Posts tagged "contract"

Nearly 70% of small businesses drop their digital marketing provider within 12 months, and half report being upsold on services they don't need, according to first-of-its-kind research from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) and the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Debt collectors are chasing small businesses which fall into auto-renewing contracts they can no longer afford, the New South Wales Small Business Commissioner says, highlighting problematic behaviour by big-name service providers and the power imbalance between businesses large and small.

Legislation imposing significant penalties on individuals and organisations for using unfair terms in standard-forms contracts has come into effect.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued its new corporate plan, pledging to crack down on unfair contract terms and dodgy deals offered by big business partners and financiers.

Cheaper energy prices for small business could be just a phone call away, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says, as the cost of some electricity deals soars above the 'safety net' offered to energy consumers.

A key system connecting the private sector to lucrative government contracts operates as a "protection racket" to the detriment of small and medium businesses, a new parliamentary committee report says.

Small business operators who believe they have been locked out lucrative government contracts have been invited to share their views with a formal inquiry into the multi-billion dollar system.

Australian small businesses now have access to automated legal advice through Lawpath's new artificial intelligence platform, a development co-founder Dominic Woolrych could help company directors put off by the significant costs of traditional legal guidance.

The multi-billion dollar flow of taxpayer funds to small business contractors will come under investigation by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), as the federal government attempts to lock in its new small business procurement target.

Small business groups have praised the Labor government's recent competition reforms, Small Business Bruce Billson says, but the SME advocate suggests more could be done to crack down on harmful conduct in 2023.

A new Treasury consultation seeks feedback on 'price parity' clauses offered by online travel agencies, which can force small accommodation businesses to offer their cheapest possible price on major platforms.

Australia's competition watchdog has welcomed new legislation outlawing unfair contract terms, a long-awaited move advocates and lawmakers say is vital to stop large companies from exploiting the small businesses which supply them with goods and services.