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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.
Accountants applaud Business Growth Fund
The Business Growth Fund is expected to follow similar international precedents and is planned to be funded by investors from the private sector....
Tips to protect your business from cyber threats
SMEs increasingly depend on IT systems and are thus vulnerable to existing cybersecurity risks and newly-emerging cyberattacks, the Institute of...
Female entrepreneurship fund ‘money well spent’
The Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O’Dwyer, last month issued a joint statement with Treasurer Josh...
SMEs unconvinced on plan to boost business lending
In mid-November, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the creation of an Australian Business Securitisation Fund, in a bid to boost the...
‘Bill us more often’, business tells accountants
Responding to the news that more than 5,000 Australian accountants owe money to the ATO — either personally or within their own firm — a My...
ASBFEO welcomes small business digital program
Earlier this week, the federal government announced that Australia’s small businesses will have the opportunity to be part of a nationwide...
The Cashflow Gap (Part 3): How retailers and wholesalers can measure cashflow
So how do retail business owners go about measuring this cashflow? The cash conversion cycle is one of the most important metrics in this...
Minister Cash announces plan to help small businesses go digital
Under the program, 100 small businesses from diverse sectors across Australia will be chosen to receive a digital transformation valued at up to...
Government proposes measures to provide certainty for small business
The Australian government intends to recommend to Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove that he make a Fair Work Regulation to provide greater...
Major banks still ‘feeding’ off small businesses, says ASBFEO
“The House of Representatives standing committee on economics recommended banks introduce this by 1 April this year and we are still waiting for...
