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Small-business health remains weak but some bright spots detected

Continued cost of living struggles has kept small-business health below average but innovation may hold a key to recover...

Planning for relationship breakdowns when starting a family business

Running a business is challenging enough without also having to consider the wildcard impact of relationship breakdowns ...
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Hospitality businesses at high risk

CreditorWatch found that 16.2 per cent of hospitality businesses are at ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk due to interest rates...

Ten things I’ve learnt founding ten businesses

Dan Copsey shares ten things he's learnt co-founding ten businesses.

From business costs to green energy transition, SMEs face a range of pressing concerns

SMEs are struggling under a perfect storm of high inflation, rising interest rates, chronic labour shortages, industrial...

Why you need a “business pre-nup”

While a shareholders' agreement may seem an unnecessary cost in a cash-strapped startup, it could be the best insurance ...

Half of SME scam losses are from investment scams. Here’s what to look out for

90 per cent scam reports came from SMEs – and half of those were investment scams. What should small businesses be doing...

SMEs still smiling despite new lows 

The SME Sentiment Tracker noted a decline in inflation, though concerns about operational and production costs have incr...
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Four mistakes I made when starting a business

From jumping the gun to choosing the worst possible business partner, here are four mistakes I made.

Revealed: business’ top workplace concerns right now

What is on business' minds right now? Citation Group's latest research offers some insight into the top workplace concer...