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.

Myer sued by shareholders; Saban Brands rides Aussie surf wave with Piping Hot purchase: Midday Roundup

Myer is facing legal action from a group of shareholders who are alleging loss and damage following the department store’s recent profit d…

James Packer sucked into trademark dispute over “Crown Resorts” name

Casino mogul James Packer will be forced to defend the business name he has used for decades, after a rival hotel group launched legal actio…

Rich Lister Zhenya Tsvetnenko attempts backdoor listing on ASX for online marketing firm Mpire Media

Mpire Media, the online marketing business founded by Western Australia-based technology entrepreneur Zhenya Tsvetnenko, will spring on to t…

Move over Clive Palmer, Dick Smith’s political party is set for take-off

Millionaire entrepreneur and keen aviator Dick Smith has taken the first steps towards creating his own political party. The founder of Dick…

Australia Post chief: Why Aussie businesses must embrace the “dining boom” not mining boom in China

Forget the mining boom, Australian companies must take advantage of the “dining boom” coming out of China, according to Australia Post c…

The battle of the granny flats: Cubitt’s sues Granny Flat Projects for copyright theft

Two Australian small businesses will face off in the Federal Court over allegations one of the builders has been trading off the other’s d…

Govt’s 1.5% tax cut to include all small businesses, including those not incorporated

Small Business Minister Bruce Billson will extend the federal government’s proposed small-business tax cut to all small enterprises, regar…

Fine design: how Jeff Provan constructed $50 million design firm Neometro

Building has always been in Neometro founder Jeff Provan’s blood. The 60-year-old Melburnian grew up in a family of builders, working on b…

Shark Tank: why Dean Salakas decided not to give up half of his company, The Party People

When Dean Salakas walked into the Shark Tank on Sunday night, he was hoping to score an investment from Boost Juice founder Janine Allis or …

Former EY executive gets 11 year jail sentence for $450 million fraud

A former executive of Ernst & Young has been handed an 11-year jail sentence for his role in an elaborate tax fraud that involved a myst…

Bruce Billson denies the government is under pressure to dump 1.5% small business tax cut

Small Business Minister Bruce Billson has played down speculation he and Prime Minister Tony Abbott are under pressure to drop the governmen…

Shark Tank recap: The pitch which brought the sharks to tears (and also got them to open their wallets)

It was the pitch that had the sharks in tears, but Leah James, co-founder of childcare service Hummingbirds says she and business partner Re…

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