small business

Whether it’s drawing up a new contract, trademark protection or entering into a lease, establishing a business can come with a myriad of legal hurdles.

What would happen if, collectively, we all made more effort to support women-led businesses with cash, not just words? Asks Eloise Keating.

Australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell has come out in support of reforming the childcare system.

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.

Here are Women’s Agenda’s top picks for Indigenous, rural and female-led small businesses to support this Christmas.

Tara Jacobson is the co-founder, and program director of a business training program supporting regional female-led businesses.

Here, we meet Ragini Dey, owner of Ragi’s Spicery in Adelaide, who is well-known for her appearances on national television.

Buy From The Bush has partnered with PayPal, turning what started as a humble hashtag into a permanent marketplace for regional businesses.

Earth To Betty salon director Madeline Frawley is going above and beyond to make sure clients feel safe when visiting her business.

Hairdressers in Melbourne have been allowed to throw open their doors and start catching up with 12 weeks’ worth of cancelled appointments.

In a budget that left Treasury with a $1 trillion deficit, the $240.4 million pledged to supporting women has been judged as dismal.

Treasury is considering a scheme allowing small businesses to claw back tax paid on last year’s profits, to be announced in the budget.