in San Francisco, after pitching the ‘Tinder for Food’ App […]
Staying with a Big 4 bank could cost you $6,007 in extra interest on a $250,000 business loan over 5 years The average Big 4 business loan rate is 88 basis points higher than the average of the challenger banks The Big 4 failed to pass on the 100 basis point cut to the official […]
Today we’re discussing customer retention and what businesses need to do to in order to achieve the so-called “X Factor” with their audiences. Customer experience is becoming increasingly important as the ability to share positive or negative reviews online is so easy in today’s digital age – and it can be very damaging to a […]
We like what we see, but turn words into action to benefit small business MYOB commends the Federal Government for returning the budget to surplus and for highlighting the importance of small business to the economy. MYOB particularly welcomes increasing the instant asset write-off to $30,000 and raising the threshold to $50 million. One of […]
The budget, which was revealed at 7:30pm yesterday, sees an increase in the instant asset write-off threshold to $30,000, lower tax rates and an easier tax dispute service for small business, as well as other conditional plans that could benefit SMEs. The new budget would mean that the instant asset write-off threshold would increase to $30,000; there […]
The accounting app Xero share their Small Business Insights with us to shed light on what small businesses should be aware of, which is now made especially relevant with the federal budget announcement later today. The anonymous and aggregated data is collected monthly from hundreds of thousands of Xero’s Australian subscribers through the Xero platform. […]
A new food ordering app called YQueue is set to launch on the Gold Coast in May. The recent start up has seen a successful first launch in Singapore and now the founder George Lim looks to recreate that success in Australia. YQueue has been designed with the local food and beverage merchants in mind, […]
Australians have long been considered a traditional group and for good reason. Neighbours recently entered its 35th TV season and the Tim Tam is still the nation’s favourite biscuit. But in the retail sector this love affair with tradition is no more, replaced by a thirst for new and innovative experiences. Recent 451 Research, commissioned by […]
LVLY is an Australian start up that has become the Uber of gift giving since it was founded by Hannah Spilva and Verity Tuck only 4 years ago. In 2015, Hannah and Verity saw a gap in the market when they themselves found that they weren’t easily and conveniently able to send gifts quickly to […]
How can we show the value that millennials bring to the work place? With millennials (currently people aged around 23-37) starting to fill up the majority of work spaces, there is a definite change of culture that is shifting the way businesses operate, work and think. A desire for flexibility, autonomy and social inclusion brings […]
Female only co-working space One Roof has secured investment from female investors to secure their next premise in Melbourne. Sheree Rubinstein, CEO of One Roof, set up the company with the inspiration to help women succeed in business and address the gender gap in entrepreneurship. After major success as a simple pop-up using an Airbnb […]
Leading food company Deliveroo has announced a partnership with Melbourne-based Hospitality and Retail API Platform Doshii to streamline processing orders for restaurant partners. Restaurants who partner with Deliveroo will be able to utilise the Doshii API (Application Programing Interface) to connect customer ordering direct to their in-store point-of-sale (POS), eliminating the need for restaurants to manually […]
Children’s communication specialist and television production co-ordinator Kristen Souvlis has turned her passion for educating children through storytelling into a global literacy app, Kindergo. Kindergo’s parent company, Like a Photon Creative Pty Ltd, was established in 2012 and is a creative content company that creates television and film IP, as well as educational apps. Co-CEO […]
How can small businesses make the most of social media? Now, more than ever, small and medium businesses are using social media to engage with their customers and build brand awareness. According to Kaylie Smith, Director of SMB for Australia and New Zealand, Instagram and Facebook; more than 80 per cent of people on Instagram […]
Melbourne start up Girl Geek Academy is encouraging budding gamers to apply for the Games Career Incubator program, which aims to support the future growth of the Victorian games industry. Founded by local games practitioners Sarah Moran and Lisy Kane, Girl Geek Academy is a global movement with an aim of teaching technology to one […]
A recent study has revealed that 19 per cent of Australian small business will delay hiring staff until after the Federal Election as fear mounts over the impact of election policies on operations. According to new survey results in the Westpac Small Business Report in collaboration with Deloitte, small businesses are delaying critical decisions such […]
A fresh milk crisis taskforce will be established to help Australian dairy farmers who are doing it tough in drought ravaged towns. The Fresh Milk and Dairy Advocate will lead a dedicated Dairy Business Advisory Unit within the Department of Primary Industries, which will focus on driving demand for NSW milk through a marketing campaign, […]
Aussie mum and entrepreneur Elke Pascoe realised her dream ‘to never see a child go hungry and to help them to be happy and healthy’ when she established LittleOak Organics in 2016. LittleOak Organics is a boutique health and nutrition company specialising in nutritional products for babies and children, in particular, infant formula and toddler […]
How can more ‘traditional’ leaders see the value in flexible working? Flexible working arrangements is not a new concept, yet why are so many ‘traditional’ leaders reluctant to embrace it? Technological advances and cloud based software allows employees to work remotely from anywhere in the world and at a time that suits them, thus allowing […]
