“Small business is at the front”: COSBOA celebrates Jobs and Skills Summit as SME issues appear in 36-point plan
Australia's small business community now sits front of mind for lawmakers after the Jobs and Skills Summit, COSBOA chief Alexi Boyd says.
Frankly Speaking: How much would you pay for a cup of coffee?
What is it that convinces customers to part with $6.20 on a coffee each day? As with anything, the cost has to be justified to get that tap of the bank card.
How does eInvoicing work in the real world?
As eInvoicing becomes more common and businesses who rely on invoices for payment become weary of antiquated invoicing methods, it’s time to look at an example of how making the switch to eInvoicing radically improves payment collection.
Mark McKenzie: ‘Multi-employer’ not ‘industry-wide’ bargaining needed for workplace relations reform
The suggestion that we return to an IR system that risks increasing the numbers of productive days lost due to strike action to address the flaws of the existing bargaining system is illogical, writes former COSBOA chair Mark McKenzie.
The corporate productivity gap: using technology to improve experience
Businesses have been quick to adopt new ways of working and employees want access to innovative tools that increase the speed at which they make decisions, share resources and communicate from anywhere in the world, at any time. With this in mind, businesses need to be able to provide their workers with the tools they need to achieve that productivity.
Why isn’t your business using eInvoicing?
The Australian government has mandated the internal use of eInvoicing from 1 July 2022. Discussions are also being had around the mandatory nature of eInvoicing for all businesses, although no announcements or decisions have been made. So, if you want to get paid faster and gain some meaningful time savings while achieving enhanced visibility and accuracy – eInvoicing is for you.
Canberra electric vehicle summit kicks off as Labor pledges to make zero-emission vehicles cheaper
Lawmakers, industry advocates, and car-lovers alike have descended on Canberra for a major electric vehicle summit, designed to increase EV uptake and remove barriers to their adoption by Australian drivers.
Peter Strong: The Jobs Summit issues paper suggests small business representation at the event will be token at best
"The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit looks like it’s from the 1990s when small business was never a consideration," writes Peter Strong.
Small businesses are finding it harder to build employee numbers than big business, Employment Hero data shows
New data has outlined how the labour shortage and cost pressures are impacting employers nationwide.
It’s eInvoicing Week, and the ATO says adopting the next-gen system could save your business time and money
The ATO and bookkeeping providers have hailed the launch of eInvoicing Week, celebrating the new digital invoicing process which promises to save time and money for small businesses across Australia.
eInvoicing is here. Is your business ready?
In this on-demand webinar, SmartCompany editor Eloise Keating will be joined by Mark Stockwell, director eInvoicing at ATO, Sam Aller, CEO at Reckon, and Alexi Boyd, CEO at COSBOA.
Innovation in industry: Real approaches to change and transformation
Innovation can take many forms, from new technology and changes to product and process improvements. These offer many important advantages to businesses and are often key to business growth.
