July
Can we put $2.9m from a property sale into super?
You can – but you must tick these boxes first.
- John Wasiliev
Small consulting firms to get a leg-up from new Canberra rules
An overhaul to federal government procurement rules means agencies must now seek quotes from at least one small firm when seeking consultancy services.
- Tom Burton
April
The Melbourne shopping hotspot that became a ‘ghost town’
Businesses on Bridge Road in Richmond, which has a whopping 15.5 per cent vacancy rate, fear an insolvency snowball effect.
- Gus McCubbing and Larry Schlesinger
The plan to build the next Who Gives a Crap
Businesses helping deliver social good in the community will get extra help finding critical capital investment, the federal government says.
- Tom McIlroy
‘We’ll stay off your backs’ Dutton tells business leaders
Peter Dutton has promised business leaders cheaper energy prices and less government interference under the Coalition.
- Tom McIlroy
February
‘Deadset nightmare’: Why small business failures are soaring
MYOB CEO Paul Robson fears small businesses may not enjoy the soft landing tipped for the rest of the economy.
- Patrick Durkin
The inheritance promise that will rip your family apart
Small businesses and farms are potential battlegrounds where future generations dispute verbal agreements about who gets what.
- Duncan Hughes
January
- Opinion
- Small business
Five big tests for small businesses in 2024
Cash flow, new IR rules, and the threat of cybercrime are making life for small enterprises even more precarious.
- Luke Achterstraat
November 2023
‘Not a bank’: Tax Office ramps up debt warning
ATO commissioner Chris Jordan says companies and individuals not paying tax and super obligations will face consequences.
- Tom McIlroy
Meet Sydney’s go-to private jeweller
After adding ready-to-wear collections to custom orders, Olivia Bond’s business has outgrown its space and is moving to the heritage Trust Building’s top floor.
- Lauren Sams
- Analysis
- Cybersecurity
Government turns around its Optus cyber debacle
Clare O’Neil’s cyber strategy is a strong first step to raising national standards, tackling plenty of areas where businesses need help, and leaving room for further reform.
- Paul Smith
September 2023
How to run a property business from your super fund
A reader asks whether his SMSF can start a self-storage enterprise where he owns the land and the fund buys the rest.
- John Wasiliev
June 2023
Fury as small business owners face 73pc rise on shareholder loans
Rates set at 8.3pc under Division 7A – intended to stop profits going tax-free to private company shareholders – means they’ll feel the squeeze.
- Duncan Hughes
May 2023
Incentives for businesses to rein in energy price
The other measures to help SMEs include a $392.4 million industry grants program and the promise of more skilled migrants.
- Lucas Baird and Jessica Sier
Small businesses win extension to $20,000 instant asset write-off
The threshold for write-offs on eligible assets had been due to drop to $1000 at the end of the financial year. The extension will benefit millions of businesses with turnover of up to $10 million.
- Tom McIlroy
March 2023
Review to help small business win more federal contracts
The Small Business Ombudsman will review federal contracting rules for small and medium businesses in a bid to weed out any poor behaviour.
- Georgie Moore
The sisters who want to kickstart Indigenous entrepreneurship
First Nations entrepreneurs are almost non-existent in the Australian business landscape, but sisters Adele and Cara Peek plan to change this.
- Gus McCubbing
February 2023
How Aesop turned into a billion-dollar brand
The Australian company has become a byword for luxury skincare – but it’s also a global powerhouse that’s about to make a very big play.
- Lauren Sams
November 2022
Business failures to climb amid ‘backlog’ of 12,000 insolvencies
The number of businesses collapsing has returned to pre-pandemic levels and is likely to ratchet up further as the tax office cracks down on monies owed.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Visa shake-up relegates cyber skills despite ‘worst ever’ crisis
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has removed IT security and other tech skills from priority migration lists at a time that business faces a cyber crisis.
- Paul Smith