Posts tagged "Carlton"

Eight years since Victoria introduced the AFL Grand Final eve public holiday, small businesses across the state are still unsure of its merits, claiming interrupted trade and an extra day of penalty rates will harm enterprises doing it tough.

'Rathdowne Village' focuses on the small businesses populating Rathdowne Street in Melbourne's inner north, a shopping strip emblematic of the city at large.

On the usually bustling streets of Carlton, a vending machine has popped up, dishing out the wares of local traders and spreading some joy.

The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered more than one in five businesses were underpaying workers in a recent audit of regional firms.

The fair work ombudsman says she was "alarmed to discover" the level of ignorance about workplace laws in a targeted audit of first-time SME owners.

A giant precinct serving as a “melting pot” for innovation is being built in Melbourne to nurture the city’s founders and entrepreneurs and…