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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.
Spending data reveals mixed fortunes for Victoria’s SMEs
Compared with 2019, these businesses experienced a significant spending lift, with building and garden supplies up by 25 per cent, florists up by...
72% of businesses said government stimulus essential to survival
The survey from Money.com.au also revealed that the majority of those business owners stated that JobKeeper made the biggest impact on their...
Indigenous procurement targets applauded
According to figures from the National Indigenous Australians Agency, over 900 Indigenous businesses won 7,749 Commonwealth contracts valued at...
Government moves to ensure small-business grants are income tax-free
Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 5) Bill 2020 has entered Parliament, as the government looks to realise its budget initiative to make...
Unfair contract terms ruled illegal as governments agree to protect small business
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar announced on Tuesday that Commonwealth and state and territory governments have agreed to make unfair contract...
JobMaker expected to become law this week despite numerous misgivings
Labor has warned the government that JobMaker would not go far enough in cushioning the jobs blow created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more at...
Indigenous businesses sector among fastest growing in Australia
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged Aussies to support Indigenous businesses, as Supply Nation...
More than 500 workers compensation claims relate to COVID-19
Of the 533 claims lodged, 38 per cent of claims came from workers who had contracted COVID-19, while 34 per cent of those claims related to the...
Accounting bodies unite to tackle mental health in small business
The Department of Innovation, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) has awarded the IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre a $2.24 million grant for its...
Sun shines on Melbourne businesses, but experts issue gloomy forecast
The city's retailers enjoyed a bumper first weekend of trading after the easing of restrictions on hospitality and retail businesses following...
