In the Australian small business world, there is one name that consistently stands out – and that’s Steve Loe. The Managing Director of event management company, Precedent Productions, Steve has championed Australia’s small businesses for decades – creating the Australian Small Business Champion Awards in 1999. Australia’s premier awards recognition program for small business. it […]

With Michael Sing and Cheryl Yu – Rostron Carlye Rojas Lawyers If you are selling or buying a business – and that business is operated at a premises under a lease – the transaction would necessarily include assignment of the lease (also known as transfer of lease) from the seller (being the assignor) to the

Outland Denim Founder James Bartle explains No-one can deny that COVID dropped like a bombshell, affecting not only the way we live but also the way we do business. Continual lockdowns did little to boost retail confidence and we know some businesses will never recover. However, we cannot ignore the fact that there have also

Learn how to better target your captive audience Would it surprise you to hear that some of the most sought-after businesses now are Newsagencies? Why a surprise? The popularity of the Australian Newsagency waned a little as more customers turned to online news and magazines – and even lottery products. However, this quite unique business

After selling Coast to Coast Australia magazine in their newsagency, Carole and Bill Gray knew exactly who to call when it came time to sell their own business! “We knew that coverage was Australia-wide,” Carole said. “Talking with the staff and finding that their online presence was widespread made us want to give them a

The more assets your business has, the harder it can be to sell – which is why it makes sense to enlist expert help. Without help, you could even lose money by letting your assets go for far less than they are worth. O’Maras provide small businesses, multinationals, financiers, advisors, landlords, authorities, private corporations, insolvency

The machines hummed, the time ticked by, and it was just a normal day. Except it wasn’t. It was February 22, 2011 – the day of the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake. And the building in which Nikki was working was in the thick of it. As the room crumbled around her, Nikki’s world changed forever. Taking

Discover how Peta Shulman grew her online shop 500% during COVID And take advantage of the hot tips she’s willing to share As Australia and the world adapts to the ‘new normal’ with the opening of our borders, the full impact of COVID-19 is much clearer. If you had to put it into one sentence,

Happy Ending for Doggy Day Care Tale With her love of dogs and the outdoors, it was no surprise that Alicia Isabella Spano headed in that direction when she launched her business. “I was doing some dog walking for a local dog walking business part-time whilst running my other business,” she said. “I loved the

Exporters! Discover How COVID has Affected Your Business A Exporters! Discover How COVID has Affected Your Business s borders reopen and Australia starts adjusting to the ‘new normal’ , we look at how COVID, lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, and trade tensions affected Australian exporters and how they responded. Now in its seventh year, Australia’s International