Posts tagged "smes"

Small business owners are adept multitaskers. They have to switch between employee management, keeping afloat of finances and growing their …

Small Business Ombudsman and ACCC call for protections from unfair contracts for businesses to be strengthened, amid concern that many SMEs are vulnerable.

Big chains may be able to offer cheaper products, but small businesses have the edge when it comes to embracing simplicity to ensure repeat …

More than 60 businesses have filed a $40 million class-action lawsuit against the NSW government for mismanagement of the Sydney light rail construction.

Former Jobs and Innovation Minister Michaelia Cash has been appointed Australia's new Small Business Minister as part of a broad reshuffle

What can small businesses and startups do to protect themselves against legal challenges from big businesses? Here's three top tips.

Businesses switching over to the NBN faced weeks of lost services, an inability to resolve complaints and major impacts on their operations, new data shows. 

Two key pieces of SME-specific legislation have failed to be put to the Senate for debate after numerous parliamentary sitting weeks, despit…

"We hope the parliament will agree that higher penalties are badly and urgently needed to improve the behaviour of companies and protect consumers."

It might not be as well-known as fintech or as buzzwordy as blockchain, but cyber security is undeniably one of the fastest emerging areas of tech globally.

ASIC intends to unveil new reforms to credit card lending practices after a report revealed one in six Australians struggle with credit card debt.

Online marketplace giant eBay is taking the fight to Amazon in Australia by a ramping up of its product offerings and services in the last six months.