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Crusader Caravans founders Michael Paidoussis and Serge Valentino.

This business signed a $3.5m export deal. Then Trump’s tariffs hit

Melbourne business Crusader Caravans is reeling after realising that 50 caravans set to be exported into Florida will be hit by Trump’s tariffs.

  • Nina Hendy

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Straight talk, indie vibes: The miracle formula boosting Aussie beauty start-ups

Local entrepreneurs are edging into the global beauty market with the help of smart comms, no-BS ingredients – and stunts that get eyeballs on their products.

  • Susan Horsburgh
The essentials: whole charcoal chicken meal with Lebanese pickles, bread, tabouli, garlic dip, and fries.

From Granville to the Australian Open: Inside El Jannah’s ascent to cult chicken chain

It took more than a decade for Lebanese charcoal chicken chain El Jannah to open its second store, but it’s on track to have 100 in two years. Here’s how it got there.

  • Jessica Yun
Erin Deering started Triangl on her second date with ex partner, Craig Ellis, with whom she has two children.

‘I was engaged three times before the one’: The men in Erin Deering’s life

The founder of the Triangl bikini brand and Deering fashion label also explains how her father was a man ahead of his time.

  • Jane Rocca

Deep in Amish country, women in white hats and aprons churn out Pepe Saya butter

No smartphones, no internet – and no electricity. Making butter with an American Amish community presented Sydney’s Pepe Saya with challenges - and rewards.

  • Liz Gooch
MoveActive founder Melissa Pain

The right move: How Melissa’s business turned exercise into profits

Meet the Melbourne businesswoman whose product has become indispensable to Pilates enthusiasts everywhere.

  • Emma Koehn
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Jeff Bezos’s decision to cancel the Post’s endorsement of Kamala Harris led to 250,000 readers cancelling their subscriptions.

‘They’re trying to save their tails’: The billionaires scrambling to influence the US election

Extremely rich people are confronted with unusual opportunities and invisible perils in the tightest, most dramatic, chaotic and highest stakes political battle in modern times.

  • David Streitfeld
Survival Guide.

Make or break: The cost-of-living survival guide for small business

Starting a business in the middle of a cost of living crisis may seem like a foolish thing to do, but there are some simple rules that can make all the difference.

  • Emma Koehn
Richard White and Chris Ellison are under heavy fire.

WiseTech and MinRes join growing list of governance casualties

Both ASX-listed heavyweights are in the news for alleged lapses of judgment by their respective founders, which now put their boards under severe pressure.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The rising costs of dating apps are turning users off.

How much cash do you really need to launch a business?

Getting an ABN and setting up your website are cheap first steps - but there are plenty of costs that come after.

  • Emma Koehn

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