Survey Shows Small Business Confidence Up, But Struggling with Rising Costs
Despite a slight improvement in small business confidence towards the end of 2024, the outlook remains uncertain for many SMEs across New South Wales. According…
Spy, Don’t Copy: Smart Ways SMES Can Learn from Competitors
In the fast-paced world of small business, competition is inevitable. But should small businesses frequently observe and emulate their competitors’ tactics, ideas, and even hire…
$20K Grant to Help Multicultural Business Owners Thrive
The Allan Labor Government’s recent funding boost to multicultural businesses is making waves, particularly among female entrepreneurs. The latest initiative, which provides $20,000 to Afro…
How Key Person Risk Can Make or Break the Sale of Your Small Business
Succession planning is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but often overlooked. One of the biggest threats to business stability is key person risk,…
How To Be Better At Managing Business Debt
For some Australian business owners ‘debt’ is a scary word, but used in the right way, debt can be a fantastic tool for growing your…
Nearly Half of Gen Z and Millennials Have Had their Passwords Hacked
No generations were left untouched when it came to the threat of hackers in 2024: from the impact of political shakeups, to increasingly sophisticated cyber…
Australia’s Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in 2024
According to the latest report by TradingPedia, Australia’s most valuable brands in 2024 reveal significant trends across multiple sectors, including retail, telecommunications, and banking. Using…
Why the Business Council says Australia Needs to Boost R&D Investment
The Business Council is calling for an overhaul of Australia’s research and development expenditure threshold to help make Australia a more competitive place for investment…
Insolvencies Surge as ATO Collections and Rising Costs Weigh on SMEs
A quarter of Australian SMEs have conceded they could be tipped into insolvency risk if they suddenly lost just one key client or supplier. The…
Job Vacancies on the Rise: What It Means for Small Business
Job vacancies in Australia rose by 4.2% in November 2024, marking the first increase since May 2022, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).…