Business Advice
Go hard or go home: Five things to consider before expanding internationally
When you start a business, the thought of scaling internationally may seem like a wild dream.
However, knowing how to scale when the tim…
Feel the churn: How to bounce back after losing staff and clients
The unexpected can blindside even the most successful of professional businesses. Even in the busiest of times with great clients and brill…
“Respect the culture”: What Lunar New Year means for your business and how to get involved
Lunar New Year is upon us and as the zodiac calendar rings in the Year of the Pig, business owners across the country are getting involved.
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Culture grows the way you feed it
In the laboratory, scientists take a rigorous approach to growing cultures. Aware the environment around them has many species that can poll…
Business groups will be empowered to force ACCC investigations under Labor’s “super-complaint” policy
Selected small-business advocacy groups will be empowered to direct the nose of the competition and consumer watchdog if Labor wins the next…
Government to extend instant asset write-off, rebuffing calls to make it permanent
The government has again rebuffed calls to make the instant asset write-off scheme permanent, instead opting to extend it for yet another ye…
‘Loophole closed’: Business will have to prove it didn’t underpay workers in unprecedented case
A law requiring businesses which don’t keep proper wage records to disprove underpayment allegations will be tested in the Federal Circuit…
Why this Melbourne small-business owner and her staff are choosing to boycott Australia Day
While most small-business owners and their employees will be taking some time off on this coming Monday for the Australia Day public holiday…
Big-business fines up to $10 million under Labor plan to give unfair contract terms teeth
Labor has taken another step towards strengthening its small-business platform ahead of the next election, announcing today it will outlaw u…
It’s a scorcher: What businesses need to know about working in extreme heat
It’s pretty warm at the moment.
In fact, some parts of the country are unbearably hot. The area around SmartCompany’s Melbourne offic…
