Small Business (SMB) stories
The tool could cut repetitive finance admin for accountants and small businesses, while keeping every automated step logged for compliance.
Small businesses can now query live Xero data in Claude as the accounting group widens its AI push to 4.5 million subscribers.
That annual software bill can rival a senior engineer's pay as AI add-ons and shadow IT push spending to USD $141,606 for a 50-person firm.
Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.
Existing customers will keep their local teams as First Focus expands in New Zealand with a managed IT buyout adding cyber security and cloud services.
Businesses face tighter reporting and new rules as ministers move to overhaul cyber security, AI oversight and digital identity regulation.
Digital payments are set to dominate regional online shopping by 2029 as the market races towards USD $289.8 billion, a study says.
Uncertainty over planned capital gains tax changes could deter startup funding and prompt founders, investors and talent to leave Australia.
Tax changes could curb early-stage investment even as the Federal Budget backs critical minerals, AI and renewable project delivery.
AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.
Early-stage founders in New Zealand are being offered step-by-step help on tax, branding and cashflow as Bossit targets stronger business survival.
The cash is aimed at helping smaller firms afford the processing power needed to scale AI products and keep value in Canada.
Mid-market firms could cut procurement bottlenecks as Spendflo's Flo AI automates buying, contracts and invoices across existing systems.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Customers get a single cyber and compliance service as WorkNest folds Pentest People and Bulletproof into a new security division.
A narrow window for investment, jobs and skills could decide whether Malaysia becomes a Southeast Asian AI hub by 2027.
Referral-led IT firms risk missing enquiries as local search can still be won with Google profiles, reviews and city-specific pages.
Social media is helping Australian independents win customers from larger rivals with far smaller budgets and faster, more targeted campaigns.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Founders could save up to AUD $70,000 per hire as the Australian talent provider targets busy chiefs with offshore AI-trained support.