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“Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.”
_{- Beyoncé}

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Your contractor arrangements may already be putting you offside with the ATO under Super

Payday Super has changed super payments, but for SMEs the bigger question is who owns compliance.

Trust tax changes still on track to hit small business owners harder than high-earning employees

A new government consultation paper on trust tax changes has done little to ease concerns. COSBOA says 210,000 small family businesses could still face a higher tax burden from 2028.

New venture business targets the moment founders lose momentum between invention and investment

Many founders lose momentum not because their product is not good enough but because investors do not understand the opportunity.

Difficult workplace conversations need more than courage

A new Australian venture and commercialisation business has launched to help founders bridge the gap between a market-ready product and an investor-ready business.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Small by design: What Canberra’s innovation story teaches us about building in unlikely places

• E-Commerce Innovators: Converting clicks to checkout

• Three Aussie startups that raised $19.5 million this week

• ChatGPT can now work across Slack, Gmail and Google Drive

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“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.”
_{- Julie Andrews}

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Let’s Talk: How do I deal with a negative review that is factually wrong or unfair?

In this week’s edition of Let’s Talk, our experts weigh in on how to handle a negative review that simply is not accurate.

Why Australian brands are spending big on the source shoppers trust least

Australian brands spent $830 million on influencer marketing last year. New research shows 43 per cent of consumers trust it least of all.

Small businesses using trusts face significant new costs under proposed tax changes

COSBOA is warning proposed trust tax changes go far beyond a tax discussion.

Own AI deployment, grow your career

Making AI actually work day to day is becoming its own job.

On July 16, hear from three people doing it: Simone Santiago Broad (Yoco), Yelva Espinoza (Zumba Fitness), and Fin's Dave Lynch. They'll share what the role really looks like, how it came to exist, the skills worth hiring for, and the challenges they're tackling right now. Bring your questions, since the best moments happen live.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• WiseTech Global founder Richard White steps down as chair

• Founding a business also has its ‘terrible twos’: so here’s what I want other founders to know

• Export Market Development Grant review calls to end ‘first in, first served’ model, add AI checks

• Deep tech sector warns R&D tax incentive changes will damage the industry

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“Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.”
_{- Cher}

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Best free agentic AI tools: The complete 2026 guide

This guide reviews the best free, freemium and open-source agentic AI tools of 2026, covering everything from autonomous consumer browsers to open-source coding frameworks and workflow builders.

Australian retailers selling to Europe now face a fee per item

The European Union’s new customs rules rolled out on 1 July with a €3 fee per item. Abi Bennett from Starshipit explains what it means and what to do about it.

One in four small business employees say their pay is not keeping up with costs

One in four workers at businesses with under 20 employees say their pay is not keeping up with living costs, more than double the rate at larger companies.

Independent publishers can now block AI models from scraping their content

Cloudflare and beehiiv have launched an integration giving newsletter operators direct control over which AI models can access their content.

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• “You’re going to be left behind”: Why SMEs need to prepare for agentic commerce

• Australia just became the world’s biggest Claude user

• COSBOA rallies against trust tax reforms amid $50,000 restructuring fee warning for small businesses

• Aussie Disposals to live on with nine independent stores, as former franchisor liquidated

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“Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”
_{- Michelle Obama}

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Subscription traps and hidden fees will be banned in Australia from 1 July 2027

The government is also consulting on extending unfair trading protections to small businesses and franchisees, with submissions open until 10 July.

AusFitness co-founder Shaun Krenz on future-proofing your fitness business

AusFitness co-founder Shaun Krenz on the five trends fitness business owners need to act on now.

Social ROI is the future of business, but most companies still don’t understand it

Juice Plus CEO Celine Egan on why that data should be reshaping how every business thinks about loyalty.

Weekly Funding Roundup: Shark skin aviation tech, AI for Main Street and mine drones

Here are the six funding stories worth knowing about last week.

Scale AI support on AWS, see how July 9

Customer expectations keep rising. Support budgets don't. On July 9, Fin and AWS are hosting a live executive session on how leading enterprises close that gap: scaling AI-powered support while simplifying how they buy it.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Fair Work sides with business in major ruling over WFH and caring duties

• Mark Bouris wants Business Connect replacement to embrace AI

• Organisations should look beyond AI and start thinking about the quantum economy

• Culture Amp cuts again, shedding 70 jobs

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“If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.”
_{- Angelina Jolie}

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Founder Friday: The story behind Everlasting Candle Co. and the founders who built it

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with the co-founders of Everlasting Candle Co. Tamara and Jesse Furguson.

