Small Business (SMB) stories - Page 8

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.

Acronis finds SMBs patch Microsoft flaws in about eight days, but the slowest endpoints stay exposed to known bugs for over five weeks.

Arcadian's AI logistics integrations are set to deliver more than USD $20m in efficiency savings for four Australian operators.

Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.

Construction and manufacturing fuel a second straight quarter of growth for Australian SMEs, narrowing the gap with the wider economy.

With a 97% female workforce, Grace Loves Lace shows how scaling a global bridal brand can put women's empowerment at its core.

Scalare revenue jumps 360% to AUD $7.13 million as its integrated founder platform delivers first half of positive operating cash flow.

Courier and home-delivery firms have powered transport to become Australia's fastest-growing new business sector over the past decade.

Proofpoint launches AI-first Nuclei suite to simplify archiving and compliance for small firms swamped by complex, multi-channel comms.

ECI names Jack Wood chief technology officer to spearhead platform modernisation and embed secure, workflow-native AI across its products.

Visa has appointed former consulting chief David Peacock as Country Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific amid rapid digital payments growth.

ECI acquires Drypowder to embed AI-driven AR and digital payments into its ERP platforms for construction and building materials users.

Kinatico launches AI-powered Compliance platform to simplify workforce checks, promising real-time oversight for Australian employers.

Rainforest adds PayPal, Venmo and PayPal Pay Later to its unified checkout for vertical software, aiming to shift users from cash and cheques.

Google is rolling out Nano Banana 2 across Gemini, Search, Ads and Cloud, making its faster image model the default in key AI products.

Quanton ditches pure automation tag to relaunch as an AI transformation partner, promising to help ANZ firms push pilots into production.

Chaty links its AI voice receptionist to ROLLER, letting attractions take bookings, payments and manage calls automatically around the clock.

On International Women's Day, Pip Stocks urges leaders to fix skewed startup funding and AI-era careers, not just celebrate progress.

MYOB unveils AI BAS, insights and invoicing tools to automate tax prep, reconciliation and late payment chasing for small businesses.