SmartCompany

For Lawson Elliot Recruitment's founder, the hardest part of running a business is dividing time between strategy and day-to-day administrative tasks.

Stuck for a business idea? Here are five successful ideas, each of which filled a gap in a market, solved a problem and blossomed into a successful venture.

Avoid potential legal battles later on by considering these five intellectual property essentials in the early stages of your business.

If owners and founders don’t adapt to growing demands for flexible work options, their businesses won't win or retain the best talent.

As Australian businesses enter the new financial year, IBISWorld reveals which industries are set to have a bumper 2018-19, and which are likely to struggle.

Most, if not all, business owners will need the help of an accountant.

While an accountant is often your best bet for pocketing maximum …

Sometimes the people you hire to work in your small business just don’t work out as you’d hoped, and for a variety of reasons.

While…

Problem-solving – it’s a critical skill to have if you’re going to be a leader, an innovator, a game-changer. Some of today’s greate…

Think about how much you invest into your business. Your time, your energy, your passion and your money. The last thing you have time for is…

Have you ever walked across solid oak floors, or sat behind a mahogany desk and felt an unexpected sense of motivation and wellbeing?

You…

In the business world small can mean nimble, agile and responsive, but it often also means a lack of resources compared to larger rivals. Th…

As your business grows, you’ll eventually need to make some crucial hiring decisions. For these new business owners, hiring the right staff to support their startups means assessing how well prospective employees will integrate – even before considering their skill set