AI won’t kill your career, but refusing to learn might

Most professionals are worried AI will take their job. King Kong founder Sabri Suby argues the harsher truth is that AI will expose those who have been doing the same work for too long.

The business content formula that is outperforming sales pitches by 325 percent

Business content built around authentic networking and trust-building is driving three to five times higher engagement than traditional sales pitches.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• E-commerce Innovators: Surprising things you learn about your customers

• Subscription traps and unfair trading practices ban passes Parliament

• Australia can’t hit its 1.2 million tech worker target if experienced women keep leaving

• VGW founder Laurence Escalante resigns as CEO effective immediately

• Perth’s innovation community turns out for US 250th anniversary celebration

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“Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.”
_{- Anita Roddick}

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Banks, telcos and digital platforms are now legally accountable for scam prevention

Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework took effect on 1 July, making banks, telcos and digital platforms legally accountable for scam prevention.

Cicada x Tech23 reveals its 2026 cohort of 23 Australian deep tech startups

Meet the 23 Australian deep tech ventures selected from a record 230 applications for the 2026 Cicada x Tech23 cohort, showcasing the country’s most promising innovators across multiple industries.

The deal hunter economy: How retailers can win the value-conscious shopper

Shopfully’s Brendan Straw on what it means for businesses trying to turn a one-off discount into a lasting customer relationship.

With July 1 changes live, BrightHR launches tool to help SMEs stay across modern awards and entitlements

Fair Work enquiries now make up more than a quarter of all HR support calls. BrightHR has launched a tool to address it.

See what enterprise-ready AI support looks like

How are leading teams getting AI support to work? We're breaking down the playbook, live July 9.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Four Aussie startups that raised $80 million this week

• Why good intentions aren’t enough: Five lessons on building inclusive businesses

• What is Open USD and how could it quietly change business payments?

• LaunchVic marries into Innovation Victoria

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“With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.”
_{- Oprah Winfrey}

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Let’s Talk: The tax structure mistakes SMEs make in month one and regret in year five

This week in Let’s Talk, our experts share the tax structuring decisions SMEs need to get right from day one, before they become expensive to undo.

Australia’s new SMS verification rules explained

A new ACMA rule starting 1 July means unregistered business texts could be blocked or flagged as “Unverified.” 

How a community grocery network became an unlikely launchpad for migrant-owned businesses

Two Australian migrant founders share how the right encouragement at the right time changed everything.

Why I tell every business owner: Check who can access your tax agent’s portal

Stolen logins, not stolen numbers, are now the easiest way to defraud Australia’s tax system. Here’s what’s changed, and what small businesses can actually do about it.

Everything is coming into focus.

Join beehiiv live on July 16th at 1PM ET for a first look at the future of audience-led business.

This isn’t just another feature launch (though there will be plenty of those). It’s a look at a more connected future for creators and brands that are tired of juggling disconnected tools, platforms, and data.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Melbourne uni brain-chip spinout Fluent raises $2 million

• Neural Notes: The US keeps proving it can switch off Australia’s AI

• Every startup wants to be cited by AI, but here’s where the real opportunity lies

• Consulting giants could be capped and split in wake of KPMG, EY scandals

• Caravan sector facing “correction” not collapse as four Victorian businesses go under

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“You will be defined not just by what you achieve, but by how you survive.”
_{- Sheryl Sandberg}

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Best data analytics tools: The 2026 comprehensive landscape guide

From warehouse-native AI analytics and open-source BI to product behavior tracking and marketing attribution — this guide reviews 59 of the most important data analytics tools of 2026.

Payday Super: What happens when you overpay, miss the window or get a payment rejected

The ATO has published detailed guidance on how Payday Super works in practice, including what happens to overpayments, rejected contributions and late payments.

Direct selling is not a relic. It is the oldest form of flexible work and it is still changing lives

Before remote work, before the creator economy, women were already building flexible businesses from their kitchen tables. Juice Plus+ CEO on why the original gig economy deserves more credit than it gets.

COSBOA calls on government to exempt small family businesses from proposed trust tax reforms

Proposed trust tax changes could cost small family businesses $15k more a year. COSBOA is calling for the govt to reconsider before legislation is introduced.

The AI search shake-up: What every Australian SME needs to know about getting found online in 2026

Essential guide for Australian SMEs on navigating the AI search revolution and maintaining online visibility in 2026.

