Payment times are still a problem for SMBs according to the Small Business Ombudsman, Kate Carnell. Speaking at the Vodafone National Small Business Summit in Sydney today, Carnell says when she went on her first listening trip around Australia, payment times was the most consistent issue for small businesses around the nation. “We did an… Read more »
Businesses that upgrade to NBN should take the opportunity to increase their Innovation, according to Sarah Palmer, executive general manager, business service delivery, NBN. Speaking at the Vodafone National Small Business Summit, Palmer spoke of the opportunities businesses could embrace by having access to the NBN. With the first disconnection triggers from legacy services set… Read more »
Minister for Small Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Michaelia Cash has described small business as the bedrock of the community and pledged government backing to the sector whilst delivering the opening keynote at the Vodafone National Small Business Summit in Sydney this morning. Cash cited the nation’s strong economic growth and low unemployment figures as… Read more »
Peter Strong, the CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) has congratulated Scott Morrison for his appointment as the new Prime Minister (elect) of Australia. Strong took time out to thank the outgoing PM, Malcolm Turnbull for his leadership of the county and welcomed the appointment of Morrison who is well known… Read more »
Australia’s regulators and policy shapers will converge on the Vodafone National Small Business Summit to host a super regulators session to discuss the emerging issues for small business. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Commissioner Chris Jordan AO, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Commissioner John Price will… Read more »
Josh Frydenberg, the Minister for the Environment and Energy will join the line-up at this year’s Vodafone National Small Business Summit. With rising energy costs a key concern for small businesses across Australia, understanding the impact of the government’s National Energy Guarantee, is paramount. Frydenberg will present a session at the summit on ‘Powering the… Read more »
Peter Strong, CEO of COSBOA (council of small business organisations Australia) suggests its time the Royal Commission turned its attention to superannuation and recommends a new way forward for small business owners… The Banking Royal Commission has highlighted a range of issues for small business people. It has certainly highlighted that we are people, we… Read more »
The Council of Small Business of Australia has partnered up with Vodafone to again present the National Small Business Summit. The theme of this year’s summit is the Power and the People. The summit will shine a spotlight on the nation’s 3 million small businesses who collectively employ 4.5 million Australians and generate over 3… Read more »
The Council of Small Business Owners Australia (COSBOA) has called for the state governments to provide relief on the costs of energy which are currently crippling small business owners around the country. Peter Strong, CEO, COSBOA, made the comments ahead of this month’s National Small Business Summit, slated to begin in Melbourne on August 23.… Read more »
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