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Karl Aguilar

Karl Aguilar is a journalist for Inside Small Business who has contributed to cultivating the publication's growth and reputation among Australia's small-business community. He has also worked with other organisations and enterprises in their content strategy and has contributed feature articles and thinkpieces for a number of online and print publications, including a contribution for a book on digital entrepreneurship. Karl is involved in a number of causes, particularly for the preservation and promotion of cultural and historical heritage and for the campaign for constitutional reform in the Philippines. He is also an avid trivia game player who has managed to appear on television as a game show contestant.

From the author

Female founders still get the short end of the funding stick

Of the total funding raised in Australia, only four per cent went to businesses led by female founders, which exemplifie...

Aussie small businesses anticipate cashflow increase despite challenges

46.6 per cent of SMEs expect their cashflow to increase in the next three to 12 months, with more feeling optimistic of ...

Failing in Bondi, thriving in Babinda: The Australian suburbs with the most resilient SMEs identified

Babinda in Cairns has topped the list of suburbs where start-ups have a significantly higher business survival rate.

South Australia seen as the best place to do business

South Australia is considered to be the most supportive state for small businesses because of its regulatory environment...

Small businesses want government crackdown on overseas marketplaces

Many SMEs are feeling the pressures from overseas marketplaces amid economic challenges and have sought government suppo...

Q&A: How Greenpoint’s leaders are balancing business and motherhood

Nicola Trotman and Skye Vadas of Greenpoint offer differing but complementary insights on balancing the demands of busin...

Telstra honours 2024 Best of Business awardees

The 2024 Business of the Year distinction was given to DJAARA, which has been empowering the indigenous community to ach...
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Aussie SMEs making strategic investments amid challenges

Aussie SMEs are making strategic investments in export operations, technology, and talent, reflecting a cautious but opt...

Cyber Wardens releases new Christmas cybersecurity guide for SMEs

The Christmas season is seen as a time for criminals to commit cybercrimes against vulnerable small businesses.
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Seven key challenges for SMEs in 2025

As SMEs are still struggling with inflation, cashflow, and other struggles this year 2025 presents a new set of challeng...