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28 Jun 2022 News
![man reading news on ipad](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-08/iStock-619757488.jpg?itok=tLL_0-2g)
If your business has a website domain ending in .com.au, you can now get a domain that just ends in .au.
27 Jun 2022 Media Releases
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Bruce Billson is calling on the community to join him today in saying a big thank you to the women and men running our small and family businesses.
09 Jun 2022 News
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Australian small businesses can now register a domain name of .au, allowing the .com,.net or .org to be dropped from your internet address (this means shoes.com.au can become shoes.au).
14 Apr 2022 Media Releases
![Make this Easter sweet for small and family businesses](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-04/IMG_9591.jpg?itok=fALBYYSN)
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged consumers to consciously spend with small and family businesses this weekend, amid predictions of a bumper Easter.
14 Apr 2022 Case study
![Stuart from Enigma Fine Chocolates](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-04/IMG_9597.jpg?itok=zvEkS3J8)
It takes quite the chocolatier to create all the magic of Easter – without the bunny.
29 Mar 2022 Media Releases
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Bruce Billson says the Australian Government’s 2022/23 Budget offers welcomed targeted support to Australian...
23 Mar 2022 Media Releases
![Ombudsman welcomes cash flow boost, red tape reduction](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-03/working%20out%20finances.jpg?itok=B4ITgAg1)
Bruce Billson has welcomed today’s Federal Government pre-Budget announcement providing a cash flow support...
21 Mar 2022 Media Releases
![Ombudsman thanks migrant-run small businesses for their contribution](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-03/Baker_man_Duo%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=EnLUJWDk)
Bruce Billson has marked Harmony Day (21 March, 2022) by thanking migrant-led small and family businesses for their valuable contribution.
10 Mar 2022 News
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Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman sat down with Nick Fox.
08 Mar 2022 Media Releases
![Access to capital still a barrier for women-led small businesses](/sites/default/files/styles/media_centre/public/2022-03/Female-concern.jpg?itok=6qJIz4Iz)
Access to capital is still a significant barrier to growth for women-led small businesses, according to new research conducted by the ASBFEO.