Tag: small business

Tyro ‘smart growth’ grants for SMEs

Australian small businesses in the retail sector could receive up to $25,000 each for increasing business efficiencies and sharing innovative ideas on how to boost business growth. The Tyro Smart Growth Grant program,...

SME concerns continue to rise

Inquiries and complaints made to the ACCC from small businesses continue to grow, topping more than 7,600 contacts in the first half of 2016. The findings are from the ACCC’s six-monthly Small Business...

Big role for small business in federal election

The vote of small-business people cannot be underestimated, says the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA). COSBOA CEO Peter Strong says small-business people account for large numbers of voters in marginal seats across...

Federal Government releases 2016 budget

The Government forecasts the budget deficit to narrow from 2.4 per cent ($39.9 billion) of GDP in 2015/16 to just 0.3 per cent of GDP in 2019/20. Revenues are projected to increase...

New small businesses on the rise

New figures show the number of small businesses in Australia has increased by more than 21,500. Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer says the latest figures from the Australian Bureau...

ACCC urges businesses to check their contracts are fair

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging businesses to review closely the standard-form contracts they use when dealing with other businesses. A new law that offers small businesses protection against unfair contract...

New small-business protections from unfair contract terms

The federal Government is delivering one of its key election commitments to extend consumer unfair contract term protections to small businesses. Announced this week by Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer Kelly...
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