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Plans to transform Macquarie Park into innovation hub include start-up support
Macquarie University has partnered with neighbouring businesses – including Optus, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, Konica Minolta, NAB and AMP Capital – to transform Macquarie Park into a world-class, collaborative ecosystem and innovation hub for entrepreneurs, SMEs, multinationals and researchers. The Macquarie Park Innovation District (MPID), which covers more than 350 hectares, consists of 180 multinational […]
Abbott abandons plan for 40 job applications per month
The government has retreated from its proposal that unemployed people apply for 40 jobs per month in order to receive the dole following widespread concern small businesses would suffer under the additional administrative burden.
SME confidence lifts under Abbott
Small business satisfaction towards the federal government has risen to its highest level in nearly five years according to a new survey, with one third of respondents expecting their revenue to increase in 2014. The survey of 1,032 SME’s commissioned by accounting software provider MYOB shows that in March, nearly one quarter or 24 per […]