The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, is encouraging small businesses to adopt eInvoicing as a more secure and faster way of getting paid.“There are real opportunities for small business in engaging with…
… what is a vital part of getting paid, replacing what can be a tendinous, mundane and error-prone activity.” Mr Billson … vulnerable to invoice substitution scams – also called payment redirection scams or business email compromise - … people with all the critical information to execute the payment,” he said. Mr Billson welcomed the Australian …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
Radio 2CC Canberra
Subjects: How small business can prepare for a…
… you a couple of bucks back, which is the equivalent of a day or two of what you pay to access our communications … had a direct loss. It's the same with banking services. Payment platforms went out late last week for a lot of the … and we touched on that in the report. If you're a time-poor small business owner, you don't really want someone …
… 42% of all apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 September 2022. Nearly half (49%) of apprentices and … 2022. This was a 12% increase compared to the same time the previous year, and a 6% decrease compared to June … the economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. To be eligible, apprentices needed a commencement date between 5 …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney on Radio 2CC Canberra.
Subject: Franchising Code of Conduct Review
Leon DelaneyThe Small Business and…
… the phone now. Good afternoon. Bruce Billson Leon, fab to be with you and your listeners, sir. Leon Delaney Thanks … are well-known, and those brands have proven the test of time. There are other systems that might have just been, … and spending a quarter of a million bucks to get your day in court? That's an area where we think more work needs …
Radio 6PR Perth
Subject: internet domain name changes
Oliver Peterson
You’re being warned if you're a small business owner and for that matter, if you go to a website,…
… Ombudsman. Good afternoon. Bruce Billson Oli, great to be with you and 6PR listeners. Oliver Peterson It's great to … be a genius to know that change is happening. And for some time I've been urging the non-government regulator that … the thing I'm trying to surface. There is a window of time that runs out around the 20th of September. For …
… of self-employed small business owners working full-time earn less than the average full-time adult wage. 55% of small business owners working full-time with 1 – 19 employees earn less than the average …
… Island. Table 1: Small businesses in Other Territories, 30 June 2023 Number of employees Total number of businesses … There were 1,886 small businesses in Other Territories on 30 June 2023. Of these, 90% were non-employing businesses. … Other Territories decreased by 150 (7%) over the year to 30 June 2023, after a 16% increase in the previous year. … …
… turn ads on or off and can remove or update advertising payment information. Have your account/s set up so that Meta … email to help with account recovery (should you need it). Be aware of and follow the platform’s community guidelines. … up an account, or already have one, create a separate payment method that is only used for your social media …
… on Preliminary Conclusions to the Review of Retail Payment Systems Date Fri, 07/09/2021 - 12:00 File … on Preliminary Conclusions to the Review of Retail Payment Systems pdf 867.86 KB Summary Reserve Bank of … on Preliminary Conclusions to the Review of Retail Payment Systems … Reserve Bank of Australia – Consultation on …
… (don’t expect anything that is not included) all costs, payment timings and overall contract costs regular and … (don’t expect anything that is not included) all costs, payment timings and overall contract costs regular and …
… not attach any illegal, restricted or offensive content. Be aware that we will be obliged to report any inappropriate content that we … not attach any illegal, restricted or offensive content. Be aware that we will be obliged to report any inappropriate …
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.
“Small and family businesses stand ready…
… Easter holiday season,” Mr Billson says. “For the first time in two years, there is freedom of movement and no … rush, Mr Billson says it’s never been more important to be a kindly customer. “Business owners are doing their … Easter holiday season,” Mr Billson says. “For the first time in two years, there is freedom of movement and no …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Thomas Oriti.
