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Why banks are now chasing your SME clients
Australia’s big banks and non-bank lenders have a new focus: small business. This pivot is driving competition and improving access to finance for SMEs.
Government to allow businesses to pause ATO debt recovery action
As part of the 2021-22 budget, the government will allow small businesses to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to pause or...
$10bn reinsurance pool to cheapen insurance for small business
The federal government has announced a guarantee for insurers in the form of a $10 billion reinsurance pool to cover cyclone and flood damage...
Government flags investment to ‘make childcare more affordable’
To cut the cost of living for a predicted quarter of a million families, the Morrison government has announced a hefty budget investment in...
Calls to revamp Business Innovation and Investment Program
Atlas Advisors Australia has issued a statement surrounding changes to the Complying Investment Framework (CIF) for the Business Innovation and...
Pandemic toil sees accountants earn small business $45.3bn
New research released by Intuit QuickBooks on Thursday showed that about $36.4 billion flowed into the small business sector through grants,...
SMEs turn to non-bank lenders to fund growth
ScotPac's SME Growth Index has been released, providing insight from over 1,200 small business owners. A key finding in the half-yearly research...
ATO kicks off work on new centralised business mailbox
The ATO is currently seeking tenders for the construction of a new centralised government email inbox that will provide Australian businesses...
PM says budget is the next stage of post-COVID recovery
In an address to the Business Council of Australia, Mr Morrison said investing $120 million into a deregulation package will help guide...
JobKeeper wind-up hits business confidence: Business NSW
The latest Business Conditions Survey, conducted throughout March, showed that more businesses viewed the economy as getting weaker (39 per cent)...
NSW announces harsher fines on payroll tax avoidance on wage theft
The new legislation will allow for Ministerial Guidelines to be developed, which will set a framework for Revenue NSW’s Chief Commissioner to...
