Technology

SavvyWise completes oversubscribed seed round at $10m valuation

Australian tax research AI platform SavvyWise recently undertook and completed a seed round in excess of $600,000, at...

20 February 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

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Business

Red tape: the handbrake on small business productivity, competitiveness

The ACCI is taking it one step further in its fight against red tape with a report detailing the path forward to...

10 February 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Prospa hits $5bn funding milestone

From humble beginnings 13 years ago, Prospa has now surpassed over $5 billion in SME funding across ANZ.

06 February 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

‘Billion-dollar blow’: Cash rate hike set to send small businesses scrambling

The Reserve Bank has increased the interest rate for the first time in two years, a move widely anticipated by...

05 February 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Why ATO compliance is about to feel very different for business owners

Over the past few months, I have found myself having the same conversation with business owners again and again. It...

27 January 2026 • By Mitch Calley, Wakefield Pacific

Business

‘Stop, check, reject’: CommBank urges small business to avoid deepfake scams

Commonwealth Bank has urged small business owners to be vigilant for deepfake scams after their survey identified gaps...

15 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Business

SBR misconceptions, rising DPNs, and what’s next for small business directors

Small business restructures were introduced in 2021 as part of the COVID-19 response, providing a pathway for...

24 December 2025 • By John McInerney, Grant Thornton

Business

ASIC pledges regulatory simplification for small businesses

The corporate watchdog has pledged to ease some of the mounting pressure on small businesses with a newly revealed...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Small Business Pulse reflects additional uptick: ASBFEO

Over the previous quarter to November, the Small Business Pulse saw a small increase of 0.8 per cent, marking the...

05 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

How accountants can help owners build businesses that investors want to buy into

Working backwards from valuation: When business owners tell me they want a higher valuation, it’s almost never about...

02 December 2025 • By Nitesh Roopa

Business

Top 5 Growth Challenges for Australian Small Businesses in 2025, According to...

The 2025 Small Business Perspectives Report is an annual survey of hundreds of small businesses in Australia. This...

27 November 2025 • By Martin Iglesias

Technology

Unlocking AI’s next leap forward: empowering SMEs to lead the way

The Australian government’s new Guidance for AI Adoption marks an important step forward in making responsible AI...

26 November 2025 • By Julian Vido

Technology

CPA urges AI use for young business owners

CPA Australia is urging young Australians to seize opportunities presented by artificial intelligence.

26 November 2025 • By Bethany Alvaro

Technology

Automation, new digital tools now ‘about survival’ for SMEs

New research shows that four in five small and medium-sized enterprises still use manual processes for expenses – too...

20 November 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology

‘Game-changer’: Intuit’s new virtual AI agents to help SMBs address ‘growth...

Global financial technology platform Intuit has unveiled a new virtual team of AI agents, which it says will support...

14 November 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

‘Punishment doesn’t fit the crime’: ATO upholds $9k penalty to dormant business

A tax agent has called the fairness of the ATO’s penalty regime into question after the Tax Office denied a $9,000...

07 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

‘Have the confidence you can, and you will’: Accountant’s hot take on starting...

Founding and building an accounting firm based on personal goals and morals definitely isn’t the easiest of tasks, yet...

07 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Parliamentary inquiry into small business insurance officially kicks off

A new parliamentary inquiry in Canberra has been launched, focusing on challenges in small business and community...

05 November 2025 • By Imogen Wilson