Lois Maskiell

Small and medium business lender ScotPac is launching a suite of new products, including property-secured home and business loans for the self-employed.

The federal government extended the scheme until June 2023, but no announcements have been made about extending it further.

The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in South Australia has elicited mixed responses from the small business community, as an influx of visitors is set to bring more trade as well as greater risks.

Small businesses shipping goods with FedEx face significant disruptions in the lead up to Christmas, as industrial action in Victorian and Tasmanian depots intensifies.

Dire staff shortages affecting hair and beauty salons have ignited calls from small business groups for the government to change the priority migration skilled occupation list.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is drawing battle lines around tax policy ahead of the upcoming federal election, revealing that existing tax cuts will save small business $5 billion over two years.

Small businesses in regional towns are riding stronger growth compared to their metro counterparts, with transactions more than doubling across country Australia.

Australian small businesses and consumers have been urged to get their Christmas plans in place early this year, with high parcel volumes and supply chain problems expected to slow deliveries down.

The tax office plans to roll out a new warning function that will alert small businesses to review their tax deductions if they are unusually high.

Queensland building group Privium has collapsed into administration, leaving subcontractors across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales in the dark about the future of hundreds of projects.

Accounting groups are urging small businesses to lodge overdue tax returns, after the tax office revealed it has started chasing debts in NSW, Victoria and the ACT.

The explosion of remote work has led to a spike in the amount of overtime staff are performing, with a new report revealing Australians now complete an average of 319 hours of unpaid work annually.