News & Views Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell backs calls for affordable childcare Australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell has come out in support of reforming the childcare system.
Business What I learnt leaving the safety of a 9 to 5 job for the rush of a start up It took me about six months to adjust to a very different way of operating. I went from having a defined role to wearing many different hats.
News & Views Our top picks for small businesses to support this Christmas Here are Women’s Agenda’s top picks for Indigenous, rural and female-led small businesses to support this Christmas.
Business How female-led regional small businesses are rebuilding in the wake of a nightmare year Tara Jacobson is the co-founder, and program director of a business training program supporting regional female-led businesses.
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.