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There are a dozen cafes within one block of the office and I’ve tried them all. So what drives my customer loyalty? What is it about this one place that has won me over?

Does Australia need a small business party? One man believes the answer to this question is yes and he is aiming to secure a presence in the Senate at the 2016 election. John Codrington is the National President of the Small Business Party of Australia Inc. (SBPA), a non-profit association that does not yet have […]

Always slacking off. Not meeting deadlines. Producing low quality work. These are all triggers for you to have ‘that’ conversation – the one addressing poor performance. However it’s a conversation many fear immensely.

No one ever said that starting a successful business from scratch was going to be easy. Not only do you need to build a killer product and quickly grow your customer base, but you also need to hire a rock star staff and put the right infrastructure in place to help you grow.

The ATO has sought to simplify information available to small businesses, developing an online “newsroom” to inform business owners about their tax and super obligations.

Despite people from Asian backgrounds being well represented in entry level and mid-level jobs – new stats show the staggering under-representation of Asians in leadership roles in Australian businesses.

When CR Digital’s General Manager Stuart Woods arrives at work in Sydney’s Crows Nest, he turns on his computer and says good morning to two-thirds of his staff.

Businesses that are uncertain about unpaid work and internship arrangements will be the focus of a new education campaign by the Fair Work Ombudsman.   The FWO will seek to clarify the circumstances when businesses can legitimately make use of unpaid workers and interns following a number of recent case-studies in which workers were exploited. In […]

The trend towards ‘artisan’ bread didn’t happen overnight, and change has been insidious. On the front line observing it all has been Andrew Bertalli, 4th generation owner of Bertalli’s Alpine breads – a specialty bakery trading since 1931.

According to researchers at Aberystwyth University in Wales, the days of hand shaking need to become a thing of the past.

One lucky top Aussie graduate stands to score a $100,000 employment package in what’s being called the “World’s Best Internship” by the start-up behind the offer.

Wages and staff on-costs including payroll tax and training have reached “unsustainable” levels and now account for nearly half of business expenses in the restaurant sector. According to the 2014 Industry Benchmarking Report produced by the sector’s peak body, Restaurant and Catering Australia, wages and on-staff costs now account for 45.3 per cent of business […]

It’s the type of business issue that causes insidious damage, yet is so easily fixed when recognised.

The agricultural industry and farmer groups don’t believe the proposed voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct will be enough to protect their interests against the might of the supermarket duopoly.

Starting out as a boutique makeup brush brand 12 years ago, the chance meeting between an Australian entrepreneur and a makeup artist in London preceded the complete transformation of an Australian brand.

Over the last several years, the little old sheepskin boot has been the centre of a very un-Australian brand name battle between a large American company and small Aussie manufacturers.

Maintaining a clear head in business can be a challenge, but one expert says it can also make a difference to your bottom line and future prospects.  Stephanie Thompson is the principal corporate psychologist at Insight Matters, Corporate Psychology and Coaching, a small business that she started 14 years ago. With two decades of experience […]

For the uninitiated, each and every morning since 1945, the Sydney Fish Market in inner-city Pyrmont, has been home to the biggest daily seafood auction in the southern hemisphere.

Businesses must adapt to the decline of the cash-based economy with more customers increasingly preferring electronic transactions to simple cash payments. Similarly, cheque payments are also on a quick decline with their use dropping 13.3 per cent in 2013 as compared to 12.5 per cent in 2012. This represents a drop of 224 million cheques […]

Wine producers will be instructed on tax compliance amid an ATO crackdown on rorters exploiting a tax loophole to claim rebates of up to $500,000. The Winemakers Federation of Australia and wine law firm Finlaysons will be travelling to wine making regions around the country to inform wine makers on how to avoid making the […]