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.
- by Emma Koehn
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Gen Z workers: A few minutes now could save you thousands for retirement
If you’re just starting out in the workplace, it might be tricky to get enthused by your super. But taking the time now can pay off massively later.
- by Emma Koehn
Starting your first job? It’s time to think about retirement
Australia’s youngest workers are starting to build gold mines – but there’s a strong chance they don’t even realise it.
- by Emma Koehn
These sisters started their magic company with a $1000 investment. It now turns over millions
Sisters Jacinta Evans and Alicia Gordon struggled to find potion-making activity kits for their families. So they started their own company.
- by Emma Koehn
Why a great idea doesn’t guarantee business success
Solution-focused, purpose-driven and AI-enabled – successful small business owners should heed the lessons of these growth sectors.
- by Emma Koehn
Are you up to running a small business?
In the first of a six-part series, founders share the emotional and tactical strengths you need to secure the long-term growth of your business.
- by Emma Koehn
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Education
Educators being kept in the dark about extent of teacher staffing gap
Principals and parents do not have detailed public data about teacher supply and demand after the state government failed to publish the figures for two years.
- by Broede Carmody and Emma Koehn
School’s out – and these students mean business
Across Victoria, teenaged entrepreneurs are starting and running companies at the same time as completing their high school studies.
- by Emma Koehn
Victorian students top the country in attendance, but gap widens for disadvantaged
Attendance rates are rebounding from pandemic disruptions, but there is still a downward trend in attendance that experts say needs more investigation.
- by Emma Koehn
The high-performing NAPLAN schools in your area
These schools are consistently strong performers, and all say the key to success is happy, relaxed kids. Use our interactive to find the high achievers near you.
- by Emma Koehn
This year’s top-performing VCE schools revealed
One regional school has clinched the title of top VCE performer for the third time in five years. Search your school’s results.
- by Emma Koehn and Craig Butt
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