Small Business Minister Julie Collins: The federal budget targets “long-term resilience” instead of quick-fix solutions
Speaking to SmartCompany, Collins says Labor's budget is more focused on long-term sustainability than directly alleviating today's sharp cost pressures.
Budget 2022: SME leaders concerned over $8 million tweak in Small Business Ombudsman funding
Small business luminaries fear the move to redirect funding could limit the Small Business Ombudsman's other business support initiatives.
Jim Chalmers’ “restraint” in the budget didn’t extend to pricey transport projects
When it comes to transport infrastructure, the budget is remarkable not for how different it is to budgets past, but how similar.
How subcontractors can protect themselves when builders hit financial trouble
When builders have financial challenges, it is often the subcontractors who bear the brunt.
Lyka raises $30 million in monster Series B round as more Australians serve up premium chow for furry friends
Lyka was co-founded by vet Matthew Muir and consultant Anna Podolsky, after her eponymous border collie had a bad reaction to regular pet food brands and began to experience declining health.
Budget 2022: Depreciation of intangible assets scrapped to save $550 million
The federal government has decided not to proceed with a previous Coalition policy that would have allowed business operators to self-assess intangible depreciating assets, such as patents, registered designs, copyrights and in-house software.
Budget 2022: Energy efficiency grants for SMEs form key plank in Labor’s green energy strategy
Small and medium enterprises looking to improve their energy efficiency will be handed $62.6 million in grant funding, thanks to a new program revealed in Tuesday’s federal budget.
Budget 2022: What Jim Chalmers can do to combat inflation and avoid an economic crash
With a second federal budget on the way, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has a chance to introduce some novel economic fixes.
Business Chicks makes redundancies in bid to “keep the brand alive”
Business Chicks founder Emma Isaacs has announced the company is scaling down, with a number of team members made redundant.
Budget 2022: 10 things we know about Labor’s “wellbeing” budget and support for businesses
A lot can change in six months. Just ask Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who will on Tuesday deliver a vastly different federal budget to the economic roadmap laid out by the Coalition in March.
Australia is locking out workers by overlooking marginalised groups
In news that won’t come as a huge surprise, the vast majority of the 3 million unemployed and underemployed people in Australia come from marginalised diversity groups.
Milk prices are projected to increase by 28% this year. So what’s driving the costs?
At the end of 2021, the cost of a litre of home-brand milk in an Australian supermarket was about $1.30. It’s now about $1.60. What will it cost at the end of 2022?
