Business From Delhi to Adelaide: How spice queen Ragini Dey cooked her way to the top Here, we meet Ragini Dey, owner of Ragi’s Spicery in Adelaide, who is well-known for her appearances on national television.
Business PayPal partnership cements Buy From The Bush in Aussie retail landscape Buy From The Bush has partnered with PayPal, turning what started as a humble hashtag into a permanent marketplace for regional businesses.
News & Views Why one Melbourne hair salon is going above and beyond on COVID-19 safety measures Earth To Betty salon director Madeline Frawley is going above and beyond to make sure clients feel safe when visiting her business.
Business ‘I’ve been waiting for this day for so long’: Melbourne hairdressers reopen, with thousands of appointments to reschedule Hairdressers in Melbourne have been allowed to throw open their doors and start catching up with 12 weeks’ worth of cancelled appointments.
Business ‘Woefully inadequate’: Budget 2020 has failed women entrepreneurs In a budget that left Treasury with a $1 trillion deficit, the $240.4 million pledged to supporting women has been judged as dismal.
News & Views Budget 2020: Kate Carnell welcomes potential ‘loss carry-back’ provision to boost small business cashflow Treasury is considering a scheme allowing small businesses to claw back tax paid on last year’s profits, to be announced in the budget.
News & Views ‘Where you come from doesn’t have to stop you’: Nyoka Hrabinsky on opening a café that welcomes all Nestled in the heart of Sydney, The Lillipad Café has a menu that blends Indigenous flavours and the knowledge of elders with iconic brunch meals.
News & Views Beauty businesses to reopen sooner, after Victoria backflips on timeline Business owners have welcomed a decision by the Victorian government to walk back a plan to force beauty and cosmetics services businesses to remain closed.
Business Beauty businesses call for answers as Vic’s reopening roadmap described as ‘gendered’ More than 17,000 people have signed an online petition, criticising Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for extending the closure of beauty businesses.
News & Views Melody Jarvis grows Shop My Town to help regional small businesses thrive, with mentoring from Naomi Simson Melody Jarvis’ online platform Shop My Town helps brick and mortar business in regional areas build a presence online and sell their products.
Business What about small business owners who rely on childcare & JobKeeper? Kate Carnell asks how they can re-open About 40% of small businesses in Australia are owned by women. Carnell fears the imposition of childcare fees will exacerbate the gendered impact of the pandemic.
Business “Through the roof”: Reusable bag startup The Swag doubles sales amid COVID-19 pandemic While many small businesses and retailers across the country are feeling the pinch of COVID-19, reusable bag startup The Swag is thriving.
