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David Adams is a senior business journalist at SmartCompany. He is interested in the challenges and opportunities facing Australian businesses, along with the influences of technology, culture, and a changing climate. Before SmartCompany, David served as a reporter for Business Insider Australia. You can find him on Twitter at @DavidAdams_AU.

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“Concerning”: Payment times watchdog to investigate as small businesses wait an average of 35 days for reimbursement

Australia's payment times watchdog says it will intensify its focus on big businesses in 2023, after the release of "concerning" data showing the average payment time to small businesses barely budged in 2022.

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Small businesses failing ‘digital health check’ as industry urges government to include cyber resilience funding in May budget

The federal government must provide financial and advisory support to help small businesses build their digital capacities, leading industry groups say.

Businesses, councils will launch 1000 new fleet EVs in 2023 through NSW government’s $105 million grant scheme

More than 1000 new electric vehicles will fill out business and local council fleets in 2023 as a result of the New South Wales government's $105 million EV funding scheme.

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“We are so lucky”: Community keeps small business founders going after blaze tears through Melbourne warehouse

Ashli Templer turned to her closest friends after a Melbourne warehouse fire torched her skincare business' stock. Now, Templer says a broader community of loyal customers is pitching in to help Yours Only recover from the devastating blaze.

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Accountants call for permanent WFH tax deductions similar to cents-per-kilometre car claims

The federal government should legislate a standard tax deduction for work-from-home expenses, mirroring how drivers are reimbursed for every kilometre they cover for work, according to CPA Australia.

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Zeller launches small business debit cards, replacing the traditional bank sign-up process with Officeworks

Entrepreneurs are set to gain near-instant access to transaction accounts and physical debit cards without ever entering a bank branch, under an ambitious plan Zeller hopes will expand its market.

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ATO to chase 500,000 company leaders who still haven’t signed up for a Director ID

The ATO is contacting company directors to remind them of their Director ID Number obligations, chasing the 500,000 business leaders technically breaching corporate law by going without.

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Milkrun reportedly sought new investment twice in 2022 as a perfect economic storm came for instant delivery

That reticence was backdropped by significant operating costs at Milkrun, which eschews the independent contractor model and uses employees to deliver groceries.

Ballistic Beer Co enters voluntary administration as independent craft brewery searches for survival plan

Independent craft brewery Ballistic Beer Co has called in the administrators, as the award-winning Queensland company attempts to restructure its operations.

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Tech layoffs an opportunity to acquire top-level talent, SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear says

The growing tide of tech layoffs provides a new opportunity for stable companies to acquire top-tier talent, but businesses should maintain "discipline" around their hiring decisions, SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear says.

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ERP to GC for SMEs: Odoo launches Queensland office as Belgian giant targets more small business clients

Enterprise resource planning giant Odoo has announced the launch of its first Australian office, promising to assist small and medium businesses with increasing their digital capabilities.

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IT and engineering employers will soon be on the hook for overtime and penalty rates thanks to a new Fair Work decision

Tech workers, engineers, and medical researchers on the Professional Employees Award will soon be granted penalty rates for work conducted outside of ordinary hours.

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