After brutal fires and floods, peak insurance body calls for “immediate” reforms to help businesses with disaster coverage
Businesses struggling to keep up with soaring insurance premiums would benefit from the immediate reform of state insurance taxes, the Insurance Council of Australia says, as warm and dry conditions lead to increased bushfire risks leading into summer.
Forty-seven Queensland councils sign charter to be small business friendly
Councils will also participate in an accelerator program, which is a set of self-supported tools and advice to help members put in place a strategy to improve their regions when it comes to small businesses.
ATO commissioner Chris Jordan calls out businesses that treat tax debts “like a free loan”
Outgoing ATO commissioner Chris Jordan says he is "unapologetic" about the tax office's shift to take stronger action to recover debt from small businesses.
Opinion: Why COSBOA rejects the government’s complex IR changes
COSBOA CEO Luke Achterstraat and chair Matthew Addison explain why the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) has rejected the federal government's proposed industrial relations reforms.
AFLW stars, small business entrepreneurs: The players pulling double duty on and off the pitch
For many of the league's biggest stars, football is not the only game in town: entrepreneurs dot the league, as key players pursue business interests outside of the sport.
ATO exposes three common errors small businesses are making this tax-time
As small businesses complete their tax-time filings, the Australian Taxation Office has issued a quick and concise guide to the most common errors it is observing in SME lodgments.
Judo Bank reports seven-fold profit increase, growing SME loan book as it challenges Big Four lending
Significant growth to its loan book underpinned those results, with Judo Bank increasing its SME lending portfolio from $6.1 billion to $8.9 billion.
Small business concerns central to new competition law review, says Andrew Leigh
Australia's competition policies will face a fresh federal government review, as market concentration and falling business formation rates set off alarm bells in Canberra.
If you want high performance, act like a SME
The key to unlocking exceptional results lies not only in expansive budgets and top-tier talent but also in the nimble and adaptive practices of SMEs.
The Matildas effect: The Women’s World Cup and its economic benefits, by the numbers
Breaking down the key facts and figures behind the tournament, and the Matildas' extraordinary success.
Opinion: A World Cup win public holiday might sound fun, but it wouldn’t be for SMEs
Sally Branson Dalwood says that in the current economic climate, a public holiday to celebrate the Matildas will not be fun for SMEs.
Tax penalty amnesty: 7,200 small businesses come forward in first two months to avoid hefty fines
An ATO amnesty allowing small businesses to lodge overdue tax debts without attracting late payment penalties has proven a smash hit in its first two months, with 7,200 business stepping forward to date.
