Smarts Spotlight

Becoming pet parents to their groodle Lumi saw these founders leave the corporate world behind to found the TripAdvisor, Facebook and Tinder for dogs.

Australia's renters are missing out on the pet boom because a patchwork of state-based regulation is making it hard for them to find places to live.

Australia's pet care industries are booming as animal ownership increases and humanisation drives willingness to spend in the market.

We asked startup founders how they feel about office dogs, and other animal employees. And seriously. Startupland loves dogs.

This Australian company is curing pets' anxiety through a range of new cannabis products, but don't worry, they won't leave your furry friends stoned.

Building a connection with customers, both two- and four-legged, was what got pet-sitting startup Mad Paws off the ground, says chief Alexis Soulopoulos.

Everyday Australians are increasingly choosing to focus on their fluffier dependants, leading to a boom in demand for dog photography services.

Small businesses and the people who run them have the power to take real and definitive action on climate change — and it needs to happen soon.

Australia's major political parties have adopted broad climate-change policies, and there's plenty small businesses need to know.

There’s a change on the horizon in the Australian economy, and if we’re not able to adapt, it could mean a $54 billion hole, and thousands of jobs lost.