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08 Feb 2024 Media Releases
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has warmly welcomed the release of the review of the Franchising Code of…
01 Feb 2024 Transcript
 TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Jeremy Jones.ABC Radio CapricorniaSubjects: Payment…
31 Jan 2024 Transcript
TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.Radio 2CC CanberraSubject: Helping small…
31 Jan 2024 Media Releases
Disputes about being paid, trouble with a digital service provider, contract battles and franchise disagreements are the top four issues where small business have sought the help of the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman over the…
24 Jan 2024 Transcript
 TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with David Dowsett.ABC Radio Wide BaySubject: Small…
22 Jan 2024 Media Releases
The terrible floods and storms causing great trauma for parts of the country should be a red alert for small business to be prepared for natural disasters…
17 Jan 2024 Media Releases
Digital marketing can be vital to the success of a small business yet one-in-three end up in a dispute with their provider, according to new research.
17 Jan 2024 Transcript
TRANSCRIPTAustralian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.Radio 2CC Canberra17 January 2024Leon…
10 Jan 2024 News
Many small and family businesses say their biggest and most pressing cost pressure is not wages, energy or even landlords putting up the rent; it’s insurance, writes Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
03 Jan 2024 News
When a bushfire, storm, flood or other natural disaster strikes, small business owners are often the first to volunteer to fight fires, lay sandbags, assist with evacuations and help with the clean-up.