COVID-19

COVID-19 Archives

app, online tools

Online tools keeping SMEs open through COVID-19 disruptions

Over half the SMEs that use digital tools say they’ve helped keeping their business open and operational through the COV...

Business council welcomes expanded support

The Business Council of Australia has welcomed the initiative of federal and state governments to provide targeted and e...

First shopping centre-based vaccination hub opens in Melbourne

Frankston's new community vaccination hub is expected to be just the first of a number of shopping centre-based temporar...
reforms, spiral

Reactivation of temporary insolvency protections sought for small businesses

The ASBFEO has urged the Federal Government to reactivate temporary insolvency protections to support affected small and...

Pandemic highlights inefficiencies of Aussie SMEs

Just six per cent of Aussie SMEs have fully automated expense management, and only seven per cent invoice management, de...

Eligibility criteria for SME grants in NSW revealed

All businesses in NSW may be eligible for a grant if they have an annual wage bill of up to $10 million and aggregated ...

Retail workers’ union calls for priority support and vaccines for retail shop staff

The SDA union is querying why teachers are given vaccine priority over retail workers when the majority of COVID infecti...
partnerships, trust contract, client relationships

The smartest way to grow your business in 2021

Partnerships flourished amid the shrinking advertising budgets of the COVID-19 pandemic and are being seen more as integ...

SME sentiment takes a hit as lockdowns bite

With new lockdowns proving the COVID-19 situation far from over in the country, the outlook among SMEs has gone back int...
jobkeeper, lockdowns

Call for clarity over NSW’s COVID support scheme for small businesses

Workplace relations advisors Employsure are concerned that NSW's COVID package may not sufficiently cover the small busi...