Faster business registration set to become reality

Faster business registration set to become reality

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O’Dwyer said the new business registration service, which allows businesses to apply for multiple business and tax registrations at the same time online, has reduced the average time taken to register for an ABN to...
Diversity target loses momentum

Diversity target loses momentum

The 30 per cent female representation target across ASX 200 boards by 2018 has hit a speed bump, with the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ (AICD) quarterly gender diversity report revealing that there were only 25.4 per cent of female directors by the end of...
Opportunity for firms servicing at risk industries

Opportunity for firms servicing at risk industries

The SV Partners Commercial Risk Outlook Report August 2017 showed that the top five industries in Australia facing high commercial risk included construction, accommodation and food services, retail trade, professional, scientific and technical services, and...
New regulatory guide released for funding regime

New regulatory guide released for funding regime

The new CSF regime, which will commence on 29 September 2017, will allow small unlisted public companies with less than $25 million in annual turnover and assets to source and raise funds on crowdfunding sites to the tune of $5 million a year.The industry regulator...
BAS burden a top priority for SMEs

BAS burden a top priority for SMEs

Findings from Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index, which polled over 1,200 SME owners, have revealed that 26.7 per cent of small businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10 million identified BAS reporting as a “major drag on business performance”....