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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 kicks off consultations on unfair contracts
Following the March 2019 review of the current protections, late last week the government announced the commencement of public consultation on...
Call for brokers to help regional businesses
Speaking to The Adviser, Dan McCarthy, head of sales and partnerships at SME lender Sail Finance, noted that regional and rural businesses were...
Inquiry recommends sweeping changes to R&DTI administration
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell is recommending a suite of reforms to the administration of the...
‘Shut down for Christmas’, insolvency expert warns
Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring noted that in the December quarter of last year, ASIC recorded an 11.2 per cent jump in the number of...
Free portal for small business owners under strain launched
My Business Health, a web portal designed to provide holistic support to small business owners, was launched on Tuesday by the Australian Small...
Aussie start-up wows with 13,000% growth
Sydney-based WithYouWithMe, a training and recruitment service for veterans and ex-military personnel, has today been named as the fastest...
Employee earnings beat inflation in 2019
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the median weekly earnings of Aussie workers increased by 2.3 per cent over the course of...
Controversial new director IDs a step closer
A bill introducing legislation to enact the Director Identification Number (DIN) was first tabled in February 2019, but fell by the wayside in...
Legislation introduced to establish the Business Growth Fund
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Michaelia Cash announced in a joint statement that the government is committing $100 million in funding to...
Shoppers ‘unaware’ of local SMEs and what they offer
CouriersPlease polled 1,021 Australian online shoppers about their spending habits, and found that for most, less than 20 cents in the dollar is...
