Five key lessons young entrepreneurs need to know before starting a business
One of the most valuable lessons in business to learn is that there's no right or wrong in entrepreneurship,
Small businesses struggling with ATO arrears urged to call free debt counselling hotline
Financial counsellors say the free service can help proprietors negotiate debt payment plans with the ATO.
COSBOA is launching a free cybersecurity course for small businesses, funded by Telstra and CBA
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), Telstra and the Commonwealth Bank joined forces to launch a free cybersecurity short course for small businesses.
Five Aussie jobs that will be automated in 10 years
A new Future of Australian Jobs Report has predicted which vocations are most likely to be automated within the next 10 years. Yikes.
COSBOA, ACTU agree to four-point industrial relations reform agenda ahead of Jobs Summit
Australia's small business sector and union representatives have agreed on a four-point priority plan for the Jobs and Skills Summit, declaring a common interest in simplifying the IR system for workers and employers.
“The pandemic isn’t over yet”: Hybrid work expert calls on businesses to remain flexible as COVID-19 batters “back to office” plans
As Australian businesses reconsider their "back to office" strategies through yet another wave of COVID-19 cases, a hybrid working expert says company leaders should keep work from home plans in their back pocket, pandemic or not.
Small business groups put migration, skills, and IR reform on the agenda of landmark employment summit
On September 1-2, the Albanese government will make good on its election pledge to meet with business groups, union representatives, and social service advocates to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the Australian economy.
Minimum wage rises 5.2% to $21.38 an hour, giving a boost to 2.7 million Australians as cost of living soars
Australia's minimum wage will rise by 5.2% to $21.38 an hour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Small businesses urged to ask power providers for bill flexibility as prices skyrocket
The stigma associated with reaching out for help is harming SMEs struggling to keep up with their power bills, a new report says.
Victorian government now reassessing rejected COVID-19 small business support applications after Business Victoria issued “incorrect” advice
The Victorian government is reassessing COVID-19 SME support grant applications it rejected last year after allegations of flawed information.
Two in five Australian businesses expect to lift costs as inflation pressures bear down: ABS
The ABS says 38% of surveyed business believe they will significantly jack up prices in the next three months as inflation spikes.
Small business wages are outpacing national average as SMEs face rising cost pressures, report says
Wages paid by Australian small businesses grew 4.1% in April 2022 compared to April 2021, accounting software provider Xero says.
