Future of cash

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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos.

ABC Radio Perth

Subject: Future of cash

 

Nadia Mitsopoulos

Well I want to go to Bruce Billson, who's the Small Business Ombudsman. Bruce, good morning, and thank you for joining me.

Bruce Billson

OMBUDSMAN’S SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE TO DEALING WITH DEBT

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has released a guide to help small business navigate the challenge of paying or collecting a debt.

“Outstanding debts can be overwhelming for a small business – whether you are owed money by a customer or you owe money to a supplier,” Mr Billson said.

“We have seen a 50 per cent increase in calls from small businesses worried a supplier might be insolvent or their own business might be heading that way.

You always hear about businesses doing the wrong thing. Let's flip the script

Originally published in the Canberra Times.

By Bruce Billson.

A good business pays its taxes, proper employee entitlements and its small business suppliers in a timely way.

Not paying is an unfair advantage over other businesses who are meeting their obligations. We hear a lot about businesses who have done the wrong thing. And they should be penalised, named and shamed.

What is ASBFEO and what does it do? How small business can chase money they are owed, insolvency fears, resolving problems with digital platforms, the Personal Property Security Register

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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Rick Hind.

ABC Radio Darwin

 

Subject: What is ASBFEO and what does it do? How small business can chase money they are owed, insolvency fears, resolving problems with digital platforms, the Personal Property Security Register

 

Rick Hind

Mysterious surcharges on our payments are unfair on everyone

Originally published in the Canberra Times.

By Bruce Billson.

No one is happy when you buy a coffee, a meal or even an item of furniture and as you tap your card a few extra cents or dollars are drained from your account.

Typically, a small business merchant is only passing on this surcharge because it is imposed upon them through our opaque and mysterious payments system with no help to their bottom-line.