Opportunities to be realised in China

I, along with IPA deputy president Damien Moore FIPA and chief financial officer Brett Maloney FIPA, led the delegation, holding a series of meetings that provided an excellent insight into doing business in China and the cultural aspects that you need to be sensitive...

Carrying our voice to Canberra

Our submission puts forward a number of key policy recommendations, focusing particularly on the key pillars required for a more productive and dynamic small business sector. This focus recognises our current environment, which is one of a looming economic downturn....

Extending our voice in 2016

The IPA has already lodged its 2016 pre-budget submission, which builds on the Australian Small Business White Paper that we launched last year. In our submission, we have continued to extend our voice in support for the SME sector with recommendations on access to...

Bring on 2016

In January our advocacy activities also kicked off for the year with the preparation of our pre-budget submission. Many elements of our submission were also reflected in the development of our Australian Small Business White Paper in collaboration with the IPA Deakin...

From the CEO: Together we can make a difference

We know that Australia’s economic outlook and future prosperity will rely heavily on the growth and productivity of the small-business sector. At the recent Xerocon event in Melbourne, I delivered a keynote address to hundreds of accountants and provided a vision of...