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$20,000 tax break? We don’t care – we’re not using it

$20,000 tax break? We don’t care – we’re not using it

A whopping 85 per cent of small business owners have never used the $20,000 instant asset writeoff.

  • by Alexandra Cain

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Oh my aching feet! How to stop long-term damage from standing
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Oh my aching feet! How to stop long-term damage from standing

The risk for small businesses that deprioritise their employees’ health and wellbeing is the potential for long-term physical damage for staff down the track.

  • by Alexandra Cain
Can this business sell $50 million in silk sleepwear?
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Opinion

Can this business sell $50 million in silk sleepwear?

You’ve made it if Kendall Jenner sends her runner to the Beverly Hills Hotel to buy eight sets of your sleepwear.

  • by Alexandra Cain
AI levels the playing field for small business
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Analysis

AI levels the playing field for small business

Artificial intelligence is no longer just the domain of big business with deep pockets and large data sets.

  • by Alexandra Cain
Facebook robots want to talk to you
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Opinion

Facebook robots want to talk to you

Just accept it: the robots are coming and there’s not much we can do about it.

  • by Alexandra Cain
Is the wellness trend a load of garbage?
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Opinion

Is the wellness trend a load of garbage?

The wellness trend is a joke if it’s merely treated as another ‘thing to do’ at work.

  • by Alexandra Cain
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Is this Australia's most reliable mechanic?
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Is this Australia's most reliable mechanic?

The stereotype is mechanics rip off women, who wouldn’t know a turbo engine from a timing belt.

  • by Alexandra Cain
'I have arthritis':  how to manage it at work
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'I have arthritis': how to manage it at work

Arthritis is the most common cause of chronic pain which means that it's an issue for small business.

  • by Alexandra Cain
Secrets to making a marriage work when you’re in business together
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Entrepreneur

Secrets to making a marriage work when you’re in business together

There’s nowhere to hide if you work with your spouse and you’re both psychologists.

  • by Alexandra Cain
Are ICOs the new IPOs?
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Are ICOs the new IPOs?

Initial coin offerings are the new way to raise funds for early stage ventures.

  • by Alexandra Cain
What’s the real cost of Facebook advertising?
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What’s the real cost of Facebook advertising?

Facebook advertising needn't break the bank.

  • by Alexandra Cain