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Separation of powers

A business owner’s failure to separate themselves from the business entity is one of the biggest problems I see in small and medium sized enterprises, writes Mark Bouris.

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Surcharging crack down

Credit card analysts predict the average surcharge levied will more than halve when the Reserve Bank moves to stop businesses slugging customers with excessive fees.

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A food business education

Lawyer Peter Panagiotopoulos intends to educate small business owners on the dangers and pitfalls of running a food business.

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Housing sector shows pick-up

An impressive rise in building approvals in May should be taken with a grain of salt, economists say.

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A comeback

Through most of 2011 and the beginning of this year, the Australian economy has been hobbled by sentiment, writes Mark Bouris.

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$17.4b of hard-earned cash lost

Hard-working Australians are missing $17.4 billion in lost superannuation – more than the Big Four banks’ half-yearly profits combined.

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Finance and footy

Stock broker Sam Fimis combines his love of finance with his passion for footy to demystify the stock market for everyday Australians.

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Home loan repayments going up

According to the 2011 census, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday, average monthly home-loan repayments have increased 40 per cent over the five years since 2

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Saving smarter

These last few years have been confusing for Australians thinking about retirement: when they look at what the experts have done with their money, they see it going backwards, or g

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Aussies change their attitude to debt

The Reserve Bank’s cuts of 75 basis points in the past two months have prompted only a small rise in lending because consumer confidence is down.

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