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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.
Banks own up to errors and staff dishonesty on SME loans
Inappropriate sales practices and mistakes on account and loan fees were two key themes to emerge from the banking community's responses to...
TPB reinforces small business as core priority
During 2017-18, a small business communications strategy was implemented to integrate our messages regarding registered tax practitioners in...
ATO strike force has 10k SMEs in its sights
As part of the $318.5 million federal budget funding boost to the ATO to implement new strategies to combat the black economy, the Tax Office...
New investment fund targets medium businesses
Investec Australia is the local arm of a global investment bank that focuses on investment opportunities for high-net-worth individuals,...
Business register reform moves to next stage
Under the legislation, legal registers administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Business...
A big win for small business
It was a long time coming. That is what Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell said after the major banks finally...
SME succession planning ‘put on hold’
Bstar chief executive Grant Bloxham says company research shows the majority of accountants do not have a succession plan, and this is most...
Taking SME research to the next level
extended for a further five years to create a dedicated research centre. The IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre will be located in the Faculty of...
Banking red tape ‘robbing’ Aussie SMEs
Tyro’s Exploring banking inefficiencies for SMEs report has found that 44 per cent of Australian SMEs, or 880,000 businesses, spend more than...
Clear and present danger: accountants must become more relevant to their SME clients
The survey, The Voice of Australian Business, gave me pause to refl ect on how much of an influence this attitude has on the...
