Competition reform‘Costello hands win to small business’, screams the headline on the front of today’s Australian Financial Review. Tr…
Competition reform‘Costello hands win to small business’, screams the headline on the front of today’s Australian Financial Review. Tr…
SMEs are leading the charge to go global, and they’re doing it without spending a fortune. One trick is to mimick the frill-neck lizard an…
Bank fees cost SMEs billion$The reluctance of Australian SMEs to shop around and get the best deal from their bank helped banks reap a recor…
The online community that is web 2.0 is a force that cannot – should not – be ignored. Effectively engaging with ‘citizen media’ wil…
The federal budget was remarkably silent on any moves to help the small-business sector grow. As both sides of politics are n…
Business groups disharmony over WorkChoicesTensions are breaking out as big business tries to coerce groups representing small business to s…
WorkChoices backfires for PM Prime Minister John Howard’s strategy to coerce industry groups into publicly backing WorkChoices is backfir…
A frenzy of mergers and acquisitions is creating big competitors in what had been fragmented industries. SMEs need new strategies to take on…
Criticism grows on Labor unfair dismissal planLabor must reveal more detail on its new plans for an unfair dismissal regime to counter growi…
Dollar smashes US83 cent barrierThe Australian dollar hit yet another 17-year high today, pushing through the US83 cent barrier to be US82.2…
Business begs for fewer taxesIndustry groups have demanded that the federal and state governments reduce the number and complexity of the ta…
Confusion over Do Not Call costsBusinesses urgently need education on the Do Not Call Register, due to launch next month, says Australian Di…
