Finding adequate insurance cover at commercially viable terms is fast becoming a wicked challenge for small and family businesses.

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.

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.

Originally published in The Daily TelegraphBy Bruce Billson.Banking is an essential service with a privileged position in the economy, and our small,…

Originally published in The Daily TelegraphBy Bruce BillsonThe new Optus leadership needs to demonstrate it truly understands the economic pain the recent…

Originally published in The Daily Telegraph.

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The Budget handed down on Tuesday night will help small businesses deal with some of the contemporary challenges...

At a time when small and family businesses face headwinds, it’s not too much to ask that their big business customers play their parts by paying their invoices in a more timely way.