SmartCompany Editor

Eloise Keating is the news editor of SmartCompany and Inc Australia. Prior to joining SmartCompany, Eloise was news editor at Books+Publishing, the trade press for the Australian book industry. Eloise has degrees in media and communications, marketing and business management, and political science. You can follow her on Twitter at @ellykeating.

Tome raider: Booktopia buys Bookworld and Angus & Robertson

Former Smart50 finalist Booktopia is set to acquire one of its largest competitors, in a move that chief executive Tony Nash predicts wil…

Turnaround specialists Anchorage Capital pick up Elwood retail brand

Fashion brand Elwood is set for a makeover, with private equity outfit Anchorage Capital in the final stages of securing a deal to purcha…

Prominent Sydney restaurant and bar calls in administrators and blames lockout laws

A high-profile restaurant and bar located in Sydney’s Kings Cross could close its doors next week, with the owner revealing the city’…

Bridal sweet: White Runway founder Rebecca Marsh tells how she sold the business

It was a fortuitous introduction from a mutual friend that set the train in motion for entrepreneur Rebecca Marsh to sell her booming bri…

Google embarrassed after gay bar told it would be wiped off the map

Search giant Google has apologised to Sydney nightclub The Shift Bar & Club after the popular venue was recently told by a Google con…

Trade Secret sold for $80 million to US discount giant

Discount retailer Trade Secret is poised for rapid expansion, with US retail giant TJX Companies picking up the chain from owner Gazal Co…

State with the highest payroll tax bill revealed

Payroll tax is one of the biggest bugbears for small business but research released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre reveals…

Topshop provides a dummy’s guide to containing social media backlash

Fast fashion chain Topshop is the latest retailer to experience first-hand the power of social media, with the popular brand agreeing to …

iiNet sale to TPG approved: Four things you need to know about what could be our newest telco giant

After months of speculation and a bidding war with a fellow telco, TPG has been given the green light to acquire iiNet from the smaller i…

Consumer watchdog sounds warning about solar business

The South Australian consumer watchdog has warned individuals and other businesses to stay away from an unlicensed business that has been…

Woman awarded $27,000 after being sacked for working in same office as ‘abusive’ husband

A Melbourne architectural firm has been ordered to pay a former employee $27,500 in compensation after the Fair Work Commission found the wo…

State budget round-up: Where is the best place to operate a business in Australia?

Small businesses around the country usually pay close attention to the budget handed down by the federal government in May each year. And…

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