Tag: Sme

The number of small businesses facing insolvency has declined according to figures produced by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

The industrial umpire has increased the minimum wage 3 per cent, lifting it from $622.20 a week to $640.90 as of July 1.    The ruling by the Fair Work Commission will directly affect over 1.5 million employees currently on modern awards and the national minimum wage. Fair Work Commission President, Justice Iain Ross, delivered […]

You’re mentally prepared and your advisor is on board. But what’s your target market?

Compliance demands are everywhere, we can’t escape them, and they only seem to be getting worse.

The sale process can be a wild ride but there are ways to smooth out the bumps.

Do you want to get top dollar when you cash in your business chips? Then think ahead.

Importing to Australia is no longer simply the domain of multi-nationals, but SMEs can now too take a piece of the pie.

Despite the platitudes about being the backbone of our economy, small business often has very little input when it comes to policy development. Instead, big business, with its deep pockets, has the resources to ensure the issues that concern them get in front of decision makers — starting with employing ex-politicians to lobby government on […]

Adopting technology is one way that businesses can accomplish this, and Microsoft Office 365 is an example of current technology that can be useful in helping businesses, both small and large.

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 […]