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1 week ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
The latest figures from the ASBFEO Small Business Pulse revealed an increase by 0.1 per cent in May 2025, the first quarterly increase recorded since August 2022, after falling to 0.9 per cent in the past 12 months.
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1 week ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
Wanda Szychowska was having trouble finding the right and beautiful cosmetic bag to suit her needs when she hit upon an idea: why not make one herself? With her background as an interior designer, she sought to create bag as if it was a ‘house’ for makeup and skincare. Thus, Estetika was born with its wide range of quilted, vegan, and durable luxury cosmetic bags. Since its launch, it has garnered international acclaim both at home and internationally.
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1 week ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
The latest SME Growth Index by non-bank SME business lender ScotPac has revealed an improvement in SME confidence levels, though some figures remain a cause for concern. Overall, 59 per cent of SMEs expect to see half-year revenue growth, which is nearing the record high of 62.6 per cent achieved in 2014. However, this was tempered by one-third of businesses stating that they expect revenue to decline.
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1 week ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
With tax time approaching, many Australians are unsure about what vehicle expenses they can claim and what they cannot. According to Coco Hou, CPA and CEO of Platinum Accounting Australia, there are a number of eligible car-related deductions, but strict rules apply. “Car expenses are one of the most commonly misclaimed items on a tax return,” Hou said.
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1 week ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is set to provide additional support for new small-business owners under its ‘ready for business’ campaign to ensure they understand and comply with their tax, super and registry obligations from the start.
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2 weeks ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
Despite being a fairly new player in the e-bike market in Australia, Burzerk has grown to be a fast-growing business. In fact, it has earned over $300,000 in revenue during its first seven months in operation, with the momentum not stopping anytime soon. We talk to Adam Beard, the entrepreneur behind Burzerk, to find out how the start-up managed to surpass expectations. ISB: What inspired you to start Burzerk?
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2 weeks ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
Additional financial support has been made available for North Queensland small businesses impacted by severe weather earlier this year with the activation of new disaster recovery grants. The grants under the Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant program will provide up to $15,000 to eligible small businesses that experienced significant trading disruptions due to the severe weather event between January 29 and February 28.
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2 weeks ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
The April Business Risk Index from credit reporting agency CreditorWatch offers a mixed picture of how Australian businesses are faring during this period. On the positive side, Aussie businesses stand to benefit from recent and future measures to cut interest rates this year, alongside slower price increases and lower fuel prices amid uncertainties brought about by the spectre of the US’ tariff policies under the Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
The 2025-26 Victoria state budget might have been well received by many Victorian families, but not for the state’s struggling businesses, whose hopes for a tax relief have been dashed. “It has come to something when the confirmation of no new business taxes is presented as good news,” said Gavan Ord, business investment lead for Australia’s largest accounting body CPA Australia. “It’s like the camel thanking its owner for not adding that final straw to its back.
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2 weeks ago | 
insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Karl Aguilar
Round two of the South Australian government’s Fearless Innovator Grant Program has opened, part of its commitment to supporting more women in growing their start-ups. Delivered by Women in Innovation (WINN) in partnership with the Fearless Females Network (FFN), the grants aim to address the long-standing gap in access to early-stage capital for female-led innovative businesses to grow and scale into national and international markets with new products and services.
