My business fell into a Google black hole

Cara Waters   Small businesses beware. Google can hijack your profitability by blacklisting your company if your SEO is found wanting.

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Drone businesses have lift off

Gayle Bryant   Drones aren't just for hunting terrorists. They're being developed to assist businesses with everything from preventing shark attacks to pizza delivery.

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Australia Post cops Facebook blasts

Searching a 'vague' Innovation Statement

Government to save startups from 'Valley of Death'

Busting into the beauty industry

Twitter Small Business

Features

Cat yoga is officially a thing

Cara Waters   There's humming yoga, hip-hop yoga and now one Sydney yoga studio is offering cat yoga.

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Seven keys to building your personal brand

Chris Gaborit   Whether you like it or not you are being constantly Googled so controlling what people see can make all the difference in business.

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Turnbull's 'brutal' cabinet

Cara Waters   The increased number of women has changed the way cabinet is operating according to Kelly O'Dwyer.

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Toypreneurs gear up for Christmas

Caroline James   A range of wheeled make-it-yourself wooden toy kits is set to compete with mass produced plastic toys ​this Christmas.

'Tis the season to be launching

Fred Schebesta   The world's best Obama impersonator, chauffeured Tesla rides and a banana split stall were the key elements to this successful business launch.

Five ways to kick-start growth

Christine Long   Is your business bogged at a particular level of turnover?

Small Talk

10 business lessons in 10 years

Sean O'Meara   How Sean O'Meara started up ImPOS and turned it into a point of sale software business with $7 million revenue.

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Do tradies dodge tax? Popular wisdom says yes

Cara Waters   Is research on the income of self-employed tradies' flawed because it is "notoriously understated"?

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Making money out of shark attack paranoia

Kate Jones   Aussie entrepreneurs dive into shark deterrence technologies after a sharp rise in attacks.

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The real cost of a GST increase

Louis White   If the federal government follows through on its very public musings on raising the GST to 15 per cent and broadening its tax base every small business in Australia will be affected.

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Conversation

Working with family: a big mistake?

James Adonis   Bankruptcy, family feuds and accusations of nepotism are all potential dangers of a family business.

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Is Australian tourism in danger of missing a boom?

Tony Featherstone   Great, welcoming service and facilities must be the norm, not exception

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Is your agent dumb and dodgy?

Alexandra Cain   Real estate agents can run, but they can't hide thanks to new technology that rates their performance.

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When is the best time to register for GST?

Max Newnham   Make sure you get the timing right on when you charge GST to your customers.