Tag: Small Business

Too many Australian business owners mistakenly believe as a matter of course that manufacturing is cheaper in China.

As Tony Abbott and the coalition took a convincing election victory at the weekend, business now looks to the weeks ahead and what changes are likely to be made.

With just one day to go until Australia heads to the polls, many small business owners are asking themselves which party best represents their needs.

Regardless of which party wins at the next federal election, there’s a few priorities front and centre for small business owners.

Yesterday the Coalition announced its policy to cut the company tax rate by 1.5 per cent – but that was just the tip of the iceberg.

On day three of the official federal election campaign, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will today announce a plan to cut the company tax rate by 1.5 per cent.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has been waging the ‘Small Business Too Big to Ignore’ campaign since April in a bid to ensure the sector isn’t forgotten in the 2013 federal election.

For Brisbane brothers Doug and Alex Hainstock, it all started when they grew tired of seeing the same logo-stamped t-shirts trotted out every Saturday night.

Each year the Australian Taxation office targets key sectors of Australian business for audit campaigns – in its Compliance in Focus 2013 notice, small businesses are among those to have drawn the short straw.

Following cash injections from Angel and Seed funding totaling some $775k, the Start-Up Stock Exchange (SSX) kicked off earlier this month – and so far six Aussie companies have listed.