Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Daily Telegraph.
Small business is a big deal. But not as big as it used to be. Economic contribution has dropped from 40 per cent to 33 per cent since 2006 and share of private sector jobs at 42 per cent, down from over half. We are sleepwalking towards a big corporate economy.
Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
I fear we are sleepwalking into a "big corporate" economy.
Many small and family businesses are doing it tough right now and the post-COVID environment is, in many cases, even more difficult.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Ross Greenwood.
Sky News Business Now
Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise, small business and Future Made in Australia
Ross Greenwood
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
Radio 2CC Canberra
Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise to boost small and family businesses
Leon Delaney
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Lisa Millar.
ABC News Breakfast
Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise, tap-and-go merchant fees, digital platform disputes, small business owners getting older, regulatory burden on small business, making the ecosystem more supportive for small business
Lisa Millar
Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
Small business is the beating heart of our communities and our economy, so it is crucial to check the pulse of such an important sector to measure its health and vitality.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
Finding adequate insurance cover at commercially viable terms is fast becoming a wicked challenge for small and family businesses.
There have been countless examples of small businesses closing down because they either can't get the insurance they need, or when it is available, they can't afford the prohibitively ridiculous premiums on offer, which in some cases have risen by 200 or 300 per cent.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Oliver Peterson.
Radio 6PR Perth
Subject: 3G switch-off warning for small, family and farming businesses
Oliver Peterson
If you're using the 3G network, listen up because we know that Telstra is turning it off at the end of next month. Optus a day later on the 1st of September. Vodafone's already turned it off, but it's not just a simple about it affecting the mobile phone network.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
Radio 2CC
Subject: Privacy changes coming for small business
Leon Delaney
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, says small, family and farming businesses should urgently make sure they are not caught out by the 3G switch-off happening in the next few weeks.
Mr Billson today appeared before the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry into the shutdown of the 3G mobile network. He called on telecommunications companies and business equipment and service suppliers to step up and do more to make sure small businesses were not harmed by the shutdown.