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Federal Budget Archives

manufacturers, manufacturing

SME manufacturers face revenue decline but Budget may provide a boost

The Federal Budget promises an allocation for the manufacturing sector, giving them more long-term confidence for reinve...

Budget relief provides short-term boost but not long-term sustainability for small businesses

Tangible changes for SMEs are limited in this year’s Budget, with the bulk of spending focused on bolstering Government ...

Retailers raise concerns over Budget’s lack of support for small businesses

CPA research, reveals that Australian SMEs lag behind most APAC countries in terms of innovation and the use of new tec...

Lukewarm reaction to Budget’s small-business measures

"Small businesses face a complex operating environment, and this Budget provides little for a current source of optimism...
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The good, bad and indifferent of the Federal Budget: a small-business owner’s view

A budget highlight for the author is fee-free TAFE places for critical and emerging sectors and a focus on more women in...

Calls for greater support for small business in the Federal Budget

Chartered Accountants ANZ has also asked government to take a systematic look into the provision of financial advice.

Five diary dates every small business should pay attention to this quarter

The next couple of months promises to be both a busy and instructive time for small businesses.
deferrals

Small-business support vital for economic growth

"Upskilling the workforce and the confident and decisive use of digital business tools is at the crux of boosting produc...
digitisation, DXP,

How to take advantage of the Government’s digitalisation incentives this financial year

Under the digitalisation incentive, for every $100 a business spends on digital economy technology, they get a $120 tax...
collaborative, fast-track, predictions, digital tools

The technology small businesses should invest in for 2022

With attractive government incentives, small businesses can leverage these incentives by implementing new technology to ...