Why Your Business Insurance Premium Went Up 60% (And What To Do)
Some Australian small business premiums are up 60% since 2019. Here is what is driving it, and what actually moves a premium at renewal.
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58% of Australian Businesses Shop Their Utilities. Here Is How to Do It Properly
More than half of Australian SME owners shop utilities annually — the one systematic cost behaviour in the market. Most still do it badly.
Supplier Renegotiation: What to Say, and When to Say It
Most businesses accept supplier increases without a conversation. Here are the four leverage points you actually have, and the scripts to use them.
Small Business Electricity Prices Fell Up to 14% on 1 July. Are You Getting It?
Small businesses received the largest Default Market Offer cut of any customer class. Most sit on a standing offer and will never see a cent of it.
The SaaS Audit: How to Recover 25-30% of Your Software Spend
Between 25 and 30% of software licences go unused. On a $50,000 software budget that is up to $15,000 a year, recoverable in an afternoon with a bank statement and a filter.
How to Cut Business Costs in Australia (2026 Data-Backed Guide)
Australian business costs rose 24.6% since March 2020. This is what actually moved, by how much, and the order to attack it in — with the honest limits of cost-cutting.
The 5% Price Rise vs the 10% Cost Cut: Run the Numbers
On a $1m business at 10% net margin, a 5% price rise adds $50,000 to profit. A 10% cut to discretionary costs adds about $15,000. Same business, same year, three times the result.