Finance
Push for 'blind pitching' to stop investor gender bias
Gender information to be blocked from investment pitches, say these founders.
- by Emma Koehn
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Superannuation
Capital rethink: Business leaders call for new finance options
Business leaders raise superannuation lending once more as smaller operators look for new loan types.
- by Emma Koehn
Part-time jobs teach our kids things schools do not
Most parents want their teenagers to concentrate on their schoolwork, hobbies or sporting activities but what about having a part-time job?
- by Olivia Maragna
Enterprise
Paper-free payments: Australia and NZ work on e-invoicing standard
The two nations are hoping to save $30 billion over 10 years by driving the adoption of e-invoicing by governments and businesses for more streamlined payments.
- by Emma Koehn
Startups
Social enterprises call for more cash to help make a difference
Social enterprise businesses say funding is still a challenge to grow multi-million dollar impact businesses.
- by Emma Koehn
Finance
ATO switchboard numbers spoofed as scammers get more sophisticated
The tax office says scammers have the technology to send calls that appear to be from ATO switchboard numbers.
- by Emma Koehn
Company tax
'Totally shocked': Businesses blindsided by reappearing tax debts
Sole traders and small businesses report thinking that their tax debts have been wiped off only to find that they have re-appeared many years later.
- by Louis White
MYOB
MYOB announces $1.75b buyout offer from KKR
MYOB Group says it's business as usual as it considers a $1.75 billion buyout offer from private equity firm KKR & Co.
- by Emma Koehn
Finance
'Hardest thing in the world': Businesses dig in for 80-hour weeks
Miles Jackson spends half an hour answering work emails before he even gets up, and then puts in a good 10-hour day. That's normal for most small businesses.
- by Emma Koehn
Startups
Easy being green? Startups fight for hemp dominance
Hundreds of thousands are being invested in hemp businesses - is Australia's hunger strong enough?
- by Emma Koehn
Company tax
Prison sentences on table for disobeying company director ID laws
Company directors will be compelled to register for a lifetime ID number or face penalties including a year in prison under a Commonwealth plan to fight illegal phoenixing activity.
- by Emma Koehn