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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.
Transaction requests glitch strikes at ATO
The Tax Office has put out an alert noting that it has identified an issue where some SBSCH contribution transaction request (CTR) messages since...
Directors may unwittingly be breaking the law
Ginette Muller (pictured), of insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland, said that the property downturn and banking royal commission are weighing...
ATO spots errors in small biz income tax offset claims
In an online update, the ATO noted that it has identified some common errors by tax practitioner when reporting client income to claim the small...
ASBFEO welcomes employment services system reform
The opposition employment services spokeswoman, Terri Butler, announced this week that Labor plans to launch a massive overhaul of the current...
Misguided approach hampering business sales
Adviser and author Mike Adams, who ran global corporate sales teams for 20 years before launching his own consultancy, told My Business that many...
Seven fintech lenders up transparency for SME borrowers
Small businesses seeking online secured and unsecured loans will now enjoy a higher level of transparency after Lumi became the seventh online...
Start-up lets SMEs cash in on unused space
Having worked within the warehouse and logistics sector, Blake Weston knew only too well that there was a disconnect between businesses paying...
Consultation open on $2 billion SME securitisation fund
The consultation, open until 16 January, is the next step in ensuring that SMEs have access to the finance they need to fulfil their potential...
Young Aussie entrepreneurs face big funding hurdles
Business starters tend not to have many personal assets and find that sourcing funds is a major challenge, which often pushes them to shelve...
Tax, SMEs set to be ‘political football’ in 2019 as election nears
With the Federal Budget due to be delivered a month early on 2 April 2019, Australians will likely be headed to the polls in May.Read more at the...
