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Rising costs, compliance burdens and mental health impacts: the 2025 Small Business Perspectives Report surveyed 800 owners about what’s really happening. 

Australia’s unemployment just hit a four-year high of 4.5%. But competition is crushing job seekers more than numbers suggest. Reckon reveals the real barriers keeping Australians locked out of work.

B2B payment defaults jumped to their highest level in nearly a year. Transport, food & beverage, and admin support sectors are most at risk. 

Who Gives A Crap partners with Young Change Agents to launch Impact Boss, equipping teens globally with social entrepreneurship skills

Just 9,358 VC deals closed in Q3, the fewest since 2020, but AI attracted $193 billion this year. BestBrokers analyst Paul Hoffman reveals why investors are betting bigger.

Since 1997, ACF has helped donors across the country direct more than $220 million in grants to Australian non-profits

A Fair Work Commission ruling on a Westpac employee’s work from home request signals employers must provide genuine, individualised assessments when refusing flexibility

After hearing from not-for-profit groups and community advocates, the ATO launches framework outlining how it will support vulnerable small businesses with compassion.

Australian SMEs increased headcount by 5.5% and raised wages above inflation, yet hours worked fell. Ben Thompson explains the paradox reshaping the labour market.

The government’s new cash mandate for supermarkets and petrol stations is getting closer.

Payday Super could cost small businesses far more than the government’s $151 estimate, according to COSBOA. The peak body wants cost support and fairer penalties before rollout.

Melbourne’s Hazel Stewart reveals why traditional sales strategies no longer work with today’s C-suite.

We explore how Australian small businesses can use AI advertising tools to save 7.3 hours weekly, featuring practical examples and accessible platforms.

Advertised salaries climbed 3.5% annually in September, likely boosted by Fair Work’s minimum wage increase. Dr Blair Chapman unpacks the labour market’s mixed signals.

Windows 10 support has ended. What this means for your business security

OpenAI just became the world’s most valuable startup at $500 billion. But Thinking Machines Lab’s rapid rise to $12 billion shows AI’s venture capital boom continues unabated.

Australia’s unemployment rate jumped to 4.5% in September, the highest in nearly four years. Economists say November and December rate cuts are now likely.

New research from CSIRO and ANU shows how business incubators can redesign programs for measurable performance gains through diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

This week’s Founder Friday features Alison Lennard, Philosophy Australia’s owner and creative director, discussing her approach to keeping Australian fashion local, sustainable, and commercially successful.Retry

No more security patches for Windows 10 as of today. Small businesses must upgrade, pay for extensions, or risk compliance failures and breaches.