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ACCC releases collective bargaining guide
Larissa Ham 5:08 PM Australia's competition watchdog is encouraging small businesses – particularly farmers – to use people power.
Post-election limbo takes toll on small businesses
![The drawn-out election result is giving small businesses little to smile about.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/0/v/7/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gq0uo3.png/1467951796089.jpg)
Kate Jones Doing business in post-election limbo-land is proving difficult for the nation's small to medium enterprises.
Seven ways to quit your job
![Don't let the door hit you on your way out.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/0/q/5/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gq0pyg.png/1467946716346.jpg)
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.
Disability doesn't mean entrepreneurial inability
![Stereotypes about the capacity of those with a disability to start and run a business are not backed by evidence.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/0/c/6/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpzrfm.png/1467863550030.jpg)
Tony Featherstone New research shows the potential of self-employment for those with disabilities.
Food truck feud breaks out in Werribee
![For 20 years, Dhananjay Mehra has run his Indian restaurant in Werribee.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/x/d/v/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpxivm.png/1467591884914.jpg)
Clay Lucas For 20 years, Dhananjay Mehra has run his Werribee restaurant, The Indian Roast, complete with a car park for customers. Now, Mr Mehra says, his car park is being misused by food truck patrons looking for somewhere to park, to throw their rubbish and even to relieve themselves.
Irish immigrant making $25m-plus a year
![Oscar Cullinan says he wanted to provide a world-class offering.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/v/i/p/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpsycx.png/1467346140828.jpg)
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran "Our industry is fun, joyful but it's a crazy industry."
Sick of excessive packaging? Companies must try harder
![Tony Featherstone.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/7/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpv43q.png/1467331850013.jpg)
Tony Featherstone Excessive product packaging hurts margins and the environment, and annoys many shoppers.
Using deception to get ahead at work
![Hey, at least you're not George Costanza.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/v/g/t/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpvgr8.png/1467331760880.jpg)
James Adonis Why do a good job, when you can just pretend to be working hard?
The biggest boom yet
![Alexandra Cain](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/n/z/o/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpstg3.png/1467243330541.jpg)
Alexandra Cain If you're looking to start a business in an industry that's practically recession proof, look no further than aged care.
Bending over to meet women halfway
![Lea Schodel wants to shake up the fusty image of financial planning.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/q/h/w/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpqcvt.png/1466984014922.jpg)
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Women entrepreneurs are finding a new market for a stale old service – financial planning..
Do novelty businesses last?
![Dracula's worker Taylor outside the restaurant.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/p/z/8/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gppz1e.png/1466650063073.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington A quirky point of difference may be a great way to get people through the door, but what next?
Job insecurity: the new normal?
![James Adonis.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/6/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gppxwb.png/1466649191454.jpg)
James Adonis We live in a world where layoffs appear to be more frequent. Let's talk about it.
Beginners' guide to exporting
![A beginner's guide to exporting.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/v/9/l/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gppwh8.png/1467251595062.jpg)
Kate Carnell So, you've heard a lot of talk about the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Where to start?
Time to STEEM ahead with entrepreneurship
![Tony Featherstone.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/7/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpouh3.png/1467256633178.jpg)
Tony Featherstone We need more technology graduates who capable of launching and growing ventures
Tax obligations for new business in 2016
![Max Newnham](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/o/m/l/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpn4rf.png/1466406011891.jpg)
Max Newnham Do you need to pay tax if your business hasn't experienced any activity yet?
Fatherhood a tough business
![Balancing act: Rob Hango-Zada founder Shippit makes the time for family.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/k/o/r/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpkoiq.png/1467246765054.jpg)
Nina Hendy Rob knew he couldn't keep working so many hours when he became a new dad.
Hiring people with an intellectual disability
![James Adonis.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/6/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpk8lw.png/1466044978985.jpg)
James Adonis A large possible workforce remains largely untapped. As an employer, here's what you need to know.
Tips for buying or selling your business
![Big decision: Businesses could be missing out by focusing too much on tax time.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/s/e/p/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpkc0l.png/1466044099959.jpg)
Louis White With the end of the financial year approaching, some businesses will be looking to sell.
Hug-a-Bub goes belly up
![Hug-a-Bub has gone into administration.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/j/o/1/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpjhtp.png/1466038529736.jpg)
Patrick Hatch Here's why the maker of a popular brand of baby carriers has collapsed into administration.
Do short-break holidays stress you out?
![Tony Featherstone.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/7/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpjcbr.png/1467256633178.jpg)
Tony Featherstone Do short-break holidays do more harm than good to your productivity?
Seek help early
![Kate Carnell dinkus](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/z/f/e/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpgbkg.png/1465530354684.jpg)
Kate Carnell Tax debt is just ust like the small leak in the roof that gets worse and worse the longer it's left unrepaired.
Bright spot in the economy?
![Henry Brydon in the great outdoors.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/f/m/3/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpfj2r.png/1465457885213.jpg)
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Small business owners want creative solutions to the challenges they face.
Being busy: a blessing or a curse?
![James Adonis.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/6/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpfck3.png/1465447898220.jpg)
James Adonis Recent research indicates all this busyness may not be such a bad thing after all.
Sharing economy's biggest problem
![Airbnb can be a great side business but not everyone knows or follows the rules.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/w/r/g/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpedk6.png/1465383345670.jpg)
John Corias How do you pay tax on your Airbnb or Uber side job? Not enough people seem to know
The new technique to make you productive
![Tony Featherstone.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/i/z/7/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpecqn.png/1467256633178.jpg)
Tony Featherstone Working in short bursts has benefits and risks for productivity and workplace flexibility.
Getting Olympics ready
![Felipe Rodriguez with Paul Kamphuis of Polytan.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/d/j/3/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpdium.png/1465278834848.jpg)
Kate Jones It's not just athletes who need to get into shape for the Rio Olympics.
Cafe refuses to be defeated by storm
![Alexandra Cain](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/n/z/o/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpdchh.png/1465441788424.jpg)
Alexandra Cain After this week's storm trashed his seaside café John Svinos is now starting the long process to rebuild his business.
Tax write-offs you might not know about
![A guard dog can be considered a "working beast" that is eligible for a tax write-off.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/o/v/a/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpa3lr.png/1464909354664.jpg)
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Business owners with guard dogs, works of art or solar systems might be missing out.
The most important 'pop up' ever?
![A child plays around a temporary refugee camp for displaced Syrians in northern Syria.](/web/20160708150930im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/q/h/h/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9tpd.png/1464844978576.jpg)
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran A former soldier and a storage expert from Adelaide might be making global history.