Posts tagged "peter strong"

COSBOA chief executive Peter Strong singing about small-business power bills ahead of the federal election at the weekend.

Small businesses will be able to access free legal advice to help them with claims against banks if Labor wins the next election.

Businesses ready to go solar are struggling to get approval from their landlords, who, in turn, are dealing with a patchwork of regulatory issues.

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

Small businesses have welcomed the coalition's tax relief pitch, but startups say the federal budget lacked support for innovation.

Mark Bouris says the term 'small business' is demeaning, but not everyone agrees with his perspective.

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.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has made a principled commitment to increase the minimum wage, saying the current rate is hard for workers to live off.

The government's PaTH internship program has come under fire again, as it was revealed one business churned through 17 interns without hiring one.

AFCA's new small business ombudsman is preparing for a busy first year as post-royal commission compo claims fly in to the new complaint body.

New director IDs which will tag business owners with permanent unique numbers are being considered by parliament this week.