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22 Jan 2024 Media Releases
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The terrible floods and storms causing great trauma for parts of the country should be a red alert for small business to be prepared for natural disasters…
17 Jan 2024 Transcript
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TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.Radio 2CC Canberra17 January 2024Leon…
17 Jan 2024 Media Releases
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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.
10 Jan 2024 News
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Many small and family businesses say their biggest and most pressing cost pressure is not wages, energy or even landlords putting up the rent; it’s insurance, writes Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
03 Jan 2024 News
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When a bushfire, storm, flood or other natural disaster strikes, small business owners are often the first to volunteer to fight fires, lay sandbags, assist with evacuations and help with the clean-up.
05 Dec 2023 News
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Originally published in The Daily TelegraphBy Bruce Billson.Banking is an essential service with a privileged position in the economy, and our small,…
27 Nov 2023 Media Releases
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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…
27 Nov 2023 Transcript
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TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Kerry Peck.Radio 2BS Bathurst27 November 2023Kerry…
24 Nov 2023 Transcript
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TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Tom Connell.Sky News24 November 2023Tom ConnellBanks have…
24 Nov 2023 Transcript
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TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.Radio 2CC Canberra24 November 2023Leon…