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    Enterprise

    July

    Another way for young workers to boost their final super balance is to dial up the risk in their portfolios by moving from a balanced investment option into a high-growth one.

    Can we put $2.9m from a property sale into super?

    You can – but you must tick these boxes first.

    • John Wasiliev
    The government continues its march away from the troubled big four firms.

    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

    Bridge Road in Richmond was once a  shopping hotspot but has become a ‘ghost town’, according to local retailers.

    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
    Who Gives A Crap donates 50 per cent of profits to building toilets.

    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
    Peter Dutton will address the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia national summit on Wednesday.

    ‘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
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    February

    Paul Robson CEO MYOB

    ‘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
    Beware the hidden dangers of verbal promises when it comes to inheritance.

    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

    Small businesses face complex new challenges this year.

    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

    Outgoing Australian Taxation Commissioner Chris Jordan.

    ‘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
    Olivia Bond: “I like things that are sleek and minimal. Fussy isn’t me.”

    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
    Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil.

    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

    AFR

    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

    Romar Engineering boss Alan Lipman says the rising cost of power is among his biggest concerns.

    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
    The scheme is designed to help businesses bounce back from challenging economic conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    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
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    March 2023

    Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson.

    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
    Economic independence is the key to real self-determination for Indigenous Australians, according to 36-year-old Make It Happen founder Adele Peek.

    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

    Alexi Boyd, CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, and Michael Brereton, president of Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association. warn of risks ahead for small business.

    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
    Medibank and Optus are among the largest of a run of hacks that has been disclosed in recent weeks.

    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