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.

Pressure mounts on Victorian govt to scrap Grand Final public holiday as businesses set for a $543 million wage bill

Victorian bosses will pay $543 million for the state’s almost two million employees not to come to work on Grand Final Friday if the state…

Finder co-founder Frank Restuccia: Why I am giving my employees the day off on Monday to mark Anzac Day

Frank Restuccia, co-founder of Finder.com.au, is giving his 40 employees the day off next Monday to mark the Anzac Day centenary and he beli…

Bill Shorten’s $14 billion plan for a super tax on the rich: Could it work?

The Australian Labor Party will increase taxes on the superannuation of wealthy individuals if it wins the next federal election. Opposition…

Literary award for Melbourne small business owner gives “shot in the arm” to small publishers and independent bookshops

Every small business owner knows how precious their time is but Emily Bitto may soon find herself with less time to spend in her business. L…

Bucking the trend: How Tanya Van Der Water is growing family-owned manufacturer Buckaroo Leatherworks

Tanya Van Der Water had no intention of working for her father’s leathergoods business. The now 31-year-old wanted to be a fashion designe…

Glenn Stevens: Interest rate cuts “on the table” as the federal government has “little choice” but to slow down cuts to budget deficit

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has made the case of a cut to the official cash rate as early as next month, telling the international b…

Mixed Easter basket of spending as retailers look to Mother’s Day for a boost

Retail sales in the week before Easter were up compared to last year but down in the week after Easter, the latest instalment of the Austral…

Confusion over Anzac Day public holiday: Why next Monday won’t be a day off for most of us

Australia will celebrate the centenary of the Gallipoli landing this Saturday, April 25. But like other years, there is confusion as to whet…

Fair Work rules manager unfairly dismissed despite costing retailer $600,000: “We’re the victim of a very broken system”

Tobacco retailer Freechoice has hit out at Australia’s “very broken” workplace relations system after the Fair Work Commission ruled o…

Shark Tank recap: How Grown Eyewear founder Jeff Phillips captured Naomi Simson and John McGrath’s hearts – and wallets

Byron Bay-based business Grown Eyewear is proof you can “run a global business from anywhere in Australia”, says one of its new high-pro…

Budget 2015: Greens back small business tax cut if loss carry-back and instant asset write-offs are reinstated

The Australian Greens will support Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s proposed small business tax cut if the Coalition also reinstates two small…

Australia’s best startups revealed in StartupSmart Awards

Australia’s best startups were recognised in Melbourne last night at the fifth annual StartupSmart Awards, with one of SmartCompany’s to…

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