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Battle lines drawn over NSW digital work systems legislation
The NSW Digital Work Systems Bill illustrate the challenges around the explosion of the use of AI in the workplace.
Marketing
Kindness and connection the keys to longevity of wearable art accessory brand
A passionate grassroots community began forming organically around the brand, sharing thei...
New research shows Australians support buying local for different reasons – and not all will pay more
Younger people were more likely to buy local for environmental reasons or for reasons rela...
Starting a business? The first thing you need to do is not what you may think
A business launched in silence has no energy - a business born from conversations has a st...
Technology
Battle lines drawn over NSW digital work systems legislation
The NSW Digital Work Systems Bill illustrate the challenges around the explosion of the us...
Optimism growing: Two in three SMEs expect increased sales this year
Despite economic headwinds, many SMEs are reporting growth.
Five reasons this global observance matters more to SMEs than you might think
Small businesses frequently rely on women to hold critical organisational knowledge, inclu...
Management
Battle lines drawn over NSW digital work systems legislation
The NSW Digital Work Systems Bill illustrate the challenges around the explosion of the us...
UNSW launches fund for start-ups with global ambitions
“Scaling internationally is where many Australian start-ups hit a wall.”
Retail insolvencies exceed pre‑Covid levels, tipped to rise further this year
Insolvencies have risen steadily as inflation, higher interest rates and cost‑of‑living pr...
People & HR
Battle lines drawn over NSW digital work systems legislation
The NSW Digital Work Systems Bill illustrate the challenges around the explosion of the us...
The myth of busy: why growth-focused owners need to do less, not more
Most small-business owners do not need more data. They need fewer, better signals. A short...
Mental health program for small-business owners gets a one-year extension
The Federal Government extends Beyond Blue’s NewAccess mental health support for small bus...
Finance
Retail insolvencies exceed pre‑Covid levels, tipped to rise further this year
Insolvencies have risen steadily as inflation, higher interest rates and cost‑of‑living pr...
Business-related personal insolvencies surge
Construction, retail trade, transport, postal and warehousing, health care and social assi...
Australian hospitality spending shifts as consumers reach limits
The practice of buying drinks for a group is becoming less common as spending per visit in...
Supply Chain
Kindness and connection the keys to longevity of wearable art accessory brand
A passionate grassroots community began forming organically around the brand, sharing thei...
The ‘accidental’ swimwear range making waves for a teenage entrepreneur
Ellie Murphy lives on the Gold Coast, and living by the sea is central to who she is. “The...
Regulator reveals much room for improvement in payment times to small-business suppliers
In the latest reporting cycle 134 entities made 95 per cent or more of their payments to s...
