Peter Strong

Australia needs comprehensive employment services at the local level to deal with people on the day they become unemployed.

The Victorian government has forgotten to inform people in a meaningful way beyond a once-a-day television event.

If we are to build a great economy again, we must listen to each other, says Peter Strong from the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia.

Small businesses are the beating heart of their communities, but they need the support of those communities now more than ever, says COSBOA's Peter Strong.

In a time when social isolating is critical, small retailers closing will mean people have fewer shopping options, which is incredibly dangerous.

Australia’s 2.3 million small business, and the more than 4.5 million Australians they employ, are most at risk because of the spread of the coronavirus, writes Peter Strong.

COSBOA association members will meet today to discuss how industry associations and governments at all levels can protect businesses from coronavirus.

Politicians that ignore the small-business vote, or advance policies threatening the economic wellbeing of business owners, disadvantage themselves.

The disruption caused by these protests disproportionately impacts people who work in small and family businesses, writes COSBOA chief Peter Strong.

Australian musicians are small-business owners, and so need recognition, support, incentives and pathways in order to succeed.

The ACTU’s 'living wage' increase will almost certainly result in cost of living increases, a widespread loss of jobs and small business collapses.

There will be an election in 2019, and small business owners make up a huge chunk of eligible voters, so here are the issues we have our eyes on.