The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says tonight’s 2025-26 Federal Budget was ‘the sequel’ to last year’s, offering modest targeted measures to help small and family business deal with specific current pain…
… Budget continues targeted relief as small businesses hope for recovery 25 March 2025 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says … for the additional $155.5 million to the ATO to tackle under-reporting and ‘cashies’ is properly targeted so that it …
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The ASBFEO February Small Business Pulse makes it clear that while an interest rate cut may provide some modest relief to financing costs and a slight nudge to consumer demand, the…
… Checking on the Pulse of Aussie small businesses 03 March 2025 Originally published in The … Canberra Times By Bruce Billson The ASBFEO February Small Business Pulse makes it clear that while an interest rate cut … business decisions, actions and choices being taken or under active consideration. That's why the Pulse matters, and …
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… TRANSCRIPT: Small business owners getting older, AgQuip 24 August 2023 24 … the 70s we had about 17% of our small business owners were under 30. It's 8% at the moment. That's the same across …
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… Concern about small businesses being paid 02 September 2024 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson … the owner of one, what is the biggest stress you are under at the moment? New figures from the Australian Small …
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Competition laws will work better for small businesses with a dedicated court list.
For small businesses, effective competition is vital. Knowing they can compete on a level…
… Business disputes are often in the Federal Court. But, where does that leave those too small to pay the costs? 21 July 2025 Originally published in … By Bruce Billson Competition laws will work better for small businesses with a dedicated court list. For small …
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Opinion piece by the Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
Originally published in the Canberra Times.
Mary runs a small civil construction business but one of her customers, another small business, had not paid their $20,000 bill for 180 days.
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… Understanding the skills to handle business barneys 02 September 2024 Opinion piece by the … Originally published in the Canberra Times. Mary runs a small civil construction business but one of her customers, another small business, had not paid their $20,000 bill for 180 days. …
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The small business landscape looks different from 30 years ago, but what hasn't changed is the passionate and hard-working small business owners and entrepreneurs who are building businesses…
… 2025 Published in the Canberra Times By Bruce Billson The small business landscape looks different from 30 years ago, but … business owners aged 60 and over. When we look at the under-30 group, 8 per cent of business owners are currently …
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Subject: Privacy changes coming for small business
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Small businesses in…
… Privacy changes coming for small business 22 July 2024 Australian Small Business and Family … side where you think, oh, I wonder what's required of me under these changes to the privacy arrangement. Have it used …
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… TRANSCRIPT: Energising enterprise, celebrating small and family businesses, right-sized regulation, seafood … procurement 15 April 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson … share of Gross Domestic Product. Right now it's a little under a third, 32.4% and that is spectacularly impressive. …
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… TRANSCRIPT: Mental and Financial Wellbeing for Small Business Owners 12 January 2023 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson …
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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…
… Making the ecosystem more supportive for small business 08 August 2024 Australian Small Business and Family … age is 50. We've got about 8 per cent, Lisa, that are under the age of 30. It was 17 per cent in the ‘70s. So, we …
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Originally published in The Canberra Times.
By Bruce Billson.
Every small business deserves the right to be able to rely upon the safeguards, legal protections and business "bumper rails" that support fair conduct and competition in our…
… published in The Canberra Times. By Bruce Billson. Every small business deserves the right to be able to rely upon the … business is harmed. If a small business dispute arises under state law, they can in most cases go to a small claims …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of $15 million in funding for free mental health and financial counselling support for small businesses in next week’s…
… counselling support 19 October 2022 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has … free mental health and financial counselling support for small businesses in next week’s federal Budget. “For small …
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Subject: Small business owners…
… TRANSCRIPT: Small business owners getting older (Radio 2BS Bathurst) 24 August … there was about 17% of small and family business owners under 30. Well that's, that's 8% now and that's really quite …
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… Budget 2024-25 15 May 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson … to the budget and whether or not they benefit from it is small business, because if small business is going well, then …
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… Release of the ASBFEO Small Business Guide to dealing with debt/ASBFEO Review 18 November … having to go to court. The legislation that I operate under says every four years, we’ll check out whether that …
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State Small Business Commissioners and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman have met to continue our collaborative efforts within our jurisdictions, to support our nation’s vital small business community.
As always, we…
… National Small Business Commissioners Forum Communique 12 November 2021 State Small Business Commissioners and the Australian Small Business and …
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Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, is calling on the community to join him today in saying a big thank you to the women and men running our small and family businesses.
Mr Billson said World Micro, Small…
… Thank you to our small business entrepreneurs 27 June 2022 Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, is calling on …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, wholeheartedly supports the call to overhaul the Payment Times Reporting Act and welcomes recommendations to make the data more useful for small business.
“Finance…
… BY DR CRAIG EMERSON 01 September 2023 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, … welcomes recommendations to make the data more useful for small business. “Finance is the oxygen of enterprise. Cash …
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Originally published in the Canberra Times.
By Bruce Billson.
I was shocked, but sadly not surprised, to read recently that one in five small businesses have zero cash reserves.
About 18 per cent have less than a month's worth of cash…
… Small businesses need the right kind of incentives to succeed … about one in three have dipped into personal funds to pay business expenses as rising costs persist and the business … income and by 50 per cent for the next $100,000 of income. Under that model a business with a taxable income of $200,000 …
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Natural disasters can be devastating for small and family businesses yet only one in four small businesses have a current business continuity plan, according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson.
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… ONLY ONE-IN-FOUR SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE A DISASTER PLAN 12 January 2023 Natural disasters can be devastating for small and family businesses yet only one in four small businesses have a current business continuity plan, according to the Australian Small …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says tonight’s federal Budget offers targeted measures to help small and family business deal with current pain points and headwinds.
“Small and family businesses facing…
… Budget Brief 2024-25 14 May 2024 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says … tonight’s federal Budget offers targeted measures to help small and family business deal with current pain points and …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, acknowledges the public release and response by the Australian Government of his inquiry into the effectiveness of Commonwealth procurement rules for small businesses.
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… Small business Ombudsman's procurement report released 16 May 2024 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, …
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… Low cost support to help small businesses resolve disputes and the Small Business Pulse 04 March 2025 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Jo Laverty.
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… TRANSCRIPT: Australian Government support for small business 31 October 2023 Australian Small Business and Family … states where we're seeing only 7% of business owners aged under 30 in Darwin and the Greater Darwin area. Now that's …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Julie-anne Sprague.
Radio 6PR Perth
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… Energising enterprise 13 August 2024 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson … I mean there's only 8 per cent of business owners that are under the age of 30, whereas in the ‘70s, it was twice that. …
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… TRANSCRIPT: Small business natural disaster preparedness and resilience 16 January 2023 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson …
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ABC Radio Perth
26 June 2023
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… TRANSCRIPT: Small Business Matters 26 June 2023 Australian Small Business and … the Seventies as a hook point, 8% of business owners are under the age of 30. That used to be 17%. So it's quite an …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Bridie Tanner.
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… TRANSCRIPT: Small business natural disasters and resilience 23 January 2023 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson …
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Almost one in four big businesses take more than 120 days to pay their small business suppliers, according to new analysis using data from the Payment Times Reporting Regulator.
The information reported by big business also reveals those…
… YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS – TIME’S UP FOR BIG BUSINESS TO PAY 14 November 2022 Almost one in four big businesses take more than 120 days to pay their small business suppliers, according to new analysis using … have recorded the worst performance in paying their small business suppliers. “These figures are appalling,” said …
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