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Left: Sushi Sushi co-founder Susie Wong thought the company’s 2019 sale would allow her to retire at 50; instead there was a “train wreck”. Right: Anna Kasman contends she helped turn the business into a fast food giant.

One man, two ex-wives and the $50m sushi sale that changed everything

The trio helped make sushi an Aussie lunchtime staple – so how did their intertwined personal and business relations end up frayed – and in court?

  • Tom Cowie and Stephen Brook

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Sixty per cent of businesses surveyed by NAB say they plan to grow their business in the next year.

Businesses show surprising confidence despite inflation woes

While a significant number of businesses are struggling, 60 per cent of companies say they are planning to expand in the next year, a survey shows.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Administrator appointments have soared over the past 12 months as businesses struggle due to the soft economy.

‘We’ve lost a cylinder in a four-cylinder engine’: Insolvency help soars as economy struggles

There’s been an “astonishing” increase in the number of administrators appointed to struggling firms, in a further sign the overall economy is struggling.

  • Shane Wright
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A lofty life won’t prevent knitted brows

Could be time to zip it.

Changes aimed at making savings and mortgage accounts easier to understand so people can shift to better products are being put in place by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Australians have been short-changed billions. Now banks are being forced to change

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unveiling changes to how banks inform their customers on everything from deposits to mortgage rates, so people can make better financial choices.

  • Shane Wright
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Small business has grown as a sector since the pandemic, but so have the challenges ahead.

Six actions business owners can take to survive economic turmoil

Don’t wait to be told we’re officially in recession. Start acting now to ensure you come out the other side of what could be a prolonged downturn.

  • Michael Fingland
Being a sole trader can sometimes mean you neglect important parts of your finances.

How do I manage my money and super as a business owner?

Sole traders and business owners often forego their own savings, but it’s crucial you act early to set yourself up for retirement.

  • Paridhi Jain
The HILDA report concludes that “no progress has been made on improving the financial literacy of the Australian population since 2016, and in fact we have gone backwards”.

Move over, America: Australia’s been crowned the land of opportunity

Australians aged in their early 40s, who were born to parents at the lower end of the income ladder, are 60 per cent more likely to end up rich than Americans.

  • Lisa Visentin
A $200 billion line of credit to the nation’s banks during Covid, aimed at boosting lending to small and medium-sized businesses, had no significant impact a study has found.

$200b program to help businesses through pandemic had little impact: RBA

A key part of the Reserve Bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic had no “statistically significant” impact on small business lending, a review has found.

  • Shane Wright

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