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What’s next is almost here.

On July 16th at 1PM ET, beehiiv is going live with a look at the future of publishing, audience growth, and digital business.

What started as a newsletter platform has evolved into something much bigger: a place where creators and brands can grow, monetize, and own their audiences without stitching together half the internet to make it work.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Consumer watchdog drags Amazon into court over 5 ‘unfair’ Prime contract terms

• RS Rewards facing 18-month NSW licence ban after Fair Trading investigation

• If you’re paying staff from July 1, here’s what you need to know about the new payday super rules

• 2026 Smart50 Awards open for entries, biggest prize in event’s history on offer

• Why entrepreneurship can destroy relationships – and how to avoid it

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“Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.”
_{- Marie Forleo}

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Everything to know about the changes hitting SMBs on 1 July 2026 

Every change hitting Australian small businesses on 1 July 2026, from Payday Super to ASIC fees and ATO interest deductions.

World SME Day 2026: Here is to the Australians who bet on themselves and kept going anyway 

Dynamic Business celebrates every owner building something that matters, and looks at what the next chapter of growth actually requires. 

Why the skills gap is getting harder to close for both job seekers and employers 

RMIT Online CEO Nic Cola on why the market has quietly shifted the definition of a skills match under their feet. 

The business case for recycling: Why the right equipment matters 

Planet Ark’s revamped recycling equipment catalogue helps businesses reduce waste, lower costs, improve recycling performance, and achieve sustainability goals efficiently.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Why offshore hiring is becoming part of the skills shortage solution

• Adelaide VC Eastend Ventures lands $5 million from Funds SA

• The changes to CGT are still problematic, but here’s why it’s not the end of the world for startups

• Making a last-minute business purchase before EOFY? Read the fine print first

• Perth landing pad secures $150,000 in renewed state funding

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“As an entrepreneur, you have to feel like you can jump out of an airplane because you’re confident that you’ll catch a bird flying by.”
_{- Reed Hastings}

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Meet Angela Magut, the Melbourne founder turning Kenyan leather into opportunity

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with Angela Magut, the founder of Miriam Bella, a small batch shoe brand handcrafted in rural Kenya by women.

The CGT deadline forcing business owners to ask what their company is actually still for

A looming July 2027 deadline is pushing Australian business owners to review company structures that in some cases have not been looked at in decades.

Funding roundup: Electric trucks, women’s health data and home services AI secure fresh capital

Electric trucks, women’s health data and AI platforms. Here is where the funding went this week.

Australians are comparing, switching and shopping smarter. What that means for SMB retention

Customer loyalty is harder to earn than it was two years ago. New research shows why.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• 7 steps to help you make big, life‑changing decisions

• From Sydney to Silicon Valley: Medtech founder books Startup World Cup spot

• I teach founders to act before they’re ready – then delayed my own startup for two years

• Why the most important job founders and CEOs have is storyteller-in-chief

• Work begins On WA’s first advanced manufacturing and renewables hub

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Quote Of The Day

“Do what you love, and success will follow. Passion is the fuel behind a successful career.”
_{- Elon Musk}

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Brand memory, creator hubs and AI shopping conversations: Meta’s new tools explained for SMEs

Meta has announced new AI creative tools, a unified creator marketing hub, and an expanded business agent at Cannes Lions 2026.

NSW Budget 2026-27: The winners and losers for businesses and workers

NSW Budget 2026-27 handed down. Here’s what small businesses, workers and households are getting.

Why phishing-resistant authentication has become essential for every business managing tax

Yubico’s Geoff Schomburgk on the growing threat of tax fraud through stolen credentials and what businesses can do right now.

While your trucks are running, calls are going to voicemail.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• 3 hours of free daily power starts next week – here’s what it means

• Teal MPs outspoken on small business issues form new political party

• Greenwashing is everywhere and Australia is paying $1.2 billion for it

• The AI ‘jobpocalypse’ isn’t happening — at least not yet

• Despite Lincraft stores closing, demand for craft is still growing

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Quote Of The Day

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
_{- Elon Musk}

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Let’s Talk: What does a good handover look like when a key employee quits unexpectedly?

This week’s Let’s Talk hears from experts on what a proper exit process looks like when a key person resigns without warning.

Sydney broker who spent $17,500 opposing CGT changes says the threshold win is just the start

Joseph Daoud spent $17,500 of his own money opposing the CGT changes. He tells Dynamic Business what small business owners need to do right now.

