Bracing for the stamp price hike

Nina Hendy 9:00 PM   Small businesses are scrambling to find ways to avoid the Australia Post price hike to be implemented at New Year.

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Single Touch Payroll sweetner

Cara Waters 9:00 PM   A tax discount of $100 is to be given to businesses which implement the government's Single Touch Payroll system.

The Christmas e-card blight

Braving the Shark Tank of Chinese TV

A make or break time of year

'We knew it was going down, down, down'

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Features

What happens when the trend is over?

Cara Waters   Cupcakes reached when Sex and the City was screening and macarons can now be found in McDonalds but some businesses thrive when the fad has finished.

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Bags of cash and blackmail accusations

Cara Waters 9:00 PM   My Baby Warehouse's 65 staff have lost their jobs and are owed an estimated $1 million in super payments as allegations mount against the chain's owners.

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The cut-price coffins boom

Caroline James   Forget the traditional silver casket, now you can get a budget coffin or one decorated in NRL colours.

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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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Small Talk

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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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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Conversation

Is your debt killing you?

James Adonis   The easing of bankruptcy laws by the government is a wise initiative but the impact of debt can still be crippling.

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Terrified to take time off?

Alexandra Cain   If you're burnt out and in desperate need of down time but can't bear to go on holiday, chances are you're suffering from FOTAL.

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Calling generation entrepreneur

Tony Featherstone   Action, not statements, will find and nurture a talent pool of venture creators

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Family discretionary trusts maximise flexibility

Max Newnham   You can put your family's assets at risk if you don't use the right business structure to own and operate your business through.

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