Business
Small business
Personal touch the secret to Square Peg's success
Paul Bassat now has the keys to the biggest venture capital fund in Australia, with investors and startups taking a shine to Square Peg and its founder.
- by Cara Waters
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Franchising
Holden dealers complain of government inaction as GM talks break down
Holden dealers say they have been abandoned by the government after mediation between franchisees and General Motors failed last week.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Work in Progress
Why working from home is bad for productivity
A new global study is casting doubt on the idea that remote work is as good as face-to-face.
- by James Adonis
Start-ups
World's dirtiest cars will end up in Australia without emissions targets: St Baker
Energy titan Trevor St Baker says the world's most polluting cars will end up in Australia if the government does not act to set vehicle emissions targets.
- by Cara Waters
Start-ups
Universities tighten the purse strings on startup boosters
Australian universities are running the ruler over their startup accelerator and incubator programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Cara Waters
Start-ups
Aussie startup SpeeDx eyes medical test boom after deal with Swiss giant
Medtech startup SpeeDx is hoping to expand international sales of its sexually transmitted infection and antibiotic resistance tests after inking a deal with global healthcare giant Roche.
- by Emma Koehn
Start-ups
Evie, Ampol tie-up could turbocharge electric vehicle uptake
Petrol giant Ampol is partnering with electric vehicle charging network Evie to integrate charging stations into petrol stations.
- by Cara Waters
Start-ups
Startups reliant on JobKeeper to stave off redundancies
Startups are relying on the government's JobKeeper program to keep staff employed and are preparing for the $70 billion program to be rolled back.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Work in Progress
Your business isn’t ready for another crisis, is it?
Too many business owners are viewing the pandemic as a once-in-a-lifetime crisis, but there could be more disasters ahead.
- by James Adonis
Coronavirus pandemic
Casual workers bear brunt of coronavirus job cuts
Casual workers have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic with the number of casual jobs in small businesses falling 25 per cent between the first week of March and last week of April.
- by Cara Waters
Start-ups
Startups will need help once JobKeeper disappears
Airtree Ventures partner James Cameron says the local startup sector may have to shed more jobs if the program comes to an end without proper policies in place.
- by Cara Waters