Media Articles
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| 'Deadset Nightmare': Why Small Business Failures Are Soaring | Rising small business failures, driven by economic challenges, changing consumer behavior, and increasing costs, are alarming experts, who warn of broader economic impacts. | Read article | |
| Small Businesses Urged to take Urgent Action to Safeguard Internet Identity | The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has implored small businesses to take urgent action to safeguard their brand and identity on the internet or risk seeing impersonators, web-name ‘campers’ or cyber criminals take up domain names just like theirs... To register your domain, go to this website...
Register Now | Read article | |
| Ditch R&D taxconcessions for directfunding, say academics | Greater mobility between the corporate and business sectors, including an expansion of industry-based PhDs, would boost investment in research and innovation, leading academics say. | Read article | |
| New legislation an income opportunity for accountants | Companies looking to access capital through the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime could provide accountants with the know-how and opportunity to diversify service offerings. | Read article | |
| Crowd Sourced Funding Creates New Income Streams for Accountants | "Accountancy firms will be able to stay ahead of the game and create new income streams by offering professional advice to SME companies that wish to take advantage of the amendments to the Crowd Sourced Funding Legislation which enables eligible private companies to raise capital from the pub", Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS said today. | Read article | |
| Laws open way for 'crowd fund' firms | Our small and medium- sized proprietary companies can now join the world of Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising thanks to laws passed in the Senate last Week. Townsville business advisory firm ESS BIZTOOLS will present a free national webinar on the topic in the city next week to help potential condidates take advantage of this style of funding which has been availbe in countries including New Zealand for seven years | Read article | |
| Black Hops - the Brewery Turning Beer Drinkers into Investors | Turning loyal customers into investors through equity crowdfunding is an enticing prospect for small businesses, but experts warn it can burn customer relationships if things go belly up... | Read article | |
| Finex Xinja in Fresh Funding Round | Digital bank wannabe Xinja is set to give its investor base something to think about over the Christmas break... | Read article | |
| Laws Open Way for “Crowd Fund” Firms | Our small and medium sized proprietary companies can now join the world of Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising thanks to the laws passed in the senate last week... | Read article | |
| Research and Development Tax Incentive Scheme | Some of the red-tape binding together the federal government’s Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) scheme is enough to make your head spin... | Read article | |
| Start-up grant program a ‘golden chance for accountants’ | A $392 million program aiming to help small business commercialise ideas allows public practices to extend their advisory work, says one business consultant. | Read article |