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ARA predicts $400 million boost to Easter spending

Cementing Easter as a family celebration, the 18-34 age group will spend the most on sweets, totalling $800 million thro...
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B2B payment defaults reach record high as cost-of-living pressures bite

Businesses with one default have a 24 per cent chance of going insolvent in the next 12 months, rising to 42 per cent fo...

South Australia to provide grants to innovative female-founded businesses

The funding will support Women in Innovation (WINN) to facilitate the two-year pilot program in partnership with the Fea...
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New LaunchVic grants round to support programs for early-stage start-ups

LaunchVic programs have upskilled more than 11,600 budding entrepreneurs to date.
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Majority of SMEs confident about their business health

Four in five small businesses feel that they are well-placed to meet their financial obligations in 2024.

Small-business festival series to empower new Aussie women entrepreneurs

The winner of the Accelerator for Enterprising Women's Kickstarter Challenge will be awarded $30,000 in equity-free fund...

Digital bank Avenue aims to fill the gap in bank guarantees

Avenue's digital solutions are designed to ease the management of bank guarantees and the claims process for landlords w...
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Small businesses experiencing their largest decline since the pandemic

The Index's drop to 89 points in December is the largest single-month decline since April 2020, when the economy was ess...
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Workplaces urged to ensure they are up to speed on new law changes

The definition of a serious contravention has also been changed such that it is no longer required to prove a breach was...

Five ways to make making a profit easier in your small business

Having separate accounts allows you to track all your incomings and outgoings and then you can see more clearly what mon...