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Government extends small business support services
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10 May, 2012 |
| Small business advisory and support services are set to receive additional funding under the new federal budget, with plans to spend more than $30 million on existing services over the next four years. |
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Federal Budget to boost small business
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09 May, 2012 |
| Small businesses will receive some much-needed support from this year's Federal Budget, with a number of tax concessions aimed at improving business cash flow to be introduced as of 1 July. Read on to find out what these benefits are. |
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Tax breaks needed for small business
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02 May, 2012 |
| Small businesses will be watching Treasurer Wayne Swan very closely next week, when the Federal Budget is released on 8 May. Mr Swan is facing additional calls from the business community and parliamentary members to give small businesses a break in the upcoming Budget. |
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Reserve Bank cuts interest rate
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02 May, 2012 |
| The Reserve Bank announced today it has cut the official cash rate amid moderate inflation figures and a weaker than anticipated economic environment. |
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Personal fraud costs Australians more than one billion dollars
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01 May, 2012 |
| Personal fraud costs Australians more than one billion dollars in 2010-11 and given more than 60 per cent of small businesses are unincorporated entities, this is a real and costly threat to a significant proportion of the small business community. |
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Business optimism plummets
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01 May, 2012 |
| Uncertainty over interest rates and continued pressure from the high Australian dollar are weighing on businesses, with D&B's latest Business Expectations Survey revealing that executive expectations for the September quarter 2012 have plummeted. |
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SMEs call for universal definition of small business
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27 April, 2012 |
| SMEs are calling for a universal definition of a 'small business' in light of varying interpretations across government departments, to be discussed at an upcoming roundtable by COSBOA and The Tax Institute. |
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