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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.
Labor pitches free legal advice service for small business
Announced by Labor’s shadow treasurer Chris Bowen, the party has pledged $10 million per year in funding to the service. The service is planned...
Red tape costing small businesses over $20bn per year
The engine room of the economy may be at risk of stalling, as new research by software provider Reckon reveals the weight of administration and...
Key election issue for small business is payment times
That is the clear message from a survey of 1000 businesses by accounting platform MYOB which saw 69 per cent of respondents saying they would...
Skilled migrants are crucial to housing industry, says HIA
Last week, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Labor plans to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants. "Labor will crackdown on...
ATO defends its debt recovery approach
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has called on Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to immediately cease debt...
Dissecting the business growth fund
The funding gap between what small and medium businesses in Australia need and what is available on the market is estimated to be in excess of...
SMEs turn to non-banks for funding
The SME Growth Index research is conducted independently by banking analysts East & Partners, on behalf of national working capital funder...
Small business faces big loan hurdles if ban eventuates, lender warns
The Labor party has been on the record to say it would support a ban on borrowing in superannuation, which is principally through self-managed...
Support rolls in for investment fund for high growth SMEs
On Tuesday, Mr Morrison said the government will partner with banks and super funds to create a $100 million small business investment fund, the...
Morrison pledges $100m business investment fund
Under the plan to be unveiled on Tuesday, Mr Morrison will commit to the creation of 250,000 new small and family businesses over the next five...
