Victorian businesses to get $20,000 wage subsidies if they hire women and workers in key priority groups
The $250 million Jobs Victoria Fund will form part of the state government’s broader $619.4 million Jobs Victoria program, and is designed to both support businesses as they recover from the pandemic and help more Victorians secure work.
“Adapt or die”: Five lessons in business resilience from COVID-19
Alan Manly, chief executive of Universal Business School Sydney, shares five lessons on resilience from COVID-19 that entrepreneurs and businesses should take on board.
After bushfires, floods, COVID-19 and more floods, Australian small businesses are still standing
In the face of debt, chaos, hardship and uncertainty, Australian small business owners are still standing.
End of JobKeeper pushes Rugby star George Gregan’s hospitality group GG Leasing into administration
The hospitality group GG Leasing co-founded by former Australian rugby player George Gregan has been placed into administration.
Hospitality and tourism industries call for cash boost payments and tax relief as JobKeeper end draws near
The hospitality and tourism industries are renewing calls for targeted support from the government ahead of the JobKeeper expiration date on Sunday.
Live music industry says 45% of businesses expect to close in three months as JobKeeper winds down
The live music industry is calling for travel permits and more consistency across the states to help it survive once JobKeeper ends.
Final JobKeeper payments due on March 28 as wage subsidy comes to an end, ATO warns
The ATO has published what may be its final update about key dates and reporting requirements for businesses receiving JobKeeper.
Aussie entrepreneur takes on Uber Eats and Deliveroo with commission-free food delivery platform
Aussie-owned startup Kneaded is taking on the likes of Uber Eats and Deliveroo with a platform that provides a fairer service to small businesses.
Why Locomote’s co-founders bought back their travel tech business — in the midst of the pandemic
In 2016, these founders sold travel startup Locomote to a global organisation. Then, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they bought it back.
End of JobKeeper could see 488,000 businesses cut staff, and 100,000 close altogether
The end of JobKeeper will result in more than 488,000 job losses and almost 100,000 business closures, new research has found.
Westpac and TAFE NSW join forces to deliver free business growth course for 1,000 SMEs
Westpac and TAFE NSW have joined forces to deliver a free national training course for 1,000 small business customers.
The Australian economy can’t reset without respect for knowledge: Ross Garnaut
Garnaut says respect for knowledge and science played a large role in policy-making during COVID-19, which led to Australia’s success in responding to the pandemic.
