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Importing to Australia is no longer simply the domain of multi-nationals, but SMEs can now too take a piece of the pie.

The Australian economy is at an interesting period of transition.

Despite the platitudes about being the backbone of our economy, small business often has very little input when it comes to policy development. Instead, big business, with its deep pockets, has the resources to ensure the issues that concern them get in front of decision makers — starting with employing ex-politicians to lobby government on […]

Bitcoin is going mainstream. And soon it could be available an ATM near you, providing consumers with greater accessibility to the mysterious world of crypto-currencies.

With input from Australian entrepreneurs and investors, the Crossroads report by StartupAUS puts forward a proposed set of solutions to accelerate the growth and maturation of the startup ecosystem.

Adopting technology is one way that businesses can accomplish this, and Microsoft Office 365 is an example of current technology that can be useful in helping businesses, both small and large.

Dairy Australia has launched an upgraded Dairy Self-Assessment Tool (DairySAT) making it easier for farmers to identify the most critical environmental management practices for their farms.

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been caught out engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in a new ruling that has given the green light to the bundling of fuel “shopper docket” discounts. The Federal Court today found that Woolworths had breached a court enforceable undertaking made with the competition watchdog last December to cap fuel discounts linked to […]

At Mercedes Benz Fashion Week this past week, the designers were nervous, the models thin, and the lights bright.

They may appear harmless, but free Wi-Fi hot spots come with a number of risks of which which most users, and even many providers, are unaware.

Small business satisfaction towards the federal government has risen to its highest level in nearly five years according to a new survey, with one third of respondents expecting their revenue to increase in 2014. The survey of 1,032 SME’s commissioned by accounting software provider MYOB shows that in March, nearly one quarter or 24 per […]

Why are some people destined to be involved in startups, and other people destined to become CEOs of large conglomerates?

Procrastination: we all do it. Students excel at it, and many of us think it’s the enemy.

In Aussie health food circles, acai is as mainstream as bread or butter. More than 15,000 kilometres away, for families in the Amazon, acai berries are precisely how they make a crust.

Hiring great talent comes at a huge cost to small-medium sized businesses (SMBs). According to Chandler Macleod, in Australia it takes on average 81 days and $15,000 to place a candidate.

As a busy business-person it’s challenging to send out a regular newsletter, but it can be done. Here are my top five tips.

New consumer engagement figures have revealed that Australian consumers expect real-time help within 78 seconds when online.

It’s almost a rite of passage, that every generation laments the demise and failings of the next.