The Rudd Government have announced plans to delay the emissions trading scheme by one year, winning support from business groups, but angering the Greens. The delay, which has the support of the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Industry Group, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Climate Institute and […]
It seems the majority of small and medium businesses remain optimistic about the economy, and feel that the pessimistic reporting of the financial crisis from the media and government has contributed to declining sales.
Leading business strategy experts Sharon Williams, CEO, Taurus Marketing and Barry Porter, CEO of Quantum Shift are set to join forces to host a seminar on how businesses can harness the opportunities a downturn presents. Open to businesses of all sizes, the seminar will cover off ways that businesses can use sales and marketing techniques […]
Demand for staff has dropped substantially over the past couple of months as the Australian economy enters a recession, and unemployment rises. According to the ANZ, job advertisements online and in newspapers dropped by 7.5 percent, off the back of an 8.5 percent slump in March. Many businesses are shelving their hiring plans, a move […]
It will come as little surprise to people, that first home buyers are being lured into the market by the first home owners grant. Research released by independent market analyst Datamonitor has shown that four out of every five people thinking of buying their first home have cited the government grant as an important factor […]
It has been reported that the Federal Government will announce plans to delay its emissions trading scheme by one year, amid growing pressure from the Coalition, the Greens and various industry groups to put the scheme on hold. An official inquiry was launched into the scheme last month, with the Greens claiming the scheme would […]
Increasing overdraft rates are pushing many small business to seek out more flexible cash flow products such as debtor finance, says Bibby Financial Services. As cash rate drop, business overdraft rates remain higher than ever. Business lending data from credit research service CANNEX shows the major banks increased rates on the most common secured overdrafts […]
In response to the overwhelming uptake of the Total Business Cap for small and medium businesses, Optus have announced they are extending the Total Business Cap to now include fixed voice, internet, wireless broadband and mobile services under one plan, on one bill. According to Phil Offer, Marketing Director, Optus Small and Medium Business (SMB), […]
Coalition finance spokeswoman Helen Coonan has said that tax cuts would have been a better way of stimulating the economy than the Rudd Governments $900 cash handouts as part of the $42 billion stimulus package. Coonan told Sky News that tax cuts would have been more beneficial to the economy in the long run. “We […]
The Government’s recent commitment to an annual 3 percent increase in defense spending for the next decade has been harshly criticised by the Greens citing it will drain billions of dollars from schools, hospitals and the war on climate change. Greens leader Bob Brown said that there was no reason for an increase in defence […]
