Opinion

How did small business people fare in 2023 from a policy and government point of view? Former COSBOA CEO Peter Strong shares his thoughts.

Elaine Stead, founder of Human VC and former head of Blue Sky Venture Capital, shares her wrap-up of the Aussie tech sector for 2023

Kim Kerton says a social media narrative around the Great Resignation has re-emerged, as have some common misconceptions about entrepreneurship.

Dickie Currer shares his thoughts on Tasmania's current startup ecosystem, and offers suggestions on how it can be given a boost.

EY claims the 2023 Grand Prix gave Victoria an economic benefit of more than $250 million. But upon closer investigation, the numbers aren't adding up.

Getting the first-mover advantage is the dream in startup land, but being first to market also brings its own unique set of challenges. Nourishy founder Cass Wingrove shares her experience.

Former CEO of COSBOA Peter Strong says the Australian workplace relations system is the most complex in the world, and it may be very difficult for small businesses to 'look at the detail'.

It is alarming the Albanese government has rammed the Closing Loopholes Bill through the Lower House despite being roundly rejected as flawed and unworkable by small businesses, says COSBOA.

For businesses wanting to take advantage of machine learning, human habits can be the weak link.

WeWork’s collapse casts doubt on analogies between physical workspaces and computers that have proliferated in recent years.

Tracey Warren believes founders shouldn’t be avoiding failure. Because any business that survives, even if its form is completely unrecognisable from how it started, is never a failure.

The government is currently consulting on moves to strengthen competition laws, with big company mergers and acquisitions in the firing line.