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Aussies turn to entrepreneurship to boost income
The majority of Australians would consider starting a small business – and of those, most would do so to augment their i...
Money and mental health – the cost-of-living crisis and small business
Profitability, cashflow issues, long work hours, and poor work-life balance are common stress factors faced by small-bus...
Small-business confidence continues to decline
Only 36 per cent of small businesses saying that they expect business revenue to increase in the next 12 months, while 3...
As shoppers hunt for value, are retailers up to the task?
Ninety-two per cent of consumers say they have switched brands during the past year, often trying something new.
Small businesses struggling with technology changes and cost pressures
More than half of SMEs don’t prioritise updating their websites despite 72 per cent of customers being less likely to bu...
Late payments continue to be a pain point for SMEs
Millennials are more than twice as likely as Baby Boomers to agree that they'd feel uncomfortable asking customers for p...
B2B payment defaults reach record high as cost-of-living pressures bite
Businesses with one default have a 24 per cent chance of going insolvent in the next 12 months, rising to 42 per cent fo...
Interest-rate rise killed Australian retail sales growth in November
November is traditionally the strongest month for retail, but the NRA say that the Melbourne Cup Day interest-rate rise ...
SMEs concerned about rising costs in 2024
SMEs are getting creative in addressing the skills shortage within their companies, with 46.5 per cent investing in upsk...
Aussies saving up for Black Friday discounts in the face of cost-of-living crisis
Last year, local retailers expected more than $6 billion to be spent over the Black Friday period and that is projected ...