Cec Busby
Cec is a content creator, director, producer and journalist with over 20 years experience. She is the editor of Business Builders and Flying Solo, the executive producer of Kochie's Business Builders TV show on the 7 network, and the host of the Flying Solo and First Act podcasts.
She was the founding editor of Sydney street press The Brag and has worked as the editor on titles as diverse as SX, CULT, Better Pictures, Total Rock, MTV, fasterlouder, mynikonlife and Fantastic Living.
She has extensive experience working as a news journalist, covering all the issues that matter in the small business, political, health and LGBTIQ arenas. She has been a presenter for FBI radio and OutTV.
Latest from Cec Busby
Australia’s jobs market has eased back another notch as we head towards the end of the year, but Seek’s latest reports show there’s a bit more going on under the bonnet than expected. The latest SEEK Employment Report and SEEK Advertised Salary Index for November 2025 suggest a labour market that’s cooling gently rather than…
Christmas and New Year aren’t so much a break as a blur for the majority of business owners. Trading hours stretch, customer behaviour shifts, staff juggle fatigue and festive cheer, and everything happens in the middle of an Australian summer that loves to turn the heat right up. Yet while the tinsel goes up, risk…
A groundbreaking Monash University study has uncovered how business structures are being weaponised to trap women into massive debts they never agreed to. When love becomes a liability Starting a small business with a partner seems like a natural step for many Aussies, but for some, those shared dreams have turned into financial nightmares. A…
It’s official. Australians are ditching credit cards and turning to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) in record numbers, with new research showing more than a third of us are now using it to pay for online purchases. According to the PayPal eCommerce Index 2025, 37 per cent of Australians used BNPL for online shopping in…
The government’s scrapped energy rebates, leaving Aussies bracing for higher bills as the first summer heat wave kicks in. The Albanese government has pulled the plug on energy bill rebates, confirming the current round of support will finish at the end of this year, and there’ll be no fourth instalment. Treasurer Jim Chalmers fronted cameras…
The ACCC are putting retailers on notice this festive season, warning that dodgy tactics, fake sales and unsafe products won’t fly. If you don’t want to end up on the naughty list, it’s time to check that you’re abiding by the rules. As Aussies start stuffing stockings and hunting down Christmas bargains, the Albanese Government…
The Albanese Government is gearing up to ban unfair trading practices, cracking down on subscription traps, hidden fees and dodgy tactics that cost Australians time and money. Here’s what the new rules mean for small businesses and consumers. Government declares war on sneaky subscription tricks The Albanese Government has announced major reforms to stamp out…
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) has named Skye Cappuccio as its next Chief Executive Officer, with the highly experienced advocate set to step into the role on 3 February 2026. COSBOA Chair Matthew Addison said the board was thrilled to appoint a leader with serious chops in advocacy, sector reform and member-based…
Klaviyo research reveals Black Friday/Cyber Monday delivered something new this year. Shoppers leaning into AI, smarter brands pulling back on blanket discounting, and loyalty programs doing the heavy lifting are the key trends that emerged in 2025. Klaviyo’s wrap-up of the peak sales period shows the biggest weekend in the platform’s history, but the real…
New research from global fintech Revolut shows that loyalty programs pack a serious punch when it comes to boosting spending, but clunky checkouts and dodgy-looking payment pages are still sending shoppers running for the hills. The YouGov study, based on 1,000 Australians aged 18 to 65+, found a whopping 77 per cent of us spend…