The numbers behind Australia’s retail stress and why small retailers are feeling it hardest

New Equifax data on the growing divide between big and small in Australian retail right now.

Victoria backs new Monash program to turn deep-tech research into commercial ventures

A new $400,000 LaunchVic-funded program will support at least 80 researchers to commercialise AI and deep-tech innovations over the next two years.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• CoLabs has a new deep tech accelerator tackling the biggest problem founders face

• From scaleups to industry disruptors: Meet the 2027 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists

• YouTube and Google settle US trial over social media harming kids

• Streetwear brand Geedup enters liquidation after ATO secures winding-up order

• Anthropic unveils Claude Tag, an AI assistant that can work across Slack channels

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Quote Of The Day

“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
_{- Steve Jobs}

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Traditional red flags no longer catch candidate fraud. WorkPro’s Tania Evans on what does

WorkPro’s Tania Evans on how small businesses can build a hiring process that catches fraud before it starts.

Victoria’s work from home bill draws fresh criticism as COSBOA flags cost and duplication concerns

Victoria’s proposed WFH bill would require employers to cover reasonable costs of enabling remote work.

LogiWork 2026: How can our work tools do more for us?

Australia ranks among the most mistrusting nations on AI adoption according to KPMG. Industry experts on why that gap is a problem Australian businesses need to fix.

Tech Tuesday: Fraud detection AI tools

This guide reviews the 37 best AI-powered fraud detection tools of 2026, from enterprise banking platforms to behavioral biometrics and B2B payment security.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Greens cut deal with government to get Budget CGT changes through

• NSW budget reveals $37 million for Business Connect successor

• NSW budget 2026: What small businesses and startups need to know

• QLD budget 2026: What small businesses and startups need to know

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The complete guide to Australia’s new anti-money laundering laws taking effect 1 July

New anti-money laundering rules take effect in Australia on 1 July and small businesses in legal, accounting, real estate and conveyancing are directly in scope.

SpaceX’s $60 billion Cursor deal comes with a bold claim: AI that codes better than any human

SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor for $60 billion and Elon Musk says it will achieve Stockfish-level coding.

Working from home is moving from a request to a right in Victoria

Victoria’s proposed work from home bill would give eligible employees a legal right to two days remote work per week.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Fair Work Ombudsman responds to fears of payday super compliance crackdown

• NSW budget 2026: What small businesses and startups need to know

• Fast-tracked Senate report backs CGT reforms

• The costly mistake business owners risk making while waiting for tax reform

• Business groups sign last-ditch attempt to avert CGT reform

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_{- Chris Grosser}

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I started my career cleaning buildings. Here’s what that taught me about running one

SKG Services Group CEO on why frontline experience is the leadership edge most executives never get.

Hiring in 2026 is getting easier and more expensive at the same time

Job ads have been falling every month since January. But salaries are still rising 4.1% annually.

Seven things every business must do before December as AI governance rules kick in

From 10 December 2026, Australian businesses must disclose how AI influences decisions about people or face fines up to $50 million.

Small and family businesses in the firing line as peak bodies sound alarm on CGT overhaul

Australia’s four peak business groups, representing millions of workers and businesses, have jointly called on Parliament to reject proposed CGT changes.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Culture Kings co-founder reveals $10 million investment in SpaceX

• Three Aussie founders on building truly global e-commerce brands

• How Taiwan changed this VC investor’s view of AI

• Court-blocked: ASIC wins appeal against Block Earner over financial product regulation

• Pauline Hanson says businesses need more power to sack workers

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“To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”
_{- Arthur Ashe}

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How do I exit a bad supplier contract without getting sued or burning the bridge?

This week, our experts explore how to walk away from a supplier or client agreement without ending up in a legal dispute or burning bridges.

5 things the ATO is looking for in small businesses this tax time

Here are the 5 triggers small business owners need to check before 30 June.

The AI Iceberg: what’s hidden under the surface costs much more than the tip

MongoDB’s Thorsten Walther says the real AI drain is hiding somewhere else entirely, and it’s costing Australian businesses far more.

‘Employers may need to work harder to attract talent’: Hays APAC CEO on RBA hold

Rates are on hold but inflation is still too high and the RBA says more hikes remain on the table.

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We ranked 2,800 3PLs. Here are the top 100.

