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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.
Words of advice business owners swear by
We’ve compiled some of the words of advice business owners have been given over the years, or alternatively nuggets of wisdom they have stumbled...
Legislation may be the only way to fix payment times: Ombudsman
In the past week, Telstra and Rio Tinto have moved to 20-day payment terms for SMEs and Ms Carnell believes "there is no reason why other big...
100 million trees by 2023: Climate right for raising funds
"We've got a problem in front of us. If we don't act, it will get worse. Where there's a problem, there's a market," co-founder of AirSeed...
ASBFEO warns ‘small business definition open to manipulation’
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell has released a position paper outlining the key preliminary...
R&D uncertainty stops quantum leaps, startup says
"The most important thing for investors and entrepreneurs is certainty," the founder and chief executive of Q-CTRL said. Read more at The...
ATO offers help to businesses transitioning to myGovID
The Tax Office has said it will commence visits across the country from 10 February, with myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM)...
Government urged to consider bushfire SGC exemption
As Parliament commences its first sitting week for the year, a new bill, Treasury Laws Amendment (2019–20 Bushfire Tax Assistance) Bill 2020, has...
‘Banks have a long way to go a year on from the royal commission’
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell cautioned banks and financial institutions that even a year on from...
Ombudsman calls on AMP to come to mediation table with planners
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has urged AMP to formally commit to mediation, as it moves to exit...
ATO invites black economy tip-offs in effort to curb wrongdoing
The ATO’s Tax Integrity Centre received over 27,000 tip-offs in the first half of this financial year, after gathering a record-breaking 15,000...
