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New analysis of ABS data shows firms less than five years old contributed 59% of all new jobs in the economy over the past 20 years.
Whether you’re a worker wanting to switch off at home, or a small business owner with last-minute roster changes, here’s how it’s set to change your work.
Small businesses on both sides of the Tasman are struggling. Governments and other institutions could do more to protect these economic engines.
Without predictable trade policy and stronger support systems, small firms remain vulnerable to shocks they can’t afford to absorb.
Behind the illusion of prestige and luxury is cheap, poorly manufactured clothing from Chinese factories.
Retiring is never easy – but for small business owners, today’s economic climate is making it even harder to step away.
Australia is awash with cash looking for investment opportunities. So why do small and medium-sized businesses often struggle to access it?
Early findings from an ongoing three-year research project into side hustles raise questions about their merits as a pathway to financial freedom.
Asia has emerged as an attractive alternative for Canadian businesses looking to diversify away from the U.S., but there are challenges they will need to overcome.
Indigenous people and communities are up against unequal and harmful effects that are not only economic, but also social and cultural.
Further promises of tax breaks for businesses are likely in the run-up to the election, but that will mean trade-offs are needed.
In a move that could reshape how Australians pay for everyday purchases, the federal government is preparing to ban businesses from slapping surcharges on debit card transactions. This plan, pending a…
Business groups have long warned that abolishing junior pay rates would be a devastating blow. But attitudes about how fair they are may be shifting.
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Privacy comes at a price.
We have examined where $4.2 billion of grants were directed in the five years from 2018 to 2022. The firms that received repeated grants were among Australia’s poorest performing.
‘Kinship taxation’ lowered productivity among firms in Kenya’s Garissa County by one-quarter.
Physical checks on plant and animal products arriving from the EU will attract fees of up to £145.
Albanese in a speech to the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) will outline the governments policy for good jobs, fair wages and decent conditions for working people.
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Winthrop Professor, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing and Strategy, The University of Western Australia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Clinical Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Rhode Island
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Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland
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Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Real Estate and Regeneration, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Hull
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Visiting Professor of Economics, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
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Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Director of Online Programs, AGSM, UNSW
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Professor of Cross-cultural Management, Middlesex University
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Professor of International Business History, University of Glasgow