Qantas tagline author tells CEO to remove it from all branding, as airline battles multiple PR crises

Emma Elsworthy

24 June 2022

Writer and commentator Phillip Adams has demanded the boss of Qantas remove the national airline's tagline from all branding immediately, as multiple crises engulf the company.

How Byron Bay Candles increased its stockists by 25% despite a pandemic and regional flooding

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Byron Bay Candles has faced COVID-19 lockdowns and biblical-level flooding in recent years. And yet, it is burning brighter than ever.

Milkrun apologises for “unacceptable” delays as pressure mounts on grocery delivery startups

Sophie Venz

24 June 2022

The instant delivery service CEO Dany Milham sent an email apologising for lengthy delays, telling customers “it’s not all bad”.

Cant, Pym and Bowler among fintech leaders recognised in 2022 Finnie Awards

Eloise Keating

24 June 2022

Reinventure co-founder and partner Simon Cant has become the first individual to be inducted into Australia’s fintech hall of fame.

Talk of a US recession has Australians worried. Can we avoid it?

Jason Murphy

24 June 2022

With a 44% chance of the US entering recession, what do we need to know about Australia's chances of going the same way?

A male CEO with six kids tried to teach everyone about productivity — and got it wrong

Angela Priestley

24 June 2022

The man took to Twitter to share his tips for balancing work and family life, but didn't acknowledge the major role his wife played in helping him be productive.

Peter Strong; Industry super fund greed has cost members $50 billion in retirement savings

Peter Strong

24 June 2022

Those who claim to represent workers did the opposite, and their members have lost billions because of their greed, says Peter Strong.

Women are still underrepresented as startup founders. Here are three ways we can help change that

Gabrielle Munzer

24 June 2022

We need to look at how we can create a pathway for more women to become founders of tomorrow’s companies, says Gabrielle Munzer from Main Sequence Ventures.

Google cans its free G Suite offering, forcing SMEs to pay for Google Workspace instead

Sophie Venz

24 June 2022

The G Suite legacy free edition will cease to exist from June 27, with users able to use the new version at no cost until August 1, 2022.

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SMEs bear the brunt of staff shortages, according to ABS

Gazala Anver

24 June 2022

Staffing difficulties are largely because of a lack of job applicants and applicants not having the required skills, new data from the ABS says.

Queensland Football Club: How the AFL team that doesn’t exist became a profitable business

Sophie Venz

24 June 2022

In a chat with SmartCompany, Ken Sakata explains how the fake club came about, his woes with Mark Zuckerberg, and why running Queensland Football Club is a bit like growing a plant.

While not the ‘Great Resignation’, there’s been an uptick in Australians switching jobs

Martin Edwards

24 June 2022

The annual February mobility survey published by the ABS in May shows an uptick in the proportion of workers switching jobs, from a record low of 7.5% to 9.5%.

Crisis management: How businesses can respond to tomorrow’s crisis with today’s solutions

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The best way to manage a crisis is to avoid a crisis in the first place. Here's how.

My biggest mistake: Kim Teo, co-founder of Mr Yum

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Mr Yum has collected more than $100 million in venture capital to date, helping it expand overseas and launch acquisitions of its own. And yet, along the way, mistakes were made.

Instant grocery startup VOLY reportedly lays off staff, ends 15-minute delivery as shoppers return to ‘normal’

David Adams

23 June 2022

The end of COVID-19 restrictions and a return to "normalcy" will challenge Australia's instant delivery startups, a retail expert says, after reports rapid grocery firm VOLY has made cuts to staff.

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Keep It Cleaner: How Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw built a business with community at its core

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Being in business with your best friend might sound like a recipe for trouble. But for Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, their strong bond has allowed them to build Keep It Cleaner, with community at the heart of it all.

Six EOFY tax considerations to keep front of mind as June 30 approaches

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Business owners place a high priority on optimising cashflow — often with less consideration and effort given to minimising and managing their tax liability.

My biggest mistake: Aaron Smith, founder of KX Pilates

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In the early days of KX Pilates, Aaron Smith let his enterprising spirit get the better of him — using an influx of franchisee cash to jump on some hot new trends.

Julia Gillard on being a leader, day-to-day management, and how she goes about recruitment

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The Harvard Business Review conducted a Q&A with former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard to discuss her life's work.

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UNSW startup engineers a quantum processor, bringing commercial quantum computers closer to reality

Gazala Anver

23 June 2022

Researchers at the UNSW startup Silicon Quantum Computing have engineered a quantum processor at the atomic scale — a world-first in the race to build a quantum computer.

Okra Solar’s US$2.1 million raise will help the Aussie deep tech startup bring electricity to more than 1 million people

Gazala Anver

23 June 2022

The startup will scale up distribution of its product and electrify more than 290,000 off-grid homes in Nigeria and other countries in the next three years.

Female-founded Lumi Interactive secures US$6.75 million investment to develop “kindfulness” game

Angela Priestley

22 June 2022

Lumi Interactive is working on a free mobile game called Kinder World, which gives players the opportunity to take care of unique virtual houseplants — as they take care of themselves in the real world.

