Opinion: Why scrapping the Entrepreneurship Facilitators program affects the most vulnerable
According to the author, despite a government contract till 2025, the Entrepreneurship Facilitators program was scrapped in budget 2023.
Fake news watchdog and digital IDs: The hidden announcements you might have missed in budget 2023
In the federal budget, there were few major surprises when it came to technology spending. Here are a few other tech items that have been sprinkled throughout the budget.
“Smoke and Mirrors”: Startups react to the 2023 budget
Labor has handed down its second budget, with more startup and SME measures that last time. But founders have still found gaps.
Budget 2023: $101 million to help Australian businesses adopt AI and quantum tech
The Australian government is the latest entity to climb aboard the AI hype train, and it wants you to join it! As the 2023 federal budget reveals, it wants to support businesses with AI adoption.
Budget 2023: PAYG and GST instalment increase halved to boost cash flow for 2.1 million small businesses
Cash flow support for small businesses will come through a halving of the adjustment factor applied to Pay As You Go (PAYG) and GST instalments.
Budget 2023: $290 million instant asset write-off scheme extension promises $20,000 threshold for small businesses
The instant asset write-off threshold will temporarily rise to $20,000, giving small businesses another chance to invest in their operations and immediately deduct the full cost of depreciable expenses from their tax bill.
Budget 2023: $23.4 million for small business cyber wardens program, delivered by COSBOA
The federal government will invest $23.4 million over the next three years to help small businesses build their resilience to cyber threats by training in-house cyber experts.
“Women small business owners are an untapped resource”: Here’s how budget 2023 should prioritise them
Ahead of the federal budget unveiling today, vulnerable women small business owners across Australia are hoping for relief from the relentless cost of living pressures currently plaguing the entire country.
Six “urgent” actions the government can take to support women in the 2023 federal budget
Special advice prepared by the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce was handed to the government that focuses on six key areas.
Nearly 700 women-led startups hit by new delays to $11.6 million Boosting Female Founders grant
The Boosting Female Founders scheme is facing fresh setbacks, with the federal government telling nearly 700 applicants not to expect updates before June — an eight-month delay to the program's initial time frame.
Budget 2021: What’s in it for women entrepreneurs? Not much
After last year’s budget was deemed “woefully inadequate” for women entrepreneurs, this year’s was a tad more supportive… but not by much.