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Equifax’s Q1 2026 report reveals high-risk SMEs are credit shopping at 2.9 times the rate of low-risk counterparts, reaching an eight-month peak.

Shaun Broughton from Shopify explains how technology is shifting perceptions of financial security away from steady salaries towards control, flexibility and business ownership.

Jarrod Adam from Unleashed explains how manufacturers are taking cautious approaches to replenishment as Middle East conflict disruption creates uncertainty in global supply chains.

monday.com launches native AI agents that can draft campaigns, qualify leads and process requests under human supervision, no technical background required.

Tax leader Susan Franks explains how making the $20,000 asset write-off permanent cuts red tape and supports business confidence after years of changing thresholds.

From data centre cooling to enterprise AI, here are this week’s biggest startup raises

Australia’s 50% capital gains tax discount has been in place since 1999. Budget 2026 could replace it with an inflation indexation model. CPA Australia, Deloitte and CommBank Economics have all weighed in.

The RBA raised rates because underlying inflation was already strong before the fuel shock hit. Three experts on what SME owners need to understand right now.

More than eight in ten Australians no longer trust what they read online, and most are now doing their own research before spending. 

Insolvency specialists are warning that Payday Super won’t create new business failures, but it will bring them forward. 

From July 1, any branded SMS your business sends without a registered sender ID will be labelled “Unverified” and grouped with scam messages. 

Two Australian startups selected for PepsiCo’s global supply chain program as corporate innovation push accelerates

ABRT Chair Eddie Griffith has a message for small business owners under pressure: if someone is offering you a single product as the fix to your financial stress, that is not advice, it is a sales pitch. 

Word of mouth is still the most powerful marketing tool a small business has. New CommBank data shows it beats social media, local markets and every other channel for discovery.

UNSW Founders has opened expressions of interest for Impact X, a free 10-week health pre-accelerator for women and founders from diverse backgrounds across NSW.

CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento says the real test of next week’s budget is whether the government can make disciplined, coherent policy choices in a volatile environment. Here is the four-point framework CEDA will use to assess it on budget night.

Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Reddit. PayPal’s 2026 eCommerce Index reveals which generations shop where and what SME owners need to do to keep up with shifting social commerce habits.

Australian small business sales rose 7.2% year-on-year in Q1 2026, despite back-to-back rate hikes and a fuel crisis, Xero data shows.

From fuel crisis vouchers to cyber resilience funding, COSBOA has outlined a practical set of Budget asks for Australia’s five million small business employees. 

The next wave of AI value won’t come from buying more tools. Atlassian’s 2026 State of Teams report says it will come from better coordination at the team level.