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The start-up community is set to benefit next year from changes to employee share schemes and progress on the setting of clear crowd source funding rules. The start-up and venture capital sectors have loudly complained about tough conditions for aspiring tech entrepreneurs, warning they are forcing many to relocate overseas and damaging Australian competitiveness. The […]
The figures are startling: some $10 billion of fresh Australian produce ends up in the bin because it is ‘too ugly’ to sell.
Australian startup CoinJar have unveiled the country’s first bitcoin EFTPOS card, which allows the digital currency to be be converted to Australian dollars and spent in virtually any retail outlet that offers debit card transactions.
SMEs are expecting to see a growth in their business revenue over the next 6 months, according to findings of the inaugural Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index released today.
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has released a free Digital Ready Digital Business Kit with the aim of helping small business and not-for-profit organisations better cope in the digital economy.
Business customers are seeing a higher level of satisfaction with their banks, according to a survey.
Communication amongst colleagues is said to be the biggest issue with anytime-anywhere work, according to a new study released.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) now has further power to penalise business after the Coalition Government passed a new Franchising Code of Conduct.
The nominations for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Business Awards have been announced.
August saw the largest monthly employment increase in the 35 years that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has been generating records.
In an evermore competitive market, Australian retailers are struggling against the rising number of multinational chains setting up camp.
A new study has revealed that women outperform men when it comes to online crowdfunding.
More Australian small business owners are opting to take on self-managed super funds.
The decision by the government to repeal the mining tax could negatively impact small business owners who may have to pay back taxes if they placed a return linked with tax support provisions.
The idea that criminals can hijack your computer content and use encryption to hold your data to ransom is worrying, but there is another, positive side to the technology that rarely gets mentioned.
The Tax Commissioner believes bitcoin is not money or foreign currency and bitcoin transactions should be treated like barter trades, with similar tax results.
A recent report from professional social networking site LinkedIn, Talent Trends 2014, found a shocking 85 per cent of employees are either actively looking for another job or are open to speaking with a recruiter.
A Cambridge-backed briefing series on the implications of climate change for business is a useful resource for companies wanting to plan for the future.
Surprise survey results from one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds has found that the majority of businesses supported the increase to the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate, including 14 per cent who strongly supported the rise.
Australia Post is seeking to charge customers extra to deliver letters within a designated time, such as the next day.
