Technology is levelling the playing field for small business. Access to world-leading systems is no longer just for large companies with big budgets. Today small businesses including retailers can easily arm themselves with intuitive, bleeding-edge tools to compete with the Goliaths in their industry. This is all thanks to the cloud. Cloud-based services are having […]
From humble beginnings, Dean Ramler has turned his startup, Milan Direct, into Australia’s number one online furniture retailer. He shares his expert opinion and advice around starting, growing and staying competitive in the market. When you start a business, you’re so focused on the day to day that it’s difficult to step back and look […]
How many times has it happened, another week ends and you feel like it was the longest in memory. You ask yourself, why do I do this job? What is the alternative? What would change bring? The reality could be that if you changed jobs you would find yourself in the same situation in a […]
Entrepreneurs are famous for developing new ways to do old tasks. As surely as a person’s greatest strength will also be their greatest weakness, so too are entrepreneurs often poor at doing old tasks the new way. Business plans are one such “old task” that supports the new way to understand what the start-up is […]
Further cuts to red tape will save NSW business owners $815 million making owning and growing a business in NSW even easier. The red tape reforms have exceeded the $750 million June target according to the Minister for Small Business, John Barilaro and Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation, Victor Dominello. “Scaling back red tape […]
According to national SME finance specialist, Scottish Pacific, many small businesses may be using the Australian Tax Office (ATO) as a line of credit being unaware of alternative funding solutions. Scottish Pacific CEO, Peter Langham said the ATO was owed $35.3 billion in 2013-14 according to a recent report by the Inspector-General of Taxation. “It […]
A new country of origin food labelling system is set to be in place by mid-2016 with a phased implementation period for small business. Under the new system, the Australian Government has sought to clarify country of origin labels, currently considered confusing for consumers. Under the new system, food offered for retail in Australia will […]
Grants of up to $5,000 are being made available to home-based entrepreneurs in Queensland thanks to a commitment put forward in the Government’s Queensland budget.
We’re moving away from the days when we could have completely separate and siloed systems for the different areas of our business – like accounting, operations, online and in-store. The future is all about connectivity.
A new wave of Federal Government funding is set to provide entrepreneurs and small businesses in Central Queensland with more advice and support.
