Opinion

There often comes a time in a small businesses life that it grows large enough to employ additional specialist resources such as an HR manager or a second person to manage the finances.

Wicked Campers is no stranger to controversy, and right now there’s a fresh wave of public outrage over its latest slogan to go viral (“In every princess, there’s a little slut who wants to try it just once”).

In the early days of the mobile workforce, simply having secure access to corporate email and calendars was enough.

A raise request can be an uncomfortable issue for any employer to address – especially when caught off-guard.

We’re in a digital age but people still get excited about getting mail. So how does a SME go about letterbox advertising?

Kick off the new financial year by discovering who your profitable customers are and gently shed the loss makers. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero, explains how.

There are some fantastic not-for-profits out there, which find great ways to engage stakeholders and raise awareness of their cause.

Woolworths thought they would try their hand at something others had never been brazen enough to try; installing a ‘voluntary levy’ on fruit and veg growers to pay for their costly marketing blitz.

For a growing business, mission statements are important in creating a culture, improving employee decision making and establishing a clear competitive difference.

To help your business prepare for the people challenges and opportunities of the new financial year, here are the top ten things you should plan to change this new financial year to set your business up for maximum growth and success.

Companies fail essentially due to poor management, poor financial control and in some cases fraud. What chance do small businesses have to avoid financial failure or mediocrity?

Bad debts can be bad news for small business. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero Australia, explains how you can deduct them from your tax – and how you can avoid them.

It’s been one of those weeks where I’ve noticed a theme, and this week it has undoubtedly been ‘failure’.

The compulsion to change things up, even though everything is functioning just fine as it is, is perhaps human nature. We get bored with the same four walls, the same route to work; the same places and faces.

If you haven’t considered using the principles of thought leadership to help grow your business, here are a few reasons why you should.

With big businesses embracing sustainability as a fundamental business strategy, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are left to wonder if and how sustainability fits into their business model.

All great businesses start with a great idea. It starts with passion, excitement and fire in the belly. And all of your problems today started out as a great idea.

When you start a business, you have a fair idea of whether you are setting it up as a primary source of income or as equity that you can divest for a profit in the future.

Free market enterprise is the order of the day, and at its very core, is competition. This is the capitalist, and entrepreneurial system we live by.

Did you know you can claim for cleaning costs and wear-and-tear on your furniture at your home business?