Cara Waters

Hugh Monaghan works for McGrath Nicol and has started his own business, wine bar Bibo, on the side.

Professionals turn entrepreneurs on the side

Cara Waters Running a small business on the side is no longer frowned upon in the corporate world.

GE buys Aussie startup Daintree Networks for $100 million

Geoff Culbert, president and chief executive of GE Australia and New Zealand with Derek Proudian, chief executive of Daintree Networks.

Cara Waters GE has pounced on the "13 year overnight success" startup which provides green energy solutions.

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MyTax expands to sole traders and contractors

Kelly O'Dwyer: MyTax will be open to sole traders and contractors.

Cara Waters Sole traders and contractors are eligible to use myTax to file their tax returns this year but there is no movement on BAS yet.

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The nine best free apps for small business

New approach: Dan Kranjcic uses his iPhone to help run his business.

Cara Waters The best free iPhone and Android apps to help your small business run on the run.

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Inside the $1.3 million collapse of Jaffle Jaffle

Jaffle Jaffle's collapse has left creditors in the red.

Cara Waters The founder of a chain of toasted-sandwich stores blames high commercial rents and tenant delays for the liquidation of the business.

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If the shoe fits: Australian shoe designers defy the odds

Georgie Hobart, founder and owner of Hobes, says the easy fit of her shoes makes them perfect for online sales.

Cara Waters Georgia Hobart needed a shoe for a party and she ended up with a $2 million business.

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How small family business Jack N' Jill went global

Justin and Rachel Bernhaut, owners of Jack N' Jill.

Cara Waters Justin and Rachel Bernhaut took a small family business and turned it into a worldwide toothpaste company selling in 35 countries and turning over $8 million.

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Kelly O'Dwyer battles entrepreneurial brain drain to United States

Small Business Minister Kelly O'Dwyer is meeting Australian small businesses and startups in New York this week.

Cara Waters The Minister for Small Business is in the United States meeting small businesses and startups as she investigates how to address the flow of entrepreneurs from Australia.

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Jack Dorsey the hipster billionaire visits Australia for first time

Chief executive and co-founder of Square and Twitter Jack Dorsey poses at 5 & Dime Bagel.

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.

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Small businesses making dough from the craze for doughnuts

Cara Waters Small businesses are jumping on board the craze for doughnuts but are they just the "cupcakes of 2016"?

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SuperSealing sacks employee for taking drugs

Failure to comply with a drug test request can result in dismissal.

Cara Waters Family business sacks the owner's brother after he failed drug tests and survives an unfair dismissal claim before the Fair Work Commission.

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How Zach and Dan crowdfund cows with Crowd Carnivore

Crowd Carnivore founders Zachary Sequoia and Dan Tarasenko have built a crowdfunding platform for cow carcasses.

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.

Independent truckies warn livelihood at risk if minimum payments imposed

Owner operator truck drivers are concerned about the push for minimum payments.

Cara Waters More than 70,000 small businesses' livelihoods are potentially under threat if minimum payment requirements are brought in.

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Vinomofo scores $25 million in funding

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 30: Vinomofo co-founders Andre Eikmeier (L) and Justin Dry pose for a photo at the online wine retailer's headquarters on March 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Fairfax Media)

Cara Waters Online wine startup Vinomofo is going global after raising $25 million from Blue Sky Venture Capital.

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The Roxy Jacenko factor

Roxy Jacenko started Sweaty Betty PR at the age of 24.

Cara Waters PR Queen Roxy Jacenko has built a $13 million business all while playing out her private life in the public sphere.

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Outsourcing odd jobs through the sharing economy

Airtasker co-founder and chief executive Tim Fung is seeing a growing number of small businesses using the platform.

Cara Waters From testing happy hour beer pricing to arranging translators in other countries, small businesses are jumping into the sharing economy to get the job done.

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Tech unicorn Slack moves in on Australia

Slack co-founder Cal Henderson says success has come from embracing failure.

Cara Waters From the ashes of a failed video game start-up to the world's fastest-growing business application ever, why Slack is targeting Australia.

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Knog raises $1 million on Kickstarter to crowdfund bike bell

Knog's

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.

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Turnbull wins over small business with double-dissolution election threat

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has won the support of small business following his gamble of potentially calling a double-dissolution election.

Cara Waters Move to threaten a double-dissolution election has the support of the small business community that wants an end to uncertainty.

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Welcome to the cash-free cafe: the future of payments for small business

Saxon Wright, founder of Pablo & Rusty's Coffee Roasters, shows off his Frank Green cup at the Coffee expo at the Melbourne showgrounds.

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.

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