How do tax changes affect your startup?
// This month saw tax cuts and a some changes to tax laws which affect startups. Here's four things you should know.....
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Dear Startup Founder, the Government Owes You Nothing
All this talk about needing government grants, begging for tax breaks for innovative companies and the like makes me wonder if the startup community has an inflated sense of entitlement. What happened to personal responsibility? In a caring society w..
The Government Must Reassess Early Stage Support
The new financial year saw the launch of the federal government’s legislation to support and incentivise investment in Early Stage Investment Companies (ESIC) across Australia. The details in such releases are daunting for the experts, let alone th..
Why is raising investment seen as success?
I’ve been puzzled for a long time now why every gleaming eyed founder with a half-baked idea feels they need to raise outside money to make their business work. If you truly believe in your idea, try to make it happen without raising money from els..
