Awkward: When business names go bad

Larissa Ham   Meet the businesses who have found themselves in a world of trouble - without even trying.

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Features

Seven ways to quit your job

James Adonis   You'd be only human if, on the odd occasion, you'd spent time contemplating the elaborate ways you could quit your job.

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Just 21, and taking $35k a month

Alana Christensen   Fuelled by a shaky job market, millennials are taking their chances on their own small businesses.

Melbourne start-up wages war on food waste

Larissa Ham   "I used to be horrified at the chef literally scraping masses of product into the bin."

How to qualify for CGT concessions

Max Newnham   I am 56 and own a real estate agent business. I'd like to retire - but will I be eligible for the small business CGT concessions?

How this small business owner cut costs by $30,000 a year

Nina Hendy   Linda Taneja shudders when she thinks about the money she forked out on warehouse rent for years on end.

Bright spot in the economy?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   Small business owners want creative solutions to the challenges they face.

Small Talk

Telstra, NAB to build marketplace

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   Tech start-up ProQuo will capture small businesses need for community and bartering with a 10 per cent fee.

Shoe store to close after 135 years

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   The last handmade dance shoe shop in Australia is closing its doors.

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Art sales go online

Nina Hendy   Art fairs are shutting down and galleries closing but online art sales are skyrocketing in Australia.

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Customise your life

Cara Waters   Technology is enabling businesses to offer consumers customised products on a mass scale.

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Conversation

Disability doesn't mean entrepreneurial inability

Tony Featherstone   New research shows the potential of self-employment for those with disabilities.

Finding a good accountant can be hard

Max Newnham   Help. My sister and I are in the due diligence phase of a start-up e-commerce business.

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Don't call me baby

Alexandra Cain   Here's how to prepare for a media interview – and make sure you get things off on the right foot.

Seven ways to quit your job

James Adonis   Want to quit your job? Here's how to do it the right - or perhaps wrong - way.

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