Every 3PL says they're the best. So we did the work. We ranked the top 100 in the country on the things that actually break or save a brand: peak season, accuracy, real support. Find out who made it, and whether your current one should have.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Three Aussie founders on building truly global e-commerce brands

• How Taiwan changed this VC investor’s view of AI

• Court-blocked: ASIC wins appeal against Block Earner over financial product regulation

• Pauline Hanson says businesses need more power to sack workers

• “Why can’t you tell us what the numbers are?”: Tensions flare over CGT costings

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“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
_{- Winston Churchill}

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Australia jumps back into the global top 10 startup ecosystems after three years of decline

Australia has jumped from 12th to 9th in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026, reversing three consecutive years of decline.

Paid consultations, brand deals, ad revenue: LinkedIn’s new creator tools explained

LinkedIn has launched a Creator Marketplace designed to connect brands directly with professional content creators.

Rising rates are exposing the cracks in how small businesses manage debt. Here is how to fix it

Rising rates are changing the economics of business debt. Wade Hogan of Tigris Finance discusses the five steps every owner should take now.

SpaceX IPO unlocks unprecedented liquidity in late-stage tech capital

The SpaceX IPO dwarfs every public offering that came before it, including Saudi Aramco’s previous record of $24.9 billion.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• A Cloud Guru founder Sam Kroonenburg believes CGT changes will make it harder for founders to stay and build in Australia

• Cook government commits $1.1 million to West Tech Fest

• Australia’s richest women invested $1.4 billion in the world’s richest man’s rocket business

• The US government locking foreign users out of Claude’s Fable 5, explained

• Electric trucking startup raises $5 million

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_{- Steve Jobs}

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KRUNK founder Tobias Quinn on creating connection in an increasingly disconnected world

For this week’s Founder Friday, we spoke with Tobias Quinn, the Gold Coast entrepreneur who moved to a new city knowing no one and went on to build an app designed to help people connect.

AI is making fraud harder to spot, and small businesses are a growing target

Australians lost $2.18 billion to scams in 2025 and AI is making every attack harder to detect.

Weekly funding roundup: Big bets on quantum computing drive another week of major raises

This week’s Founder Friday funding roundup covers quantum chip manufacturing, enterprise IT, and data privacy.

The consumer squeeze is deepening. What falling life satisfaction means for SMEs

Australians are less satisfied with life today than during COVID lockdowns, new KPMG data shows.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Four Aussie startups that raised $87.3 million this week

• What about customers? Why AI productivity is the means, not mission

• Warnings of one-off $825 million compliance bomb in CGT plan

• Accountants warn the CGT changes are a $500 million annual shitshow

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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”
_{- Colin Powell}

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Everything you need to know about getting found in AI search

Heather Holmes of Publicity For Good explains what actually builds the kind of authority that gets your business recommended by ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.

Business Builders launches Between School Hours with $50k prize for parent-run businesses

Business Builders has launched a national search for Australia’s best businesses built between the school bell and the afternoon pick-up.

SME confidence drops ten points in three months as costs and new rules take hold

SME confidence has dropped from 70% to 60% in just three months, according to new Prospa and YouGov research.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• SpaceX raises $106 billion in biggest US IPO ever

• Andromeda increases warehouse size by 400% to scale Abi robot production

• Why HR can no longer separate wellbeing from performance

• Virgin Australia flyers can now search for rewards seats via ChatGPT

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“All our dreams can come true; if we have the courage to pursue them.”
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Let’s Talk: What should I actually have in a contractor agreement to avoid disputes later?

This week’s Let’s Talk, our experts discuss what belongs in a contractor agreement before work begins, and the costly issues businesses face when key terms are left out.

Practical advice for businesses to integrate international talent

Sarah Thapa, founder of The Migration Agency, writes about what it actually takes to integrate international talent and make them stay.

What separates growth-stage businesses that scale well from others

Jason Georgatos, President of Partners for Growth, discusses the strategic, operational, and financial factors that separate growth-stage businesses that scale from those that stall.

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Side hustle, second job, working from home, investment income. If any of these changed this year, your tax return needs more than last year’s method.

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Catch Up Quick: Top Business Stories

• Elon Musk’s $2.5 trillion SpaceX float is ridiculously over-hyped – and its Australian spruikers can’t get enough

• “Making people feel something”: Why Naomi Simson hasn’t stopped telling her story on stage

• Australia Post hikes parcel prices by 4.95%, forcing small businesses to pass on costs

• This ‘ultrasonic espresso’ could slash coffee costs for cafes

• Labor considers startup CGT carve-out after founder backlash

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