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Mia Lockett

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  • Slater and Gordon investigates Google over ad costs to small businesses

    6 days ago | insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Mia Lockett

    The law firm Slater and Gordon is currently investigating a potential class action against Google in relation to its anti-competitive digital advertising practices. The law firm said it will investigate whether Australian advertisers have been overcharged by Google as a result of its dominance in the local advertising market.

  • New ransomware rules for businesses: Are you prepared for an attack?

    1 week ago | insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Mia Lockett

    What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware used to extort businesses and individuals. It locks you out of your own files and demands a ransom, usually in cryptocurrency, to get them back. From today, businesses are legally required to report ransomware payments. If someone tries to extort payment from you by locking up your data, you now have 72 hours to tell the Government – or potentially face disciplinary action.

  • Tax debt is tougher for SMEs in 2025. Here’s what to do if you owe the ATO

    1 week ago | insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Mia Lockett

    Things are getting tougher for small businesses struggling with tax debt in 2025. Not only is the ATO cracking down on debt, but payment plans are also harder to get than in previous years. Plus, from July 1, 2025, interest on your ATO debt will no longer be tax deductible, meaning you’ll have to pay even more tax – and go further in debt – come tax time. “This will have quite a massive impact on clients,” Catarina Santini, a registered tax agent and owner of CS Accounting, told ISB.

  • Google’s new Shop with AI will "disrupt everything". Here's what means for small business

    1 week ago | insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Mia Lockett

    It’s a familiar headline: A big tech brand (Google) is adding new AI features, this time to its shopping function. But the new Shop with AI feature is already causing a lot of buzz among experts and businesses – and many think it’s part of a new age of automated shopping. New innovations by OpenAI, Perplexity, and Google all essentially give shoppers their own personal assistant.

  • "This trend boomed with Kylie Jenner": What it's like to run a small cosmetics clinic, according to BeautyFULL

    1 week ago | insidesmallbusiness.com.au | Mia Lockett

    The cosmetics industry is both glamorous and controversial, depending on who you talk to. But what’s it like to own a business in a sector so entangled in customer self-perception, social media trends, and societal beauty standards? Kate Sowden is a registered nurse and the co-founder of BeautyFULL Cosmetic Medical Clinic, and she told us how she navigates the fine line between fulfilling customer desires and maintaining an ethical practice.

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