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Melbourne start-up ecosystem valued at over $10 billion
“The steady rise of tech companies amid the course of a global pandemic has reinforced the resilience of start-ups in Vi...
Crowdfunding boom benefitting online shopping, food services and telehealth
The four industries to watch for in the crowdfunding space are direct-to-consumer and online shopping, sustainable food ...
Bubble tea operator to face court over the alleged underpayment of 20 employees
FWO inspectors found that the 20 workers had been paid flat rates of $10 to $18 per hour, rates below their entitlements...
Business Council calls on business support to boost vaccination efforts
The Business Council is calling on all employers to support the campaign to get the country back to normalcy through boo...
Policymakers and private sector urged to facilitate small-business recovery
State Small Business Commissioners and the ASBFEO have called on policymakers and the private sector to establish measur...
Vaccinations, remote work safety foremost among employers’ concerns
Last month Employsure saw the biggest spike in vaccination-related calls to its advice line since the vaccine rollout be...
Businesses come together to support struggling SMEs
The Community Business Alliance is offering a range of services its members specialise in free of charge to smaller busi...
Cocktail bar penalised over underpayments
The judge noted that the employee’s working holiday visa status put her in “a particularly disempowered position” to dem...
Accelerator program to support Victorian AgTech start-ups
Start-ups supported through the LaunchVic funded programs will come from a range of backgrounds, from farming and agricu...
Business activity hit hard by new lockdowns
Small businesses are most at risk from prolonged lockdowns as they have the smallest cash reserves on which to draw to k...