Small business | Growth, Management and Finance News | The Age
Subscribe

Business

Small business

Advertisement
Personal touch the secret to Square Peg's success

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

Latest

Holden dealers complain of government inaction as GM talks break down
Exclusive
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
Why working from home is bad for productivity
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
World's dirtiest cars will end up in Australia without emissions targets: St Baker
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
Universities tighten the purse strings on startup boosters
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
Aussie startup SpeeDx eyes medical test boom after deal with Swiss giant
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
Advertisement
Evie, Ampol tie-up could turbocharge electric vehicle uptake
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
Startups reliant on JobKeeper to stave off redundancies
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
Your business isn’t ready for another crisis, is it?
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
Casual workers bear brunt of coronavirus job cuts
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
Startups will need help once JobKeeper disappears
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