How Zach and Dan crowdfund cows
You can now crowdfund a cow carcass thanks to start-up Crowd Carnivore, which aims to put sustainable meat eating in the spotlight.
Prospa, Moula, Spotcap say capital no constraint to growth
Online lenders say plenty of investors are interested in funding their loans to small business, suggesting that capital will not be a constraint to growth.
After 10 years this bubble's about to float
How Martin Hoskings built an online market place which is getting ready to list on the ASX.
Vinomofo raises $25 million
Online wine startup Vinomofo is going global after raising $25 million from Blue Sky Venture Capital.
The problem with no plan
Businesses with only a small number of customers are often most at risk of getting into financial difficulty.
Knog hits $1 million on Kickstarter
Knog raised a few eyebrows when it turned to crowdfunding to raise $20,000 for the Oi bell but smashed its target to hit $1 million on Wednesday.
The capital gains tax cost of companies
Changes are needed to the small-business exemptions on capital gains tax.
Welcome to the cash-free cafe
Saxon Wright's coffee business turns over $10 million a year but he's going cash free at his latest cafe opening in Brisbane.
The big price freeze
Is your business's price list stuck in a time warp?
Crowdfunding by day, cleaning by night
Finding the money to get a creative business started can be a hard slog.
Accountants not just necessary evil
How to ensure your accountant is more than a tax agent.
Early budget wish list for small business
Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
An alien for tax purposes
Max Newnham answers readers small-business tax questions.
The GST fallout for small business
GST compliance costs small and medium businesses more than $13.7 billion a year.
The 20-year wait for an invoice to be paid
Small businesses are facing big delays chasing payments with 24 per cent waiting more than six months for invoices to be paid.
Getting fit for business
When you're setting up a business, some costs are tax deductible.
Square arrives, but without tap and go
Square's mobile payment device is launching in Australia, missing one key feature.
Correcting income tax and GST mistakes
If you've made a mistake the ATO enables taxpayers to amend returns and forms lodged.
'I pay more tax than Uber'
Small businesses are getting slugged while large multinationals pay minimal tax.
Timelio to link super funds with SMEs
Large superannuation funds are preparing to enter the invoice financing market via the fintech start-up Timelio, which has created a peer-to-peer platform to provide capital to small companies seeking to expand.
Company or a sole trader?
Max Newnham answers readers' taxation questions.
Avoiding tax black holes
Don't let your business expenses fall into a black hole with no benefit from the expenditure.
Why do businesses fail – ego or ignorance?
There have been some high-profile business collapses already this year but in the vast majority of cases, business failure can be avoided.
Tax payments all in the timing
There's a knack to paying tax as you go so that you avoid a massive tax bill at the end of the year.
Betting the house on the business
Small-business owners are remortgaging their homes and going cap in hand to family and friends to fund their business ventures.
How to get cash to start your business
From crowd funding to government grants, here are five top ways to get funding for your venture.
Budget blowout of $370 million for instant asset write-off
The popularity of the small business instant asset write-off measure has resulted in a short term hole in the budget.
To be or not to be registered for GST, that is the question?
There is much debate at present concerning Australia's GST system. There appears to be a movement growing to increase GST from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, and also to tax all goods and services rather than having some items being exempt.
It's all a matter of trust
Small business owners have the ability to organise their affairs in the most tax effective way using a variety of business structures and one of the most popular is a discretionary trust.
It's still the economy, stupid
Our exclusive survey of small business owners and operators show their top concern is the Australian economy.
Editor's picks
Is your business cool enough?
Forget the airconditioning, keeping staff cool, calm and collected these days requires ice creams and swimming pool passes.
Battle of the burgers
There's a new burger bar on every corner but is there enough business for them all?
What paid parental leave?
Small business owners are getting their claims rejected under the government's paid parental leave scheme.
Early budget wish list for small business
Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
