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2:54PM | Monday, 4 February 2013 |
The Coalition has revealed a policy for small business emergency assistance, including concessional loans of up to $100,000, with a business group now hopeful the party will unveil costed policies in other areas.
2:25PM | Monday, 4 February 2013 |
The small business sector has been handed its fourth minister in two years, with former immigration minister Chris Bowen assuming the role as part of an unexpected cabinet reshuffle.
12:11PM | Wednesday, 5 December 2012 |
The Opposition has accused the Federal Government of breaking “yet another promise” by failing to remedy the issue of home-based business owners’ personal addresses appearing on the National Business Names Register.
11:59PM | Tuesday, 27 November 2012 |
Innovation is “front of mind” for family businesses, according to Deloitte Private, which has highlighted the increasingly crucial role of the sector as part of a federal parliamentary inquiry.
10:28PM | Thursday, 18 October 2012 |
The Federal Government has frozen funding for small business support services while telling people the process was ongoing.
10:03PM | Tuesday, 2 October 2012 |
The Reserve Bank has lowered the official interest rate by 25 basis points, admitting the growth outlook for next year looks “a little weaker” on the back of international developments.
9:52PM | Friday, 7 September 2012 |
A major retail body is calling for action based on the findings of a report into parcel processing procedures, but the Federal Government and the Coalition continue to distance themselves from the issue.
9:00AM | Tuesday, 4 September 2012 |
UK Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a plan to set up a state-backed small business bank, although both sides of Australia’s political divide remain opposed to introducing a similar model here.
8:13PM | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 |
The Federal Government has spent almost $40,000 on an iPad app for small business. Is it worth the money, or yet another example of Labor's waste?
6:08PM | Wednesday, 27 June 2012 |
Entrepreneurs have been warned over carbon tax price gouging, after the Opposition wrote to thousands of small business owners warning them of the impact of the tax.
