Small Business Unfair contract holding you back? The ACCC wants to hear about itsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh has asked small businesses who believe their business contracts may be unfair to reach out, reiterating the competition …
Cadbury Cadbury workers win sick pay case in landmark Federal Court rulingsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Two Cadbury workers have won a landmark Federal Court case which could increase worker sick leave entitlements in workplaces across the country.
Recession There’s talk of a recession: Here’s how to keep your investments safesmartcompany.com.au - The Conversation What should you do with your money when the economy is slowing or in a recession? Fear causes many people to run for the hills.
Profit How this mum-of-four turned $20,000 into $5 million with no outside investmentsmartcompany.com.au - Nikki Croft There’s a lot of stories out there on how a new mum had an ‘ah-ha!’ moment and started up a successful little business. Maybe it’s something to do …
Toni Morrison Why I only work with people I actually like — and how I make it happensmartcompany.com.au - Eithne McSwiney Unlikeable people may have caused you to hate your job. On the other hand, having likable employees and colleagues does great things for morale.
Employment “Nudges and warnings”: ATO steps up super payments crackdownsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas The ATO says it will be stepping up its enforcement of superannuation guarantee laws amid increasing availability of real-time data.
Employment How to be legal, and ethical, when overseeing a redundancysmartcompany.com.au - David Sharrock When it comes to making an employee redundant, there are lots of traps.For the employer, whenever redundancy is considered, it pays to be very …
Wealth ‘A shameful legacy’: We’re setting up working-age Australians to be worse off than older generationssmartcompany.com.au - The Conversation We’ve become used to each new generation of Australians enjoying a better standard of living than the one that came before it. Until now.
Plastic Woolworths bows to public pressure, replacing Ooshies campaign with green alternativesmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Woolworths has decided to launch a more environmentally friendly supermarket promotion that encourages children to cultivate their own gardens.
Kaufland to open right next door to Aldi, Coles, Big W in Queenslandsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Kaufland is setting up shop right next to its biggest competitors in Queensland, as it tests its hypermarket model Down Under.
Pearl Jam How Linktree scored 2.7 million global users in three years — including the likes of Alicia Keys, Red Bull and Pearl Jamsmartcompany.com.au - Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Created as a side-hustle to solve a simple problem, Linktree has outgrown its roots, raking in $3 million in ARR, and a user base of 2.8 million to …
Supercars Supercar champ turned startup founder raises $1.5 million to turbocharge trade services platformsmartcompany.com.au - Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Trade services platform Taskforce, headed up by former supercar racing champion Jason Bright, has secured $1.5 million in funding.
The Brain Canvas session done and dusted? For what comes next, you’ll need your brainsmartcompany.com.au - Vinne Schifferstein Vidal The ‘lean startup methodology’ and the canvases available to practice it surely has its benefits. But only if you think critically too.
Startups How to craft a perfectly worded email introduction that will open doors for your startupsmartcompany.com.au - Benjamin Chong A well-worded, warm introduction can help founders rise above the background noise and capture the attention of influential people.
Great Barrier Reef “A real crisis”: Meet the entrepreneur raising a glass to the Great Barrier Reefsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Social entrepreneur James Grugeon founded The Good Beer Co. with two priorities.First, as the name suggests, good beer.Second, exploring how …
Florida FWC Fired for Facebook: Worker wins appeal after being sacked for negative postsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas A worker sacked for a Facebook post has won an unfair dismissal bid, as social media at work continues to make headlines.
Marketing Handwritten notes and exclusive events: How to make customers feel valuedsmartcompany.com.au - Anaita Sarker It is time to re-evaluate your marketing methods, genuinely connect with your target audience, and create long-lasting customer relationships.
Advocacy Drawing the line between ‘wokewashing’ and corporate advocacysmartcompany.com.au - The Conversation While some companies use causes to pander to consumers, business allies and advocates can play an important role in social movements.
Porsche Why you should stand up for your staff (and buy a Porsche 918 Spyder)smartcompany.com.au - Ian Whitworth In an urge to appease difficult clients, many bosses are willing to throw staff under a bus. But the old cliché ‘the customer is always right’ is …
Introverts Eight reasons why introverts make great leaderssmartcompany.com.au - Alexandra Mills I’m an extreme introvert on the measurable scale that psychologists or coaches would use, but that hasn’t held me back. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Startups Beating the statistics: The underlying reason so many startups failsmartcompany.com.au - Lee Smales Is there a common tie between all the reasons startups fail? One ‘core reason’ that fuels all the others which entrepreneurs can learn from?
Babies Tell Me Baby raises $5.5 million to launch e-commerce platform and take on the “massive” Chinese marketsmartcompany.com.au - Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Baby product review startup Tell Me Baby has raised $5.5 million, as it gears up to enter the lucrative, and very large, Chinese parenting market.
Startups How Qualie bagged international clients, including Google, and raised $1 million to bootsmartcompany.com.au - Stephanie Palmer-Derrien With no marketing and very little media coverage, market research startup Qualie bagged Google as a client. Now, it’s raised $1 million in seed …
Success Dear Human: I’m really good at giving upsmartcompany.com.au - André Eikmeier "I’m really good at giving up. It’s a real problem and probably the thing that keeps me from the level of success I really want to attain in life."
Klarna Buy, buy, buy as pay-later giant Zip charts plans for global expansionsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Zip wants to open its purse to kickstart its global expansion plans, unveiling a proposal to obtain stakes in not one, or two, but three companies.
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKlarna Buy, buy, buy as pay later giant Zip charts plans for global expansionsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas Zip Co. wants to open its purse to kickstart its global expansion plans, unveiling a proposal to obtain stakes in not one, or two, but three …
Startups Startup maths: What is a valuation and how do I get one?smartcompany.com.au - Remco Marcelis Equity and valuations are two things you need to understand before you start asking people for money because ignorance could cost you the deal.
ASIC (Australia)Businesses face 18-month wait for royal commission reforms to “broken” banking code as ombudsman urges changes to get-out-of-jailsmartcompany.com.au - Matthew Elmas It will be about 18 months before a royal commission banking code proposal is implemented after lobbyists pushed for a delay.
Financial Inclusion Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra aims to “advance financial inclusion” — but it could do the very oppositesmartcompany.com.au - The Conversation Libra is meant to replace the cash in your wallet with a digital equivalent. But unlike other cryptocurrencies, it will be directly backed by assets.