ABC News Radio
Subject: Small business problems with digital…
… Ombudsman. Bruce, good morning. Thank you for your time. Bruce Billson Thomas, fab to be with you and your listeners. Thomas Oriti How bad is this … customer relationships where there's valuable data about payment arrangements and the like. It might be that they've …
… businesses in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on 30 June 2023, representing 1% of all Australian small … small businesses). Table 1: Businesses in ACT by size, 30 June 2023 Number of employees Total number of businesses … in the ACT increased by 1,086 (3%) over the year to 30 June 2023. The areas with the largest increase were: …
… 0-19 (Small) 116,547 35,178 151,728 20-199 (Medium) 66,104 30,708 96,812 200+ (Large) 58,959 29,840 88,800 Unknown 7,800 … >, extracted on 30/07/22. Over three quarters of apprentices and trainees … 52,383 54,808 38,491 6,046 151,728 20-199 (Medium) 24,847 30,811 32,431 8,712 96,812 200+ (Large) 19,920 25,941 32,695 …
… complaints. Internal dispute resolution processes may be managed by the processor’s complaint handling officer. … manage independently. The mediator will decide the date, time, and place that the mediation will take place and the … you of their costs. In general, the mediator has a half-day rate and a full-day rate, with the length of time for the …
Originally published in The Daily Telegraph
By Bruce Billson
The new Optus leadership needs to demonstrate it truly understands the economic pain the recent outage has inflicted on some small and family businesses.…
… This must be the last time Optus cuts off small business 21 November … Comments by the company that the loss was only $2 a day shows it does not understand its customers. This is what … Comments by the company that the loss was only $2 a day shows it does not understand its customers. This is what …
… ADR practitioner for the dispute. This appointment is to be made within 14 days of the request being received by … of their costs. In general, the practitioner has a half day rate and a full day rate. The length of time the ADR process will take depends on the complexity of …
Stephen Cenatiempo There are some changes coming to the way business domain names will operate in Australia. My understanding is that soon you'll be able to, if you have a website that's .com.au or .net.au you'll be able to just drop…
… Steve, happy to be with you and the listeners on a great day in the capital. Stephen Cenatiempo It is a beautiful day … Cenatiempo So, the reality is, for the sake of 20 or 30 bucks a year, which is roughly what it costs to register a … an asset - they need to protect their interests. Now's the time before others have an opportunity to grab hold of that …
… Number of small businesses in greater capital city areas, 30 June 2023 Number of employees Sydney Melbourne Brisbane … million small businesses in greater capital city areas on 30 June 2023. Greater Sydney had the highest concentration of … Greater Melbourne (where they fell 1.8%) over the year to 30 June 2023. The main contributors to Melbourne’s decrease …
… has been completed by ASBFEO, any available documents will be forwarded to the applicant. If the requested documents or … to FOI requests on the Treasury website at the same time as providing the response to the applicant. Documents … to FOI requests on the Treasury website at the same time as providing the response to the applicant. Documents …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Dusty Fitzpatrick.
Radio 2BS Bathurst
Subjects: 2024-25 federal budget…
… now. Bruce, good afternoon. Bruce Billson Dusty, good to be with you and your listeners. Dusty Fitzpatrick It's … also matched to that amount. That's not the case this time around. So, whilst that relief will be there, people … than half are aged over 50, with only 6% under the age of 30. Now it's about 8% nationally. But this tells us that …
… extension period with the employee. More employers will be exposed to multi-employer bargaining through the … website. Family and Domestic Violence Leave All full-time, part-time, and casual employees can access 10 days of … Domestic Violence Leave as of 1 August 2023. The full 10 day leave entitlement is available immediately - it does not …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS On The Money
Subject: Small business natural disasters preparedness and…
… Billson. Bruce Billson Most small businesses are very time-poor and they're really focused on working in the … event for the business owner. Help navigate that and be in the best positioned you possibly can, to recover on the … of COVID and all the consequences of that. That's a tough time. And those dislocations to a business, if we're not well …
… a streamlined and improved user experience, reducing the time to register as a new business, or apply for additional … not been able to resolve the issue with them, the IGTO may be able to help. IP Australia helps businesses to learn … a streamlined and improved user experience, reducing the time to register as a new business, or apply for additional …