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The real Swim Shady? Sydney brand beats Eminem in trademark battle
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (485+ words) Sydney beach brand Swim Shady has won a significant round in its ongoing trademark fight with rapper Eminem after the Australian Registrar of Trade Marks narrowed the scope of the musician's trademark rights. Swim Shady, founded by Northern Beaches entrepreneurs…...
What is Open USD and how could it quietly change business payments?
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (709+ words) More than 140 global payments, tech and banking companies have backed a new US dollar stablecoin called Open USD." What makes this interesting is that the mass consortium move is being pitched as business payments infrastructure rather than a retail crypto…...
Shoe retailer Betts to close 20 stores after entering voluntary administration
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (659+ words) Long-running Australian shoe retailer Betts will close 20 of its 35 retail stores as part of a massive restructure of the business, after it entered voluntary administration last week. The family-owned retail chain has been operating for more than 130 years, having started…...
Five lessons on building inclusive businesses
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (1043+ words) How can businesses use technology to build more inclusive communities? According to the founders and business leaders around the table, the answer isn't found in mission statements or marketing campaigns. It comes from understanding barriers, designing for real people and…...
Pubs given green light to stay open all night for Socceroos" 4am World Cup battle with Egypt
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (468+ words) Millions of Socceroos fans will have the chance to calm their nerves at licensed venues all night long for the make-or-break fixture with Egypt. Watering holes across NSW and Victoria that broadcast the match will be allowed to open their…...
Fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood adapts to GLP-1 era with new startup Ollo
17+ hour, 25+ min ago (542+ words) Fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood has entered the telehealth arena with Ollo for Women, a new startup pairing clinical weight loss advice with old-school exercise and nutrition plans. Backdropped by the meteoric rise of GLP-1 medications for obesity, Ollo, launched Wednesday,…...
Consulting giants could be capped and split in wake of KPMG, EY scandals
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (491+ words) Get your intro offer." Big consulting firms could be capped and split from their auditing functions under changes to the sector, as the Prime Minister labels conduct in the industry as completely unacceptable. KPMG has come under fire following revelations…...
Why your business needs to show up in Chat GPT, not just Google Search
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (554+ words) Get your intro offer." A client rang me last month, properly rattled. His organic traffic had fallen off a cliff. Down 30% in three months. We checked his rankings, and nothing had moved. Competitors hadn't outspent him. His site was fine....
ATO to set new small business debt targets to reduce $35. 9 billion shortfall
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (529+ words) Get your intro offer." The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will set new targets for reducing collectable small business debt, after the national auditor found its current strategy is only "partly effective. That new benchmark could have real-world consequences for traders…...
How Coffee Supreme is letting data help brew its AI future
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (875+ words) Get your intro offer." For anyone who has ever survived a gruelling shift in a bar, restaurant or caf, the concept of hospitality is simple: you serve the customer, almost at all costs." It's a value defined by bringing tight…...