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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

Aussie start-ups joining 2025 evokeAG event unveiled

The evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program offers a platform for start-ups and scale-ups to showcase their solutions to key chall...

Small-business complaints to AFCA on the rise

There has been a 17 per cent increase of complaints raised to AFCA, the majority of which related to small-business loan...

Q&A: Staydry’s solution to combat incontinence

Staydry is focused on providing dignity and comfort to those suffering from continence while promoting sustainability.
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Biggest challenges of women entrepreneurs revealed

While women entrepreneurs are known to be resilient and innovative, many challenges have kept them from achieving succes...

Small-business health remains weak but some bright spots detected

Continued cost of living struggles has kept small-business health below average but innovation may hold a key to recover...
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Small manufacturer confidence high as revenues rise

Sales revenues among SME manufacturers increased by 4.5 per cent across all industries and are increasing their stock le...
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Christmas financial boost expected for small businesses

Historical data suggests that small businesses should expect a boost in holiday revenues in December to help them in the...
independent retailers

Consumers urged to support local and small businesses this Black Friday

BusinessNSW has urged shoppers to support small businesses as they look to attain considerable sales growth this Black F...

Going global before growing local: IconByDesign’s journey

While still a start-up in Australia, a father-and-son team took on the mammoth US furniture market – and succeed.

New program to help build capabilities of SMEs for Asian expansion

Austrade and Asialink Business will help equip businesses with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in South and S...