Finance

Proposed reforms to payment terms for small businesses don't go far enough and should include the spectre of financial penalties, says Labor.

Sydney-based fintech Waddle is set to be acquired by payroll and accounting tech giant Xero in an $80 million deal.

Businesses say they're proud to do their bit to curb the coronavirus, but COVIDSafe doesn't come cheap, even for growing companies.

Rent reductions will be available for Victorian businesses for at least another four months, under an extension to COVID-19 support.

If they're not eligible for support, Victorian sole traders could be driven to break COVID-19 restrictions and risk huge fines to keep food on the table.

Childcare centres in Melbourne will be open to permitted workers only under tough new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria.

A planned cut to JobKeeper payments at the end of September should be pushed back in light of stage four restrictions in Melbourne, Kate Carnell argues.

Sole traders in Melbourne are livid after the Andrews state government stipulated those without employees would not be eligible for $10,000 COVID-19 grants.

JobKeeper will be tweaked to ensure businesses in Melbourne aren't shut out of the program, amid calls for payments to be extended.

Governments need to increase their spending with small business suppliers and should consider SMEs first when undertaking tender, Kate Carnell says.