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#Small Business Sentiment
Economy ◆
Revenue falls cause SMB economic confidence to bottom out
Falling revenue is causing small business economic confidence to dwindle, according to new research. Despite these sales falls, a fifth of SMBs say they’re feeling optimistic that conditions will begin to improve over the next 12 months.
Claire Hibbit · 2 min
Economy ◆
Business confidence slides, as economic uncertainty rises
Ongoing economic uncertainty caused business confidence to fall nearly ten points in February, to 108.9, after six consecutive months of rises to January 2012.
Rachel White · 2 min
Economy ◆
Interest rate concerns push business optimism down
Business expectations have slid this quarter, as interest rate worries and ongoing pressure from the strong Australian dollar weighs on local SMBs.
Lorna Brett · 2 min
Economy ◆
Business confidence resilient in face of economic uncertainty
Despite global financial volatility, local businesses are feeling optimistic as they look towards implementing more efficient cost-cutting measures.
Carly McKenna · 2 min