Tag: small business

Free support for NSW’s small businesses

People across NSW can receive free, personalised business support next week. On 26 and 27 October, more than 50 Service NSW Centres will host pop-up booths as part of Small Business Month. The specialised...

Queensland’s small businesses receive support to boost energy efficiency

The Queensland government is expanding its appliance cashback scheme to small and medium sized businesses under a new program. The $16 million Queensland Business Energy Saving and Transformation (QBEST) program will target the...

Ombudsman welcomes Payment Times review

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, supports the call to overhaul the Payment Times Reporting Act and welcomes recommendations to make the data more useful for small business. “Finance...

Small businesses owners getting older

Australia’s small business owners are “rapidly” getting older as the proportion of younger entrepreneurs shrinks, according to research from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. Ombudsman Bruce Billson says the most...

Ombudsman releases procurement inquiry issues paper

Many small businesses say they feel excluded from the chance to tender for Australian Government procurement contracts because they are not part of the ‘in-crowd’ or find the process too hard to...

Franchising means big business for more than 94K small businesses in Australia

Franchising is the key support mechanism which has allowed more than 94K franchise outlets across Australia employing almost 600,000 Australians to survive the multiple challenges of recent times. That’s one of the key...

All employees now entitled to paid domestic violence leave

Employees of small business employers can now access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period. This follows employees of non-small business employers being able to access the leave from...

Big businesses “woeful” payment times revealed

Only three out of 10 big businesses pay their small business customers within 30 days while nearly one-quarter take more than 120 days to pay up, according to new payment times data. Australian...
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