small business

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.

While many small businesses and retailers across the country are feeling the pinch of COVID-19, reusable bag startup The Swag is thriving.

When we founded Be Fit Food in 2015, we couldn’t have possibly predicted the journey it would have taken to get to where we are today, writes Kate Save.

The Buy From The Bush campaign encourages consumers from cities to buy from rural and regional communities that are doing it tough in dry conditions.

There are startups right on our doorstep that have made it their mission to reduce food waste. Here are four Aussie businesses making their mark.

Fiona White, Victorian Small Business Woman of the Year, shares her four tips for playing the long game in small business.

According to research by tech firm Reckon, female entrepreneurs are trumping their male counterparts in the resilience stakes by a considerable margin. 

Who could have guessed that a decade-long teaching career would unravel over one evening thanks to a few words from Oprah?

This year, SmartCompany decided to showcase some women running businesses who at their core, represent the small-business and startup community.

Katherine Fuchs’ business, Teepee Nights has made home camping an exciting reality for kids and eased pressure on busy, working families.