Tag: Sme

The Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) Scheme has been fundamental to the success of Australian SMEs export performance and funding needs to be reconsidered critics claim.

26 percent of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with a turnover of $1 million or more plan to take on more staff in 2010, with half expecting an increase in sales within the next six months.

MYOB today unveiled MYOB LiveAccounts, an online accounting solution for Australian businesses that need to raise invoices, track expenses and manage income – online.

Psychometric testing has found a new home alongside more traditional recruitment methods employed by businesses large and small. How could it work for you in 2010?

Small businesses are concerned that the Government’s small business tax cuts announced on the weekend might be cut out before they are even enacted.

You’d have to be living under a rock this week, not to have heard about the Henry Tax review and the Rudd government’s response. Business commentators and agencies are in full swing passing judgement on a raft of issues.

Small business supplying the mining industry will be hit hardest by the Henry Tax Review with the Rudd Government’s ‘Super Profit Tax’, particularly sub-contractors to mines operating as sole traders.

The Henry Tax Review, including the Government’s response, has not gained an enthusiastic response from accountants.

The Henry Tax Review signals big returns for small businesses, with cuts to company tax and long overdue changes to depreciation write off thresholds.

The Senate inquiry into the ability of SMEs to access finance began this week after an increasing number of small businesses have complained about the lack of access to financing.