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Australian Businesses are paying invoices more slowly, hurting smaller firms’ cash flow, and small businesses want financial relief with simpler taxes... 29 Apr 2010 | 04:38 pm
Dun and Bradstreet reported that in the March quarter, the average business payment terms increased slightly, by .2 days, to 54.1 days, although that was down on the March 2009 quarter figure of 57.4 ...
52,000 new Australian jobs were created in January, but youth unemployment remains high. 12 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am
The ABS survey revealed a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.3%, a much better result than was anticipated. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had predicted that the unemployment rate would be 5...
Australian small businesses say that Bendigo Bank provides the highest level of customer satisfaction. 10 Feb 2010 | 05:41 pm
A survey by Roy Morgan Research of over 3,000 Australian small business proprietors established that Bendigo Bank was the leader in providing quality service with a rating of 84.5%, however this was a...
Less than half of small businesses in Australia are ready for the new Fair Work Act. 16 Dec 2009 | 05:57 pm
The last component of the Fair Work Act is effective on 1 January 2010, and a survey of 352 small firms by CompliSpace shows that many are not prepared for the changes involved. The new act replaces ...
The USA government was the cause of the housing sub prime lending expansion which was the catalyst of the global economic downturn. 9 Oct 2009 | 10:10 am
The Clinton government used the Community Reinvestment Act to require the two primary home lending institution in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, by 2007, to favour sub prime borrowers. 55% of the...
Most small businesses in Australia do not protect their data which is held electronically with an effective back up of the information. 30 Sep 2009 | 12:43 pm
A Kroll Ontrack survey of 900 IT managers found that 49% of small businesses had data lost in the last two years. In spite of this most small firms do not correctly back up data on a daily basis which...
Improved confidence from Australian consumers and a tax deduction for businesses are reflected in increased passenger vehicle sales. 22 Sep 2009 | 06:28 pm
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that new passenger vehicle sales increased for the fifth month in a row in August, to 45,543 vehicles, a 10% rise since March. Analysts suggest that the 30...
The Federal Government will make the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation able to provide funding for small businesses to assist with their export... 16 Sep 2009 | 04:43 pm
The Federal Government announced that it will extend the authority of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation so it can offer finance for small Australian businesses to help them to export their ...
Online assistance is available for small Australian businesses regarding the new Fair Work Act. 10 Sep 2009 | 04:23 pm
A new website www.fairfworkforsmallbusiness.com.au has been established to help the 85% of employers who are affected by the recent changes to the industrial relations rules. A Council of Small Busin...
Embedded Systems Australia is helping small businesses cooperate to compete with larger firms in the area of technology. 9 Sep 2009 | 04:04 pm
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that Australian small businesses in 2007-2008 exported 39% of goods, but that was only 1% of export revenue. Over the same period, large companies exported...
