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March newsletter - Franchising review welcomed
The franchise sector is worth $135 billion and employs more than half a million people. There are some 70,700 franchisees in Australia and almost all of them are small businesses, as are many franchisors.
February newsletter - Helping small business resolve disputes
Despite a seemingly never-ending series of challenges over recent years, Australia’s small and family businesses continue to make a massive contribution to our nation and our communities. These are great people in plain sight, and we see them everywhere, every day.
December newsletter - Be prepared and trust your spidey senses
It has been a tough year for small and family businesses coping with cost-of-living pressures not just on themselves, but their customers.
November newsletter - $1 Billion benefit to mandate least-cost routing
Across our economy, small business merchants are paying higher fees and charges on electronic transactions than they otherwise should, worth a staggering $1 billion a year!
October newsletter - Small business needs right-sized regulation
Small and family business owners are increasingly shouldering more risk for less reward as compounding regulations and economic challenges hit businesses.
September newsletter - Sweeping changes required to make big business pay up
The review of the Payment Times Reporting Act by Dr Craig Emerson found there has been no significant improvement by big business to pay their small business customers in a timely way, sadly echoing the woeful performance that we have been calling out.
August newsletter - We’ve helped 40,000 small businesses
We’ve reached a significant milestone – receiving our 40,000th request for assistance.
July newsletter - Value of small business to economy tops half a trillion dollars
We have launched the Small Business Matters report to celebrate the massive contribution to our nation by small and family businesses.
June newsletter - Small business matters
This month we will celebrate World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (MSME Day) on 27 June.
It’s a terrific opportunity to say thank you to the enterprising women and men who are the lifeblood of our communities.
BRUCE'S 2023-24 BUDGET BRIEF
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says the 2023-24 Budget helps small businesses with contemporary challenges.