small business
ATO to consult on ‘future tax administration’ for small firms
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed plans to create new digital tools and services for small businesses as part...
05 June 2025
By Miranda Brownlee
Nothing to ‘offset the pain’ for small law firms in budget 2025
Mixed reactions have poured in over Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ pre-election budget, with some applauding the initiatives...
27 March 2025
By Kace O'Neill and Jerome Doraisamy
Small businesses ‘writing the playbook’ on flexibility
When it comes to offering flexible working arrangements or implementing return-to-office (RTO) mandates, small- to...
03 October 2024
By Kace O'Neill
Right to Disconnect will ‘tighten the noose around the necks of SME owners’
While the new Right to Disconnect isn’t set to come into effect for small law firms for another year, detractors...
05 September 2024
By Kace O'Neill
What’s in the 2024–25 budget for small firms?
This week, the 2024–25 budget was handed down and included various key measures aimed at getting small businesses a...
16 May 2024
By Lauren Croft
Running a business and being a new lawyer – it can be done
In the demanding field of law, it’s common for practitioners to have little to no time for personal pursuits and...
18 March 2024
By Grace Robbie
SMEs to receive free AI education
Australian small and medium firms will now be able to access a free course in AI through TAFE NSW.
07 March 2024
By Miranda Brownlee
Planning to sell your firm for the best price possible
All boutique law firm owners will exit their businesses, in some form, at some point in time. As such, firm owners need...
17 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘You don’t need to lock yourself in an office for 6 hours to figure out how to run your firm’
Even for boutiques that aren’t looking to sell, having a succession plan in place — and allowing yourself the space...
20 April 2023
By Lauren Croft
Millennials, Gen Z ‘MIA’: SME sector missing business owners
A new survey has revealed that young Australians are missing in action from leadership in Australia’s small-business...
23 March 2023
By Lauren Croft
Mediation on the rise for small firms
The Victorian Small Business Commission’s Annual Report was recently tabled in Parliament, revealing a number of...
05 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
Small firms still relying on referrals, survey says
The vast majority of smaller law firms across the country still rely heavily on referrals and word of mouth, new...
30 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Government should subsidise business losses incurred from Queen’s mourning day’, says lawyer
The government should make financial grants to small businesses impacted by this week’s official day of mourning for...
23 September 2022
By Jess Feyder
LCA launches new toolkit for small businesses
A new guide to help small businesses grow has been welcomed by the Law Society, whose president said it would be...
08 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Do law firms have a purpose?
While it may be easy to poke holes in an organisation’s efforts to articulate its purpose, it is also short-sighted...
02 August 2022
By Paul McKeon
Are boutique firms happy with Labor’s small-business plan?
On the question of whether Labor’s “Better Deal for Small Business” will help boutiques, firm owners are split.
26 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Can small firms capitalise on a ‘Great Resignation’ in BigLaw?
If a predicted mass exodus of professionals from their jobs in the coming months manifests – including BigLaw lawyers...
28 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
How many firms use tech for billing?
New research offers insights into the extent to which boutique law firms utilise tech platforms to manage their billing...
28 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Seeing how many people have bounced back is really exciting’: Running a small business in uncertain times
Small business owners are letting fear hold them back too often, according to this business owner and author.
28 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
Are small firms too willing to write off fees?
New research reveals troubling shortcomings in the billing practices of small law firms across Australia. Firms have,...
21 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy