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SMEs forced to cut cybersecurity costs despite increase in attacks
While SME owners are worried about the risk of attacks, 52 per cent have said that it is too costly for them to invest i...
No Christmas spending boom, warns ARA
Roy Morgan predicts $66.8 billion will be spent in the November to December 24 Christmas trading period – just $74,000 m...
Retailers boost efforts to redirect unsold stock to those in need
The growing demand for assistance and donated unsold items has corresponded with 12 interest rate increases by the Reser...
Research finds shoppers bear the brunt of higher business overheads
Though 99 per cent of retailers reported being impacted by macroeconomic pressures, 62 per cent of direct-to-consumer re...
Retailers welcome budget’s intent to alleviate cost-of-living pressures
The ARA aver that businesses need more support managing higher labour, leasing and supply chain costs as well as insuran...
How the cost-of-living crunch is impacting women entrepreneurs
Despite a challenging economic environment many women are backing themselves to launch a business.
Three ways businesses can navigate cost of living pressures
The right marketing tools will help small businesses navigate rising costs and encourage customer loyalty.
Amidst rising costs of living, wage pressure among SMEs eases up
There is a noted slowdown in sales that is putting pressure on small businesses which can eventually affect their capaci...
Aussies seek their employers’ support as they face rising costs of living
Only nine per cent of respondents revealed that they had their salary increased outside of the annual pay review schedul...
SME wages hit five-year high
Despite the wage growth, job growth remains weak as high vacancy rates are resulting in small businesses battling with t...