Business

Retailers are calling for immediate government support for flood-affected businesses and families in Lismore, saying these communities have been hit with a ‘double whammy’ of flooding disasters. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said the consecutive deluges of the past few months coupled with

Latest data from ACCC’s Scamwatch shows Australians have lost a record amount of over $2 billion to scams in 2021. Payment redirection, or business email compromise, impacted businesses the most with combined losses of $227 million in 2021. In a payment redirection scam, scammers impersonate

Peak retail lobby group the National Retail Association (NRA) says young mothers can lead the response to the national skills shortage, if they are given the right support. Responding to recent calls for changes to allow pensioners and retirees to work longer, the National Retail

The start of a new financial year is often that time when changes to national or state legislation is introduced. Here is a run-down of the key changes taking effect from 1 July 2022 that are likely to have an impact on small business owners

Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, is calling on the community to join him today in saying a big thank you to the women and men running our small and family businesses. Mr Billson said World Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Australian small businesses can now register a domain name of .au, allowing the .com, .net or .org to be dropped from your internet address (this means shoes.com.au can become shoes.au). These shorter Australian domain names are currently reserved for businesses who already use the relevant

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson is urging people to refrain from posting negative online reviews, as short-staffed small businesses struggle to stay open. Mr Billson says many small businesses are working hard to keep their doors open and their employees

In June, 19% of employing businesses reported that they did not have enough employees based on current operations, compared to 12% in March 2021 and 15% in December 2020. Businesses in Construction (29%) and Retail trade (27%) were the most likely to report staff shortages.

Businesses have continued to adapt their operations in response to COVID-19, according to results released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS Head of Industry Statistics, John Shepherd, said the latest Business Conditions and Sentiments Survey captured information on how businesses are responding to