small 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.

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.

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.

More than 17,000 people have signed an online petition, criticising Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for extending the closure of beauty businesses.

Melody Jarvis’ online platform Shop My Town helps brick and mortar business in regional areas build a presence online and sell their products.

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.