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COSBOA names national small business champion for 2025
Inside Small Business
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August 22, 2025
Carol Hanlon, the founding CEO of the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre, has been awarded this year’s COSBOA national small business champion award for her outstanding contributions to Australian small businesses. Hanlon, also founder and CEO of...
Australian rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drew people from 35 countries to Buena Vista
The Colorado Sun
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August 22, 2025
BUENA VISTA — International visitation to Colorado is collapsing along with the rest of the country. But not in Buena Vista. Last weekend the riverside community of 3,100 hosted a 10,000-person festival at the new Meadow Creek venue that drew...
Additional support for small businesses hit by Western Queensland flood disaster
The National Tribune
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August 22, 2025
Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin Eligible small businesses impacted by the 2025 Western Queensland floods can now access additional financial assistance. The...
What the economic roundtable results mean for small business
SmartCompany
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August 22, 2025
The three-day economic reform roundtable produced few instant solutions for struggling small businesses, but revealed government support for longer-term tax reform and policies to boost business investment. Treasurer Jim Chalmers during an...
Queensland tourism campaign aims to boost lucrative 'drive tourism'
9News
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August 22, 2025
A new tourism campaign has been launched in Queensland, seeking to encourage residents to explore the state and support local businesses. The initiative focuses on promoting intra-state travel, capitalising on the existing popularity of drive...
Lankan launches world’s first “Chetty-Based” ROI marketing formula for small businesses
Daily FT
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Angelo Peterson Pullenayegam In a bold move set to disrupt the way small businesses approach marketing, Sri Lankan digital strategist Angelo Peterson Pullenayegam has launched The Chetty 7, the world’s first ROI-marketing system inspired by the...
CPA Australia proposes recommendations for Hong Kong’s 2025 Policy Address
The Accountant
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August 22, 2025
CPA Australia has presented a series of recommendations to the Hong Kong Government as part of the consultation for the upcoming Policy Address 2025. This initiative seeks to address the ongoing economic changes and technological advancements...
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy plans expansion of West Melbourne campus
Florida Today
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Compiled by Wayne T. Price Pineapple Cove Classical Academy's West Melbourne campus will expand with new classrooms, a larger cafeteria, arts center, athletic fields and a performing arts center. Astronaut Kellie Gerardi presides at naming...
How to build a simple analytics platform that works as a small business
Inside Small Business
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August 21, 2025
In this piece, data strategist Galina Novikova breaks down how small businesses can build analytics platforms that help them grow – and that will grow with them. In fast-growing organisations I’ve worked with, you often see the same words painted...
Hacking the nation: The rising threat of cybercrime in Australia
Independent Australia
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Attacks on government institutions, businesses and private consumers happen every day and cost billions. The global world continues to integrate intensively into the digital realm. That is why it’s understandable that cybercrime is on the rise....
Dick Smith's urgent warning to Australia as Anthony Albanese's renewable energy rollout continues
Daily Mail
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August 22, 2025
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith has launched a fierce attack on the government's renewable energy agenda, accusing Energy Minister Chris Bowen of overstating the reliability of wind farms. In a full-page newspaper ad, Mr Smith singled out...
Western Australian firm breaks into US defence supply chain
Manufacturers’ Monthly
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August 22, 2025
Western Australian engineering company Hofmann Engineering has been approved to supply locally made components for United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, marking a breakthrough for the state’s defence industry. The Bassendean-based...
Australia Building Automation & Control Systems Market, Competition & Opportunities Report 2025: Navigating High Initial Investments - Overcoming Challenges In Australia's Building Automation Market
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Key market opportunities in the Australian BACS market stem from the growing demand for energy-efficient and smart infrastructure, driven by regulatory mandates and sustainability targets. The integration of AI and...
Small business cybercrime fight expands to construction industry
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin Small business owners and staff in the Queensland construction industry can soon access free, industry-specific cyber security...
CPA Australia supports RBNZ reduction in official cash rate
The Accountant
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August 21, 2025
CPA Australia has expressed its support for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) decision to reduce the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3%. This adjustment is anticipated to alleviate some financial pressures for mortgage...
Double accolade for Conditsis Lawyers
Coast Community News
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August 22, 2025
Conditsis Lawyers received two significant award wins within 24 hours recently. The Central Coast law firm won the Outstanding Legal Services category at the 2025 Central Coast Local Business Awards and was also named Regional Law Firm of the Year...
CPA Australia proposes policy ideas to support Hong Kong’s long-term competitiveness
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire – 21 August 2025 - As Hong Kong continues to navigate global economic shifts and rapid technological transformation, CPA Australia has today submitted a series of recommendations to the Hong Kong Government...
Rethinking investment to keep Australian startups at home
Financial Review
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August 21, 2025
Building scalable local businesses also requires scalable talent. The ACS report highlights the importance of real-time workforce visibility and development, where tools like ACS’s mySFIA help leaders assess, plan and grow tech capability as...
Opening remarks, Economic Reform Roundtable day 3, Parliament House, Canberra
The National Tribune
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August 21, 2025
Australian Treasury Welcome to day 3. By my count we’re into the 20th hour of the Economic Reform Roundtable. I wanted to begin today, the way I began yesterday and really say thank you again for the way that we collectively approached some really...
Tim Wilson pledges ATO inquiry, lays out Opposition’s small business playbook in major speech
SmartCompany
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August 19, 2025
Shadow Small Business Minister Tim Wilson has pledged to challenge federal Labor’s super tax reforms and the ATO’s handling of SME debt. Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tim Wilson speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament...