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Right now we’re seeing a lot of headlines asking “is it really over?”, as economists call an end to the worst of the financial crisis.

Alchemy Innovation Development, in association with the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD), is calling on NSW-based SMEs to participate in the Stepping Up – Preparation for an Equity Capital Raising program.

The number of Australian borrowers unable to repay their debts is set to rise in the coming months according to Reserve Bank assistant governor Malcolm Edey.

For the first time in the 17-year history of the Telstra Business Awards, three micro-businesses (with less than five staff) are in contention for this year’s National Telstra Business Award.

Despite rising business and consumer sentiment, the worst is still not over and we have a long way to recovery, says a leading business group.

The theme for the 2009 International Small Business Congress (ISBC) will be ‘Rebuilding the World’s Economy’, capturing the idea that global economic recovery will come from the efforts of a number of small businesses engaging with each other at a local and international level.

Yellowpages.com.au has used its online data to to gauge how Government rebates have impacted consumer online activity.

Nabbusiness, a division of NAB Business Banking that services small to medium sized businesses announced it has exceeded $100 billion in total lending to SMEs.

Pension fund members finally have something to cheer about, after seeing positive returns for their superannuation over the final four months of the 2008/09 financial year, following two years of watching their retirement savings diminish.

Brisbane-based firm The Mardent Group are set to hold a business buyers workshop to help potential buyers with little business experience buy with confidence.

US publishing group Reader’s Digest has announced it will file for bankruptcy as the company sinks under piles of debt.

Loyalty is the key to winning online customers, according to the executive director of Salmat Digital, Paul Marshall.

Swine flu is failing to dampen people’s travel plans according to an NRMA Travel consumer sentiment survey.

The great Aussie ‘sickie’ is becoming more risky, following a recent Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) ruling which confirmed an employer does not have to treat a medical certificate as binding upon them.

Dell Australia has joined the Twitter conversation, launching a dedicated small to medium business Twitter account.

The Federal Government today announced a $10 million Small Business Online program, designed to help small businesses boost their online presence.

Some of Australia’s leading retailers will gather today at a NSW Government organised retail roundtable to discuss corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable retailing.

The global financial crisis has not stopped Australian teenagers from spending, according to the latest IBISWorld report.

Perth residents are calling for retail weekday trading hours to be extended to 9pm, according to the results of a new survey.

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