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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.
Ability of SMBs to access finance hits five-year low
A total 31 per cent of SMBs struggled to access finance within the September quarter, down a sharp 14 on the quarter to a net balance of -17, the...
Australian small business owners to skip sleep this Christmas
A Westpac report based on a survey of 500 Australian small businesses, conducted in collaboration with Deloitte, has revealed that local small...
ASBFEO issues family domestic violence fact sheet for small businesses
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, released on Friday a Fast Fact on domestic family violence for small...
PM’s payment time plan ’a major win for SME sector’, says ASBFEO
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced at a Business Council of Australia event on Wednesday that the country’s 3,000 largest businesses will be...
Government launches grants to support Aussie defence SMEs
The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants aim to ensure Australian business have the capacity to support Defence's most critical...
‘Biggest structural reform’ to SME finance gets thumbs up
Last week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that the government would introduce a $2 billion Australian Business Securitisation Fund,...
Poor management leading cause of small business failure
Among the CEOs of small and medium companies whose businesses have failed, 25 per cent cited poor leadership and management, and a lack of...
ASBFEO backs new parental leave scheme
On Tuesday, Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer announced its Women’s Economic Security Statement, with $109 million to be invested over four years....
Which industries are slowest to pay?
Prushka Fast Debt Recovery polled 542 Australian SMEs as part of its latest Canary in the coal mine report, a bi-annual report it has conducted...
“It scares them”: Free tax advice for SMEs with disputes under new Labor policy
If elected, Labor will commit $4 million over four years to create 10 tax clinics across the country to provide advice and assistance to...