Death tech startup Bare raises $10 million in Series A funding to change how Australians approach the end of life

Gazala Anver

21 June 2022

Bare's co-founders say the startup aims to change what the end-of-life journey looks like in Australia, providing a single platform for multiple services in an otherwise disjointed industry.

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My biggest mistake: Brad Johnson, co-founder of Zena Sport

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Brad Johnson says the biggest mistake he's faced as a co-founder came from left field, in an area he least anticipated: marketing.

Why capping food prices will just make shortages worse

Phil Lewis

23 June 2022

Price hikes on fresh produce have resulted in calls for supermarkets to impose price caps to ensure shoppers can still afford to feed their families healthy food. But price ceilings on goods or services rarely, if ever, work.

Australia Post unveils 57 Local Business Heroes with “unique” connection to their communities

Eloise Keating

22 June 2022

A family business that makes nature-themed patches, stickers and clothing to raise awareness of Tasmania’s wilderness is set to gain access to new markets and expert advice after being named one of Australia’s ‘local business heroes’.

Grocers, farmers and distributors form alliance to advise government on food security

Anna Macdonald

22 June 2022

The Food Alliance will advise the federal government on solutions to what it describes as ‘immediate food-related issues’.

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Why FoodByUs is asking its employees to come into the office four days a week

Gazala Anver

7 June 2022

While debate rages between Elon Musk and Scott Farquhar over the benefits of remote work, FoodByUs co-founder Ben Lipschitz says it's "ideal" for his business to have employees in the office.

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar hits back at Elon Musk over WFH criticism, opens the door to Tesla staff

Sophie Venz

2 June 2022

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar took to Twitter today in defense of "working from anywhere" policies.

“Pretend to work somewhere else”: Workplaces forcing staff back in are seeing more quit, survey says

Emma Elsworthy

2 June 2022

Almost half of Australian workers are back in the office full-time, but 71% of these workers wished they weren't, a survey from RMIT has found.

Australian city ranks 8th best place in the world for work-life balance

Emma Elsworthy

27 May 2022

Mobile access technology company Kisi looked at factors including work intensity and city livability, as well as quality of healthcare, cost of living and amount of time off when creating the list.

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Stories of business owners resilience: tips for growth and sustainability for small business owners. This curation of articles has been produced in partnership with Officeworks.

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Future logistics for modern Australia: The rise of borderless e-commerce

FedEx Express

24 June 2022

When Australia was plunged into two years of lockdown, Australians found a source of much-needed comfort: online shopping. As a result of the global pandemic, Australia has seen an exponential rise in e-commerce, a trend very familiar across the world.

EOFY changes: How they will impact your business

Xero

23 June 2022

With a new financial year on the horizon, there’s a number of changes that business owners will need to be aware of in order to stay compliant. From superannuation contributions to a rising minimum wage, here’s what you need to know for the 2022–23 financial year.

Using tech to grow into the future

Amazon Web Services

23 June 2022

If anyone doubted the benefits of using technology to help future proof a business, the past two years have put that to rest. While some businesses were in a strong position to innovate and understood the power of digital, those with non-existent or immature digital transformation initiatives floundered.

How choosing the right eCommerce platform can set you up for success

BigCommerce

20 June 2022

Even before the pandemic caused businesses to shut their doors, the world of eCommerce was booming.

How Byron Bay Candles increased its stockists by 25% despite a pandemic and regional flooding

Milkrun apologises for “unacceptable” delays as pressure mounts on grocery delivery startups

Cant, Pym and Bowler among fintech leaders recognised in 2022 Finnie Awards

Talk of a US recession has Australians worried. Can we avoid it?

A male CEO with six kids tried to teach everyone about productivity — and got it wrong

Peter Strong; Industry super fund greed has cost members $50 billion in retirement savings

Women are still underrepresented as startup founders. Here are three ways we can help change that

Google cans its free G Suite offering, forcing SMEs to pay for Google Workspace instead

SMEs bear the brunt of staff shortages, according to ABS

Queensland Football Club: How the AFL team that doesn’t exist became a profitable business

While not the ‘Great Resignation’, there’s been an uptick in Australians switching jobs

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My biggest mistake: Kim Teo, co-founder of Mr Yum

Instant grocery startup VOLY reportedly lays off staff, ends 15-minute delivery as shoppers return to ‘normal’

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UNSW startup engineers a quantum processor, bringing commercial quantum computers closer to reality

Okra Solar’s US$2.1 million raise will help the Aussie deep tech startup bring electricity to more than 1 million people

Female-founded Lumi Interactive secures US$6.75 million investment to develop “kindfulness” game

Death tech startup Bare raises $10 million in Series A funding to change how Australians approach the end of life

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My biggest mistake: Brad Johnson, co-founder of Zena Sport

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Australia Post unveils 57 Local Business Heroes with “unique” connection to their communities

Grocers, farmers and distributors form alliance to advise government on food security

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Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar hits back at Elon Musk over WFH criticism, opens the door to Tesla staff

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