Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Lisa Millar.
ABC News Breakfast
Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise, tap-and-go merchant fees, digital platform disputes, small business owners getting older, regulatory burden on small business, making the ecosystem more supportive for small business
Lisa Millar
Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
Small business is the beating heart of our communities and our economy, so it is crucial to check the pulse of such an important sector to measure its health and vitality.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Oliver Peterson.
Radio 6PR Perth
Subject: 3G switch-off warning for small, family and farming businesses
Oliver Peterson
If you're using the 3G network, listen up because we know that Telstra is turning it off at the end of next month. Optus a day later on the 1st of September. Vodafone's already turned it off, but it's not just a simple about it affecting the mobile phone network.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
Radio 2CC
Subject: Privacy changes coming for small business
Leon Delaney
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, says small, family and farming businesses should urgently make sure they are not caught out by the 3G switch-off happening in the next few weeks.
Mr Billson today appeared before the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry into the shutdown of the 3G mobile network. He called on telecommunications companies and business equipment and service suppliers to step up and do more to make sure small businesses were not harmed by the shutdown.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Jess McGuire.
ABC Radio NSW Regional
Subjects: Small business conditions, ATO debt collections, ASBFEO Tax Concierge Service, global computer outage.
Jess McGuire
Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
The public rightly expects any personal information collected and stored by businesses - whether they are large or small - will be protected and only used for the reasons it was provided.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, says he welcomes the regulator’s decision to retain and enhance vital protections for small businesses in the new Banking Code of Practice.
“A push by the banks to shrink the Code has been rejected and they must continue to include an explicit and detailed pledge outlining how they will handle complaints,” Mr Billson said.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman’s website – www.asbfeo.gov.au - is now available in more than 100 languages to
Income tax cuts, a rise in the minimum wage, updated information on tax deductions and increased superannuation payments are among changes coming into effect on 1 July, says Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.
“It is essential that small business owners and managers understand these changes,” Mr Billson said.
“Business leaders are responsible for getting this right and should check their payroll and accounting systems have been updated.