Finance
Inside the collapse of Jaffle Jaffle
Cara Waters 12:00 AM The founder of a chain of toasted-sandwich stores blames high commercial rents and tenant delays for the liquidation of the business.
The facts and myths about tax and small business
Max Newnham 12:00 AM For many years there has been a mistaken belief that owning and operating a business through a company provides a major tax benefit to the owners.
The natural order of starting a business
Max Newnham If you are starting a business there are steps you should take to ensure costs count towards tax deductions.
Jack Dorsey: the hipster billionaire
Cara Waters The chief executive and co-founder of Twitter and Square is a billionaire who pays himself $2.75 and is spending his time in Melbourne staying in a tent.
ThinCats gets a $10m debt shot from UK fund
Shaun Drummond Business marketplace lender ThinCats Australia has been given a much needed debt injection of $10 million by UK fund ESF Capital, the new majority shareholder of ThinCats UK.
How Zach and Dan crowdfund cows
Cara Waters 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
James Eyers 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
Kate Jones How Martin Hoskings built an online market place which is getting ready to list on the ASX.
Vinomofo raises $25 million
Cara Waters Online wine startup Vinomofo is going global after raising $25 million from Blue Sky Venture Capital.
The problem with no plan
Max Newnham Businesses with only a small number of customers are often most at risk of getting into financial difficulty.
Knog hits $1 million on Kickstarter
Cara Waters 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
Max Newnham Changes are needed to the small-business exemptions on capital gains tax.
Welcome to the cash-free cafe
Cara Waters Saxon Wright's coffee business turns over $10 million a year but he's going cash free at his latest cafe opening in Brisbane.
Crowdfunding by day, cleaning by night
Abha Bhattarai Finding the money to get a creative business started can be a hard slog.
Accountants not just necessary evil
Max Newnham How to ensure your accountant is more than a tax agent.
Early budget wish list for small business
Cara Waters Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
The GST fallout for small business
Tim Reed GST compliance costs small and medium businesses more than $13.7 billion a year.
The 20-year wait for an invoice to be paid
Cara Waters 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
Max Newnham When you're setting up a business, some costs are tax deductible.
Square arrives, but without tap and go
Shaun Drummond Square's mobile payment device is launching in Australia, missing one key feature.
Correcting income tax and GST mistakes
Max Newnham If you've made a mistake the ATO enables taxpayers to amend returns and forms lodged.
'I pay more tax than Uber'
Cara Waters Small businesses are getting slugged while large multinationals pay minimal tax.
Timelio to link super funds with SMEs
James Eyers 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.
Avoiding tax black holes
Max Newnham 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.
