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Small businesses will be safeguarded against unfair contract terms under Labor’s proposed legislation to make them illegal. Large businesses could face hefty fines of up to $10 million for contracts that contain unfair terms such as, unreasonable ability to end an agreement and allowing the contract provider to solely vary all terms. A joint statement […]
New South Wales business, The blueprint Laboratory, is one of 16 Australian businesses that will share almost $10 million in funding. The Accelerating Commercialisation grants are part of the Liberal National Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme, which provides financial assistance to help businesses take their products to the next level. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen […]
The Government’s announcement to increase and extend the instant asset write-off is expected to stimulate small business growth and investment. According to business accounting software company, MYOB, 28 per cent of small businesses find cashflow a real pressure. “Steps like these will provide a welcome leg-up to businesses looking to achieve growth this year,” said […]
The decision to make your first hire is a sign of growth and success; a watershed moment for any business. Unfortunately, for over one-third of Australian small business owners taking on staff also means adding hours of payroll documentation and processing onto their workload every week. Something they might not expect. Most people don’t start […]
Starting, running and growing a small business can be challenging and daunting. Whether you are driven by passion, an extra stream of income, monetising a hobby or simply a more flexible working environment, entrepreneurs must constantly face up to uncertainty. As a result of the competitive nature of small businesses, looking at your company plans […]
Small businesses are encouraged to plan for the upcoming Australia Day public holiday by checking Enterprise Agreements and penalty rates. This year, Australia Day falls on a Saturday, which means the recognised public holiday is Monday, January 28. Employsure’s senior employment relations adviser, Jonathan Wilson said Saturday was not considered a public holiday and therefore […]
Small and medium businesses are encouraged to recognise their achievements by nominating for the 2019 Telstra Business Awards. In its 27thyear, the esteemed program is designed to celebrate and acknowledge Australia’s top performing businesses and propel them into the business spotlight. Telstra Business Awards Ambassador Michael Ackland said business owners should back themselves and take […]
Yesterday animal activist group PETA cooked up a very divisive message, in Sydney’s CBD. Masked as pretense to promote veganism ahead of Australia Day, a dog that looked very real to passers-by was seen heavily charred over a barbecue adding one slogan, “If you wouldn’t eat a dog, why eat a lamb? Go vegan”. Controversy […]
Australia’s ageing population is affecting businesses and society in unprecedented ways. The increase of the retirement age to 67 years by 2023 means that a workplace can now have up to five generations working in the same office. Economically, it is imperative for Australian businesses to keep people working for longer to combat the societal […]
The Sunsuper Australian Job Index has revealed that financial and insurance services were the worst performing industries of 2018 with employment demand dropping by almost 10 per cent. Sunsuper’s chief economist Brian Parker said it came as little surprise that financial services were among the weakest performing industries in 2018 when it came to […]
Seamless experiences, sustainable living, flexible work life and the changing notion of home were the four key trends that emerged from a study, Where the World’s Moving Global Report, which released its findings today. Global money transfer company OFX commissioned the study which surveyed the lifestyle trends of more than 800 citizens aged 25-65 years […]
Having grown their team by 230% in the last year, Vamp’s Aaron Brooks reflects on hard lessons learned from a year of recruitment. Vamp, an influencer marketing platform I co-founded in 2015, turned three last year. In that time we’ve grown quickly. In 2018 Deloitte named us the forth fastest-growing tech company in Australia and […]
Australian auto services franchise, Ultra Tune, has been fined $2.6 million for breaching both the Franchising Code of Conduct and the Australian Consumer Law. The Federal Court found that Ultra Tune had made misleading representations to a prospective franchisee about the price of the franchise, ongoing rent of the premises and the age of the […]
Most businesses have accepted that the long-ago promised paperless office is unlikely to ever become a reality. Hardcopy documents remain far too important to most businesses for them to be able to forgo their printers anytime soon. Unfortunately, according to IDC, most (59 per cent) Australian small businesses don’t have a company directive to reduce […]
A new bilateral Wine Agreement and Mutual Recognition Agreement will ensure continued trade flow between Australia and the United Kingdom post-Brexit. The new Wine Agreement replicates an already existing agreement between Australia and the European Union, which means the UK will accept Australian winemaking practices, and labelling and certification standards. Minister for Trade, Tourism and […]
Tim Moylan has given the video industry a shake-up with the world’s first ‘always-on’ video production company, Shootsta. As one of this year’s top 10 Dynamic Entrepreneurs, Tim plans to expand into New Zealand, Hong Kong, USA and Europe over the next 12 months. Shootsta is a video production company offering businesses the opportunity to produce […]
To create a productive workplace, it’s important to first create an environment that employees can enjoy working in. Injecting an element of fun into the workplace may not feel like a priority, however a study by the University of Warwick in the US found that “happier workers were 12 per cent more productive than average […]
Media Release Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO and rural technology start-up Digital Agriculture Services (DAS) today launched an innovative new platform that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud-based geospatial technology to deliver reliable, independent and robust farm data and analytics. The Rural Intelligence Platform is the first ever software to comprehensively assess and […]
Small businesses struggling with rising electricity prices can look forward to some relief following price cuts from some of Australia’s leading energy providers this month. Government pressure has resulted in energy retailers lowering their standard offer prices, meaning thousands of Australian families and small business owners will receive an automatic discount of up to 15 per […]
Recent research has dispelled the myth that entrepreneurship is a young person’s domain. In fact, business experts and Second Squared founders Lui Pangiarella and Akram Sabbagh are on the hunt for older, wiser and more experienced entrepreneurs. The Perth based duo founded Second Squared in June 2018 in a bid to introduce a new investment concept […]
