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Founders are one of the most begrudged players in start-up land. Here’s why, and what you can do about it.

Happy Friday SMBs and entrepreneurs! Should you have missed any of the week’s most important business headlines, we’ve wrapped them up for you. Making news this week, Fair Work Australia granted the country’s lowest paid workers a wage increase of $17 per week and the RBA left the the cash rate unchanged at 3.5 percent.

Falling revenue is causing small business economic confidence to dwindle, according to new research. Despite these sales falls, a fifth of SMBs say they’re feeling optimistic that conditions will begin to improve over the next 12 months.

Starting a business takes passion – and often a reality check. Here’s how to know when moving on might be the best thing for your business.

If your operation falls to pieces when you’re not there, you’re doing something wrong. Use these tips to create a sustainable system.

The Commonwealth Bank is making mobile banking more accessible to small businesses, rolling out a number of new innovations to its social payments app CommBank Kaching this week.

A look at how content-delivery networks can help small-business owners.

Australians are well and truly embracing technology as a new way to shop, with nearly 40 percent having used a smartphone or tablet to compare prices and find a better deal, new research has found. There are a few simple ways businesses can capture these savvy comparison shoppers, both in-store and online.

These five types of emails can sabotage morale, ruin relationships, and kill your office culture. Make sure you’re not setting a bad example.

Want to recognise the next big thing before everyone else? Here’s how it’s done.

Drive traffic to your corporate blog and keep the content fresh by seeking these sources for relevant content.

Establishing solid corporate and accounting strategies from the start is critical when launching a business. Consider this advice to get off on the right financial foot.

Here, reminders you need to start now to take (at least a little) time out for yourself to prevent burnout.

The right messages, distinctive content and incentives are key to ‘social optimisation.’

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged following its meeting today, citing on-trend growth and inflation.

Check out a round-up of apps that will let you do less and benefit more from your social media marketing efforts.

High-performing “bad apples” can destroy your team. Here’s how to handle the situation without losing a star performer.

While getting away may seem like the perfect fix for chronic stress, one author says you’re better off staying home. Here’s why.

The national minimum wage rose yesterday, following on from a Fair Work decision last month to boost the pay packets of the country’s lowest paid workers.

From ignoring the competition to not making changes, don’t fall victim to these business blunders.