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Why more small-business owners are moving to regional Australia

Why more Australian small-business owners are relocating to regional areas for a better lifestyle, flexible work, and bu...
A woman works on a laptop at a desk with a houseplant in the foreground.

The ultimate step-by-step guide to automating your business operations

Streamlining your small business in 2025 begins with automation; here's how to optimise processes, leverage AI, and incr...
woman sewing in factory

How businesses can balance offshore and local manufacturing for growth

When expanding, businesses need a manufacturing strategy that combines the benefits of offshore production and onshore o...
policy

Fears NSW’s new ANZAC Day trading rules will impact small businesses

NSW's ANZAC Day policy requiring large retailers to be closed during the holiday is being opposed for being detrimental ...
Woman revolving doors

Australia has record-high business churn, but a sole trader decline. Why?

A record number of businesses were both registered and shut down last year.
eInvoicing, payment scams

Why (and how) to adopt eInvoicing

Switching to eInvoicing is a chance to remove pain points in your invoicing process and boost your business’s efficiency...
letter

The letter that will change how big companies see your small business

Small businesses should understand the nature of the "GAP Effect" or the space between small and large companies that is...
flexible work

SMEs are leaders when it comes to flexible working

In the case of Australia, an increase in productivity and improved business performance were two primary benefits attri...

Five critical considerations for your business before peak season

By focusing on efficiency, optimising inventory, choosing cost-effective transportation, and seizing export opportunitie...

East coast small businesses warned to prepare for electricity disruptions

It is estimated that the cost of unplanned disruptions to small businesses can reach up to $5,600 per minute