Our plant business was poisoned four years ago. Here’s what happened next
Every plant in this business' nursery was poisoned. Two weeks later, 500,000 plants were dead. The business should have died too. This is a tale of survival and some valuable lessons learnt along the way.
NSW insurance quote website sparks complaint to small business commissioner
An insurance policy comparison tool operated by the NSW government has reportedly underestimated the cost of coverage by 15%, the NSW Small Business Commissioner says, as soaring premiums catch businesses off guard.
Stephen Jones explains one way Australian businesses could get cheaper insurance premiums
Insurance premiums could fall if insurers did a better job of recognising the disaster mitigation efforts taken by their policy-holders, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones said.
As El Niño hits Australia, here’s what small businesses need to know
Australia is now subject to an El Niño climate event, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says, boosting the likelihood of warmer and drier conditions than average in the coming months.
NSW budget: Payroll tax reforms, boosted procurement, and event funding on business advocate wish lists
As the state government prepares to hand down its economic roadmap, here are the recommendations put forward by business advocates, including measures designed to advance small and medium-sized enterprises.
After brutal fires and floods, peak insurance body calls for “immediate” reforms to help businesses with disaster coverage
Businesses struggling to keep up with soaring insurance premiums would benefit from the immediate reform of state insurance taxes, the Insurance Council of Australia says, as warm and dry conditions lead to increased bushfire risks leading into summer.
“How do we recover that cost?”: Victorian businesses cope with surging cost of average WorkCover premium
Victorian small and medium businesses are now considering budget adjustments and passing on the cost of labour, as they add surging WorkCover insurance premiums to the list of growing operational expenses.
Small business insurance premiums rising 30% year-on-year, COSBOA says, as experts warn of further hikes
Some small businesses are watching their insurance premiums rise by 30% year-on-year, industry advocates say, as KPMG projects double-digit increases over the next twelve months.
Unicorn startup Pet Circle eyes pet insurance sector with “personalised” policies
The launch of Pet Circle Insurance follows the company’s Series C $125 million funding round in late 2021, which catapulted Pet Circle to unicorn status.
We’ve all heard ‘build back better’, but do our leaders really know how to do it?
The ultimate goal of building back better is to make communities stronger and more resilient following a disaster. This is a challenging task that requires a systematic rethinking of how we create the places we live in now – and how we want to live in the future.
From circular economy to surf culture innovators: 10 Aussie female-founded startups to watch in 2023
Australia's female founders are as diverse as they are innovative, bringing new ideas which promise to shake the market in 2023.
Butter secures $1.3 million to make insurance less boring for young Aussies
Insurance tech startup Butter has landed $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to make insurance accessible and less boring for younger Aussies.
