Privacy breach could be “catastrophic” for SMBs
A quarter of Australia’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) would not survive the financial and reputational damage of a privacy breach.
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The rising age of small business owners
Australia’s small business owners are rapidly getting older as the proportion of younger entrepreneurs shrinks.
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Dominique Lamb appointed QLD’s new Small Business Commissioner
Dominique Lamb, former CEO of the National Retail Association (NRA), has been appointed Queensland’s new Small Business Commissioner.
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Incentives for small businesses through Beem It
Australian digital wallet and payments app Beem It is offering cashback and rewards to customers from participating small businesses.
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Australians back card fee choices of small businesses
A survey has found 83 per cent of Australians support small business’ ability to choose the cheapest option to process debit card payments.
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Optimism among Melbourne small businesses a surprise to experts
Confidence is returning to Victorian small businesses despite lockdowns, new data shows.
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Government’s SMEs lifelines
The Federal Government has extended a lifeline to retail businesses struggling under the restrictions and challenges posed by Covid-19. Announcing details of their Commercial Tenancy Code this week, which will need to be legislated and regulated within each state and territory, landlords will be required to talk through lease arrangements with tenants who fit
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Some relief for small business in third government stimulus package
Businesses will soon be able to offer their staff a wage subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight during the Covid-19 crisis. The $130 billion JobKeeper payment was announced yesterday as part of the federal government’s third stimulus package and will be available to businesses who have been significantly financially disadvantaged due to the virus. However, while
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COSBOA accuse supermarket giants of hoarding stock
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia have taken aim at Coles and Woolworths, claiming the supermarket giants have been buying up food and essentials to warehouse. COSBOA CEO Peter Strong claimed the two dominant grocery players were harming competition by making it harder for small businesses to access products which were already at
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Ombudsman calls for more small business support for Covid-19 hit
As the economic fall out from Covid-19 continues to hit small businesses particularly hard, key figures are calling for more support. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called on Scott Morrison to ask for additional measures, including for the estimated 1.4 sole traders operating in Australia. It comes as businesses continue
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Government stimulus package to help small business through Covid-19 hit
The federal government has this morning unveiled its stimulus package, in an attempt to keep Australia out of a recession as COVID-19 cases continue to increase. The $17.6 billion package, worth just over 1% of Australia’s total GDP, will be rolled out over the next three years, $11 billion of which will be released by
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Deadline looming for myGovID switch
The Australian Taxation Office is warning small business owners the AUSkey system will be retired within weeks. From March 27, the ATO will join 26 government agencies in making the switch from AUSkey and Manage ABN Connections to the MyGovID. The changes will effect anyone who uses the ATO’s Business Portal, where businesses can lodge
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Small businesses encouraged to give feedback on payment legislation
Small businesses are being encouraged to have they say on draft legislation for payment time frameworks, which would require more transparency on the issue. The federal government have opened their Payment Times Reporting Framework for consultation. It would apply to roughly 2,500 large businesses, including both government entities and foreign companies, and would force businesses
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