Business

The NSW government will shut down its Business Connect advisory program on September 30, ending a service that has provided tailored support to tens of thousands of small businesses. Costing $10 million annually, the program has delivered a return on investment of up to $3 for every $1 spent, according...

Stone Real Estate Hornsby turns SIX. When The Post started five years ago, the Noakes brothers and Stone were turning one. Working together has been a pleasure, and The Post are incredibly proud of all that Stone has achieved. From starting out as a family operating business in 2019, Stone...

Australia is facing a rise in ageism, with 24% of HR professionals now considering workers aged 51 to 55 as “older,” a significant increase from previous years. This shift creates barriers for experienced professionals in a labour market with high job vacancies. Despite recognising older workers’ valuable attributes like experience...

JAX Tyres & Auto Thornleigh is celebrating 15 years delivering trusted service to local drivers. Franchisee, Mark Dyball, is honouring the anniversary this month. Dyball took over the Thornleigh location from his father in 2010, having first joined the wider JAX organisation in 1989. Now, he's mentoring his own son as...

Running a small business means you're used to being the hero. You built the company, you pour your heart into your product or service, and you're the one solving problems every day. But what if the secret to effective marketing isn't about you at all? This is the core of...

Somehow, I came into my industry 35 years ago. When I finished High School, I went looking for a career that I would hopefully fall in love with. This was 1990 when considering a career change every so often was not common practice. Until this point, my interaction with the...

Coffee runs deep in Lance Witham’s veins. Born on a coffee farm in Zimbabwe, Lance’s lifelong connection to coffee took root early. After moving to Australia in 1983, he worked alongside his father before founding Witham’s Coffee in 1995 – where the first sale, ironically, was a hot chocolate. Today,...

As a small business owner, Eileen Zhang faced the common challenges of positioning and promoting her business effectively. This led to founding The Australian Business Elite Club (ABE) in 2018. ABE has since evolved into a prominent business networking platform, bringing together industry leaders, business owners, and professionals. Its core...

Real estate is not about selling property. Mathew Farraro This is what Mathew Ferraro, Sales Agent at Stone Real Estate Hornsby, believes. It is about emotion, understanding people’s needs and their big, overarching “Why?”. ‘Anyone who’s thinking of becoming a real estate agent just to sell houses, it’s not the...

SBA TAX ACCOUNTANTS is an independent public practice accounting firm specialising in small business accounting and taxation. It is a highly recommended business in our local community. Julia Zhang, the director of SBA TAX ACCOUNTANTS,  is a CPA, Tax Agent, ASIC Agent and Justice of the Peace NSW.  Passionate and...