Startup luminaries sign petition against new sophisticated investor asset limits
Angel investors and startup founders are signing a new petition urging the federal government not to increase the asset limit test for 'sophisticated investors', claiming major changes could limit funding to Australia's most innovative early-stage startups.
SMEs could be forced to turn over utility bills under new mandatory accounting rules
Small businesses will be exempt from Australia's new climate risk disclosure rules, but may still be asked to turn over meter readings, utility bills, and other energy usage figures to their bigger business partners.
Fears for workers with disability after axing of mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods
The end of mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods has been welcomed by industry groups slogged by workforce shortages, but politicians from across the aisle fear the decision could expose at-risk workers to infection.
Treasury will once again model the economic toll of climate change as Sydney businesses face yet another flood disaster
As SMEs across Sydney count the cost of yet another flood disaster, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the nation's top economic department will resume its modelling of the risks posed by climate change.
This app promises a 3% return, and that’s a good thing
Blossom targets 3% returns by bringing bond investing, usually available only to large investors, to everyday people.
What has the pandemic taught us about crisis management?
Every executive should by now clearly understand the potential devastation of a real crisis.
eBook: Successfully adapting to supply chain disruption
A difficult market is a double-edged sword. Download this eBook today to learn how you can transform supply chain disruption into an opportunity for your business.
In limited circumstances, an employer can require an employee to get a COVID-19 vaccination: Here’s who is in the minority
Whether or not employers can lawfully require employees to receive a coronavirus vaccination has been a hotly debated topic over the past few months.
ATO praised for risk management during rollout of COVID-19 economic support measures
ANAO has given the ATO a thumbs up for its risk-management practices while delivering pandemic-related economic-response measures.
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that businesses often operate in a landscape of uncertainty. So how can business owners and startup founders keep investing in their companies, taking risks and moving forward, when they don’t know what is around the corner?
"While all this external uncertainty creates more problems, it also creates more opportunities," says :Different co-founder Ruwin Perera.
Australian entrepreneurs need to develop an appetite for risk, says Bastion Brands’ Simon Davies
"Risk-taking is not a signature trait of Australian businesses. In fact, we’re risk-averse and conservative in our business outlook."
Since June, three Aussie super funds have made net-zero-by-2050 pledges: Will the others follow suit?
HESTA, CBus and UniSuper have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their investment portfolios by 2050.
