Tag: Survey

More than two-thirds of online retailers expressed optimism about the business outlook for the next 12 months, according to an annual survey conducted by eBay.com.au.

There has been a 41 percent drop in optimism among Australia’s privately held business owners over the last year, with falls in consumer spending and rising interest rates the cause according to Grant Thornton Australia’s International Business Report (IBR).

Despite the rally of the Australian Dollar over the second half of 2010, there is good news for the tourism industry with inbound and outbound tourism unaffected and intentions to travel to and from Australia maintaining similar levels to 2010.

The second annual Back to Business Survey commissioned by Telstra Business and the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) found small business confidence in the Australian economy is significantly lower than it was a year ago.

Small and medium business owners in Australia would like to see a ‘Small Business Ombudsman’ established to help deal with problems affecting them, with small business owners rating taxes, interest rates and government red tape the biggest problems they face in a national survey conducted by COSBOA and Telstra released today.

More than half (52 percent) of employees surveyed say they would quit after a conflict with a manager, highlighting the need to ensure managers aren’t pushing good employees out of your business.

Cash and cheques are almost extinct as tools of commerce among small to medium size businesses, with credit cards and electronic transactions now the norm according to survey of Australian SMEs.

The inaugural Dream Employers Survey has found 73 percent of employees want to work elsewhere, with Google, Virgin Group and Apple among the most desired employers.

Broadband speeds in Australia have increased by 20 percent in the last eight months according to research from Broadbandexpert.com.au with Optus returning speeds on average 25 percent faster than Telstra.

Australian businesses are taking longer to pay their bills, with business-to-business payment terms worsening in the September quarter compared to this time last year.