Social enterprise Barefoot Power has raised $5.8 million from investors, as it seeks to bring affordable renewable energy and efficient ligh…
Social enterprise Barefoot Power has raised $5.8 million from investors, as it seeks to bring affordable renewable energy and efficient ligh…
The Queensland Government’s decision to scrap its business commissioner role is a “backward step”, according to small business lobbyis…
Billionaire speculator Warren Buffett has given away $13,000 worth of highly-prized shares in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, to a group of…
The Australian Bankers’ Association has issued a stark warning to merchants and consumers over payment fraud, with new data showing credit…
One of the great things about writing for SmartCompany is that the blogs you have written over many years, almost five in my case, are there…
Australian-founded mobile solutions provider 5th Finger has been acquired by customer relationship management firm Merkle, five years after …
Negotiation skills, networking and leadership development are considered the three most valuable skills required to build an individual’s …
Cast your mind back to when you started your business. Can you remember why you did it? Did it happen to be because the doyens of the indust…
The number of SMEs for sale has increased by 6% over the last three months, putting pressure on business valuations and hinting that the lon…
Green start-ups are becoming increasingly spoilt for choice with regard to funding programs, following the launch of the $200 million Clean …
I was in a small coffee shop in Sydney this week and was reminded why good retailers always talk about detail. Big or small, old or new, ret…
Company collapses increased by 1.7% in May, with businesses in South Australia, Victoria and the ACT hardest hit by Australia’s uneven e…
