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17 Jan 2024 Media Releases

Digital marketing can be vital to the success of a small business yet one-in-three end up in a dispute with their provider, according to new research.
27 Nov 2023 Media Releases

Small business owners are being urged by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, to be on high alert to the rising…
24 Nov 2023 Media Releases

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the significant commitment announced today by the banking…
20 Nov 2023 Media Releases

New support announced today by the Australian Government to help small businesses combat cyber attacks is extremely welcome, says the Australian Small…
10 Nov 2023 Media Releases

Telecommunications is an essential service and vital for so many small businesses and the absence of this service has a significant economic cost, says the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson.
28 Sep 2023 Media Releases

The public rightly expects any personal information collected and stored by businesses - whether they are large or small - will be protected, says the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson.
01 Sep 2023 Media Releases

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, wholeheartedly supports the call to overhaul the Payment Times Reporting Act and welcomes recommendations to make the data more useful for small business.
23 Aug 2023 Media Releases

Australia’s small business owners are rapidly getting older as the proportion of younger entrepreneurs shrinks, according to research from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.
15 Aug 2023 Media Releases

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of a review of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework that underpins the positive commercial relationships,…
02 Aug 2023 Media Releases

Many small businesses say they feel excluded from the chance to tender for Australian Government procurement contracts because...