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Pragna Bhavsar

Singh beats Smith: How Indian-born entrepreneurs are driving a Sydney business boom

One in five of those who registered a business in NSW last year was born in India.

  • Matt Wade

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ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh.

‘Like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff’: ACCC cracks down on bad franchises

The competition watchdog is flexing its policing powers over the franchising sector – but has warned prospective franchisees to do their homework.

  • Jessica Yun
Doreen Brown, founder of marketing company Let’s Get Visible, says the past two years have been the most challenging for her small business since she started in 2017.

Why half of Australia’s small businesses are considering shutting up shop

Wander around the neighbourhood shopping strips and you’ll likely find many empty stores. Australia’s small businesses are doing it tough.

  • Emily Chantiri
Sarah James, founder of small business The Sensory Specialist, took a stand against Black Friday sales this year.

‘Bloodbath’: Black Friday deals pose a dilemma for small business

While shoppers have come to expect big discounts throughout November, many modest concerns have struggled to meet those expectations.

  • Elias Visontay
Gen Alpha workers are now starting to enter the workforce.

Gen Alpha are entering the workforce. Here’s what they want

It only feels like yesterday that a new generation entered the workforce, but it’s time we all got ready for a brand-new wave of workers.

  • Tim Duggan
Van life: Third generation American Doughnut Kitchen owner Belinda Donaghey.

Family marks 75 years of making dough from doughnuts

Belinda Donaghey was going to be a coroner. But the call of her family’s famous doughnut business was too strong to ignore.

  • Carolyn Webb
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Empire Revival had a 40th birthday party for vendors, customers and friends on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Ghosts, grouches and hidden treasures: Forty years inside a Brisbane second-hand store

A Paddington antiques emporium with the bones of a 1929 cinema is haunted by more than just memories.

  • Nick Dent
Jan Gawel, chief executive of Hair & Beauty Australia, says many salons are unaware of their obligation to pay a licensing fee to play music to customers.

Hair salons bristle over background music licence fees

Businesses pay a combined $132 million a year to play music for customers and employees, and could be taken to court if they don’t cough up.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Planet Ark championed the Australasian Recycling Label.

Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses

The environmental charity behind a number of high-profile recycling schemes went into voluntary administration this week.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Elizabeth’s Secondhand Bookshop is withdrawing from the Perth CBD.

End of an era as Elizabeth’s Bookshop retreats from Perth CBD

Its dark green-and-white decor has been an institution in Perth city for more than 30 years. But as foot traffic falls, the local landmark has made its choice.

  • Emma Young