Do startups need a shareholders agreement?
Launching a business can be a complicated (but hopefully exciting) process. Once you have laid the foundation for the business, such as registering your company structure and your website, you should...
Selling on eBay: Your Legal Obligations (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our “Selling on eBay” series. Make sure to read Part 1, Setting up Shop, so that you have a solid foundation for a great long-term business. In this article, we will be dis...
Selling on eBay: Setting up Shop (Part 1)
For some retailers, eBay can provide a successful channel to distribute their merchandise. For some retailers it’s their sole ‘shop front’ and for others it acts as an additional channel t...
Staying on Top of Your Credit History: 2 Steps for Start-ups
Having access to a line of credit is important for any business, but even more so for start-ups and sole traders. A poor personal credit history may affect your ability to obtain an overdraft or...
ACCC releases half-year report into Small business, franchising and industry codes
Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Dr Michael Schaper, recently released the 10th ‘Small business in focus’ report, summarising the activity, progress and prior...
Want to start your own business?
You are passionate, creative and have something that you want to share with the world. Your neighbours and friends have been urging you to sell you products - but how do you go about starting your own...
The Top 4 Start-up Stuff Ups
In our last Start-up article, we discussed our 4 Key Considerations for Start-ups. Following on from this, we’ve created a list of our ‘Top 4 Start-up Stuff-Ups that every new business owner needs to...
Australia to give Start-ups a Boost in 2015
For most start-ups, capital is rarely found in abundance. Hence, entrepreneurs must be creative in finding ways to incentivise their workforce when large pay-cheques and bonuses simply aren’t an optio...
4 Key Considerations for Start-ups
Starting a new business can result in a myriad of issues that are best dealt with early in order to protect your start-up in the long run. Just like the young seedling in our picture, new businesses...
What’s your exit plan?
The founders of Lorna Jane decided to continue building their vision for the brand rather than to implement their exit strategy after having interest from over 40 parties. Often when starting up a bu...