Leadership

Pivot or push through? It is one of the toughest calls a business owner can make. In this week’s Let’s Talk, our experts share how to know the difference before it costs you.

EOFY 2026 is weeks away and the ATO has unprecedented visibility over your finances. Here is what to do before 30 June.

Nectr Managing Director Hayden Barry discusses why your energy bill may be quietly eating your profit margin and what practical steps to take right now.

Lawyer and founder Tracey Mylecharane on the legal shortcuts that cost small businesses the most, and how to fix them.

From sensitive data handling to customer-facing systems, here are five situations where small business owners should bring in deeper AI expertise before proceeding.

This week’s Let’s Talk explores how businesses can verify their information is actually safe when using third-party platforms.

Payday Super lands July 1, and the quarterly cash flow buffer businesses rely on goes with it. Sharon Williams discusses the five steps you should take now.

Landlords are quietly rewriting rent review clauses in their favour. Special Counsel Imran Mir explains the traps SME tenants keep signing without realising.

Australia’s Federal Budget could accelerate hospitality technology investment as venues seek smarter, leaner operations while maintaining strong guest experiences amid rising costs.

Most businesses track revenue coming in. Few track what walks out the door. This week’s edition of Let’s Talk breaks down the real cost of a lost customer

Intuit’s Simeon Duncan breaks down what the 2026-27 Federal Budget delivered for small business and the AI productivity measure still waiting its turn.

H&R Block’s Mark Chapman welcomes Federal Budget as one of the most substantive tax reform packages in a generation, delivering meaningful relief for workers whilst making long-overdue structural changes. 

The Tax Institute’s Julie Abdalla commends political bravery in tackling big ticket tax issues but warns announced measures are complex and may trigger unintended behavioural changes.

In this week’s edition of Let’s Talk, our experts explore the pressing legal questions confronting business owners deploying AI-generated content across their operations.

John Storey from The Tax Institute looks at why years of delayed tax reforms are leaving Australian small businesses stuck in limbo.

This week’s edition of Let’s Talk tackles client concentration risk, and our experts share what they wish more founders knew before it became a crisis.

Taylor Lei of VidMage shares seven practical methods to protect yourself and your business from synthetic video fraud.

Failure to enrol with AUSTRAC by 1 July attracts daily penalties of $18,780 for companies. Ex-CBA banker and AML expert John Nguyen breaks down exactly what to do and when.

Data security is the number one reason small business owners hesitate to adopt AI. This week in Let’s Talk, our experts share the simplest, safest ways to start without putting your business at risk.

Irregular income is a common cash flow issue for Australian SMEs, but it’s rarely discussed. This week’s Let’s Talk asks experts how to forecast better when revenue doesn’t come in consistently.