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RBA's latest growth forecasts

“Things are pretty grim still”: Today’s interest rate cut is about access to capital, not cheap capital

The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to announce a historic interest rate cut. But what does that mean for small businesses?

Circle In

“Discriminated against because we have husbands”: How ‘savvy’ business structuring left this startup ineligible for grant support

CircleIn's Jodie Geddes and Kate Pollard were ineligible for the BFF Initiative, as 50% of their equity was attributed to their husbands.

Melbourne Cup

Spring Carnival 2020 may be up and running, but Melbourne’s milliners are missing out

Melbourne Cup week is underway, but COVID-19 means the headwear sector — usually booming at this time of year — is still missing out.

Kogan

The business models that have made these Aussie entrepreneurs into millionaires

From startup unicorns to e-commerce empires, how do these Aussie businesses and their millionaire owners actually make money?

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Who’s in and who’s out? COVID-19 shakes up the AFR’s Rich List

The AFR's Rich List has seen a veritable shake-up, with a slew of tech entrepreneurs making their debut for 2020.

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Queenslanders head to the polls: What is LNP leader Deb Frecklington promising small businesses?

Queensland's state election is upon us. Today, we're looking at what a Liberal National government could mean for small businesses.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

Queenslanders head to the polls: What does Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor Party have in store for small business?

This state election comes at a particularly tricky time for small businesses. So what is Queensland's incumbent Labor government promising them?

IR-reform

IR reform will be on the table by Christmas, Peter Strong says, but “the changes might come too late”

Christian Porter promised an IR reform package within weeks of the federal budget, but COSBOA's Peter Strong says that was always optimistic.

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Startup funding in Australia sees 50% dip, as investors remain cautious during COVID-19

Startup funding activity in Australia is trending down again, with deals down almost 50% for Q3, compared to 2019.

Whole Kids

Whole Kids smashes $500,000 equity crowdfunding goal, securing the likes of Kate Morris and Casey Ellis as backers

Whole Kids has smashed its $500,000 equity crowdfunding goal, securing backing from a whole troop of Aussie business cheerleaders.

Small claims

Kate Carnell: COVID-19 unfair dismissals spike was avoidable, but highlights the need for change

Could the spike in unfair dismissal claims have been mitigated if changes to the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code were implemented earlier?

Donut Dash

Melbourne bakery gets a surprise sales windfall as Victorians celebrate COVID-19 ‘doughnut days’

Melbourne bakery Goldeluck's has seen a run on doughnuts, following two consecutive days of zero COVID-19 cases in Victoria.

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