It is often said small business is the engine room of the economy. We must ensure small and family business can fire on all cylinders - not have a cylinder taken out.

The latest report card on the economy will be no surprise to small business owners. Economic growth is barely limping along.

Finding adequate insurance cover at commercially viable terms is fast becoming a wicked challenge for small and family businesses.

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.

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.

Originally published in The Daily TelegraphBy Bruce Billson.Banking is an essential service with a privileged position in the economy, and our small,…

Originally published in The Daily TelegraphBy Bruce BillsonThe new Optus leadership needs to demonstrate it truly understands the economic pain the recent…

Originally published in The Daily Telegraph.

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