One of Australia’s peak business groups has defended the creation of a more effective appeals mechanism at the Fair Work Commission after the Law Council warned against the controversial proposal. Kate Carnell, the head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing about 300,000 small businesses, said there was precedent for specialist appeals divisions […]
NSW councils are set to work more closely with local small business thanks to a program developed by the Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner in partnership with the NSW Business Chamber.
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.
The nominations for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Business Awards have been announced.
Between the demise of the Yellow Pages and the growth of mass-produced ‘cookie cutter’ furniture – it was only a matter of time before a backlash started.
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.
Go back not all that long ago, and the concept of paying $3+ for a small plastic bottle of water would have prompted gasps at the sheer audacity of such a ‘product’.
Regardless of how innocuous a document may seem, all business owners are being warned to shred all paper-based confidential documents ahead of National Identity Fraud Awareness Week (October 12-18).
Australian businesses are invited to have their say on the current tax system and its impact on their operations.
