Emma Koehn
Four things Aussie entrepreneurs wish they’d known before hiring their first employee
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
Those words are attributed to Bill Ga…
Yoko Ono puts a stop to “John Lemon” drink: Lessons for businesses in IP battles
Businesses are warned to think before using product names that could allude to famous figures, after artist Yoko Ono successfully stopped a …
Airbnb moves into restaurant bookings … L’Oreal heiress dies aged 94 … Google makes a billion-dollar smartphone move
Airbnb is expanding into new markets, announcing plans to roll out restaurant bookings through the accommodation booking platform in 16 US c…
Toys ‘R’ Us collapse leaves Moose Toys out of pocket: Protecting your business when a distributor falls over
The bankruptcy of US retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us will have flow-on impacts to one of Australia’s biggest toy brands, with one insolvency expert…
EBay unveils price matching feature, but is there any turning back once this plan kicks off?
Online marketplace eBay has used its 18th birthday to unveil a range of new features, including a price-matching policy for popular categori…
Big W cops Facebook backlash after removing the word “Christmas” from products … Small business ombudsman asks to see Amazon contracts … Ikea launches AR tech
Shoppers are vowing to stop shopping at discount department store Big W after revelations it has removed the word “Christmas” from the packa…
AFL Grand Final eve public holiday “still stupid”, say some, but businesses look to silver linings
Next Friday will be the third time Victoria has celebrated the eve of the AFL Grand Final with a public holiday, and while business groups s…
Elderly woman loses $550,000 in cyber scam … New $10 in circulation … Woolworths to partner with Apple Wallet for rewards
A crafty cyber scam has fleeced Australians out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, in cases involving fraudsters intercepting emails and i…
Company owner defends decision to fire worker over same-sex marriage views, despite the risk to her “business and integrity”
A legal expert has warned businesses to ensure they write down and communicate social media policies, following a Canberra business operator…
Homewares retailer Moss River collapses into voluntary administration again, owing $2.6 million: Inside the tough home goods market
Bedding and homewares brand Moss River has collapsed into voluntary administration with 65 creditors owed more than $2 million, just over tw…
