ATO pauses some compliance activities for businesses in lockdown The ATO has hit pause on some of its ‘firmer’ debt and lodgement activities for businesses “adversely impacted” by ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns.
How the father-daughter team behind Urban Ethos increased revenue by 500% in 12 months For Michael and Chantel Vidor, running a business together has both strengthened their personal relationship and led to business success.
The startup funding round: $34 million for medtech, Birchal hits a milestone, and one Giant Leap for impact investment Today’s roundup includes funding for epilepsy health-tech, $31 million for an insurance-tech B Corp, AI for sustainable mining, and more.
Frydenberg’s ‘clawback’ comments miss the point, as SMEs “caught in the crosshairs” of JobKeeper debate Josh Frydenberg says any so-called ‘clawback’ provision would have put businesses off from applying in the first place. But does it matter?
Afterpay for refunds? Refundid raises $3 million for tech turning BNPL model on its head Refundid has secured $3 million just six months after launch, for its tech striving to eliminate a lingering point of friction in e-commerce.
Reopening roadmap: CEOs of MYOB, Salesforce, Uber and more call on governments to “stay the course” An open letter from 80 CEOs urges state and federal governments to stick to the COVID-19 reopening plan, partly for the sake of SMEs.
Five lessons on scaling your customer service from Smart50 winner Foodbomb Face-to-face conversations and phone calls with users helped Foodbomb build its award-winning platform — but they aren't practical at scale.
“Bittersweet”: Family-run tech company Task acquired for $120 million Aussie family-run tech company Task has been acquired by Kiwi marketing software company Plexure Group, for a whopping $120 million.
Fintech players welcome payment review that could lead to stricter rules for Google and Apple The Payments System Review could see the government keeping a closer eye on big-tech payment platforms, but fintech players back the recommendations.
Kiwi startup Komodo raises $1.7 million to improve mental wellbeing in schools We caught up with the founders of Komodo to talk about audacious dreams, strategic investors and the effect of COVID-19 on student wellbeing.
Xero introduces “vital” flexible working policy, as it embarks on a hiring spree Xero's new flexible work policy comes in as the tech company embarks hiring drive, and could help it attract the best tech talent.
Federal government announces vaccine indemnity scheme: Here’s what it means for small businesses The new vaccine indemnity scheme has been welcomed as something that will protect SMEs and allow them to play a bigger part in the rollout.
