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.
News & Views Six things Kate Save wishes she knew before she started Be Fit Food 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.
News & Views The Buy From The Bush campaign is transforming drought-affected businesses 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.
News & Views Maggots, mulch and meals: Meet 4 female founders eliminating food waste 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.
News & Views Four tips for playing the long game in business, from Victoria’s Small Business Woman of the Year Fiona White, Victorian Small Business Woman of the Year, shares her four tips for playing the long game in small business.