The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged consumers to consciously spend with small and family businesses this weekend, amid predictions of a bumper Easter.
“Small and family businesses stand ready…
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged consumers to consciously spend with small and family businesses this weekend, amid predictions of a bumper Easter.
“Small and family businesses stand ready…
… Easter holiday season,” Mr Billson says. “For the first time in two years, there is freedom of movement and no … rush, Mr Billson says it’s never been more important to be a kindly customer. “Business owners are doing their … Easter holiday season,” Mr Billson says. “For the first time in two years, there is freedom of movement and no …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Thomas Oriti.
ABC News Radio
Subject: Small business problems with digital…
… Ombudsman. Bruce, good morning. Thank you for your time. Bruce Billson Thomas, fab to be with you and your listeners. Thomas Oriti How bad is this … customer relationships where there's valuable data about payment arrangements and the like. It might be that they've …
… businesses in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on 30 June 2023, representing 1% of all Australian small … small businesses). Table 1: Businesses in ACT by size, 30 June 2023 Number of employees Total number of businesses … in the ACT increased by 1,086 (3%) over the year to 30 June 2023. The areas with the largest increase were: …
… 0-19 (Small) 116,547 35,178 151,728 20-199 (Medium) 66,104 30,708 96,812 200+ (Large) 58,959 29,840 88,800 Unknown 7,800 … >, extracted on 30/07/22. Over three quarters of apprentices and trainees … 52,383 54,808 38,491 6,046 151,728 20-199 (Medium) 24,847 30,811 32,431 8,712 96,812 200+ (Large) 19,920 25,941 32,695 …
… services 16,542 17,610 11,498 45,651 36% Retail trade 30,601 20,872 50,591 102,064 30% Arts and recreation services 4,198 4,445 6,387 15,031 … services 16,542 17,610 11,498 45,651 36% Retail trade 30,601 20,872 50,591 102,064 30% Arts and recreation …
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Originally published in The Daily Telegraph
By Bruce Billson
The new Optus leadership needs to demonstrate it truly understands the economic pain the recent outage has inflicted on some small and family businesses.…
… This must be the last time Optus cuts off small business 21 November … Comments by the company that the loss was only $2 a day shows it does not understand its customers. This is what … Comments by the company that the loss was only $2 a day shows it does not understand its customers. This is what …
… ADR practitioner for the dispute. This appointment is to be made within 14 days of the request being received by … of their costs. In general, the practitioner has a half day rate and a full day rate. The length of time the ADR process will take depends on the complexity of …
Stephen Cenatiempo There are some changes coming to the way business domain names will operate in Australia. My understanding is that soon you'll be able to, if you have a website that's .com.au or .net.au you'll be able to just drop…
… Steve, happy to be with you and the listeners on a great day in the capital. Stephen Cenatiempo It is a beautiful day … Cenatiempo So, the reality is, for the sake of 20 or 30 bucks a year, which is roughly what it costs to register a … an asset - they need to protect their interests. Now's the time before others have an opportunity to grab hold of that …
… Number of small businesses in greater capital city areas, 30 June 2023 Number of employees Sydney Melbourne Brisbane … million small businesses in greater capital city areas on 30 June 2023. Greater Sydney had the highest concentration of … Greater Melbourne (where they fell 1.8%) over the year to 30 June 2023. The main contributors to Melbourne’s decrease …
… has been completed by ASBFEO, any available documents will be forwarded to the applicant. If the requested documents or … to FOI requests on the Treasury website at the same time as providing the response to the applicant. Documents … to FOI requests on the Treasury website at the same time as providing the response to the applicant. Documents …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Dusty Fitzpatrick.
Radio 2BS Bathurst
Subjects: 2024-25 federal budget…
… now. Bruce, good afternoon. Bruce Billson Dusty, good to be with you and your listeners. Dusty Fitzpatrick It's … also matched to that amount. That's not the case this time around. So, whilst that relief will be there, people … than half are aged over 50, with only 6% under the age of 30. Now it's about 8% nationally. But this tells us that …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS On The Money
Subject: Small business natural disasters preparedness and…
… Billson. Bruce Billson Most small businesses are very time-poor and they're really focused on working in the … event for the business owner. Help navigate that and be in the best positioned you possibly can, to recover on the … of COVID and all the consequences of that. That's a tough time. And those dislocations to a business, if we're not well …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged the Federal Government and regulators to consider the reactivation of temporary insolvency protections, to support small and family businesses doing it tough in…
… protections for small and family businesses that may be trading insolvent due to lockdown trading restrictions. … June, and that trend is widely expected to continue with payment times stretching out. “Bringing back temporary … like this that give otherwise viable small businesses more time to recover or turnaround, preventing a wave of …
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says small businesses in dispute with the ATO will get a fairer go, under new rules proposed by the Australian Government.
Mr Billson welcomed the pre-Budget…
… debt recovery actions through the court system. This can be prohibitively expensive and time consuming for a small business. “Under the proposed … resolved by the AAT. “It means that rather than spending time and money fighting in court, small business owners can …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Narelle Graham on ABC Radio South Australia.
Subject: Digital platforms and small businesses
Narelle Graham
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… Bruce, good afternoon. Bruce Billson Narelle, awesome to be with you and your audience. Narelle Graham Any pattern … for the destruction of it. Thanks very much. Have a great day’. Or it might be where if you can't solve your problems … for the destruction of it. Thanks very much. Have a great day’. Or it might be where if you can't solve your problems …
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has launched an Inquiry to examine the impact of reforms to Commonwealth procurement rules on small business.
The Inquiry was referred to the Ombudsman by the Minister…
… Ombudsman launches Inquiry into Commonwealth Procurement 30 March 2023 The Australian Small Business and Family … great to see the Australian Government’s commitment to be a bigger customer for small businesses,” Mr Billson said. … contracts can be complex, costly, confusing and time-consuming. “Supporting the opportunity for small and …
Small and family businesses are benefiting from a significant boost in consumer sentiment, with new research revealing 93% of Aussies prefer to buy products made in Australia.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce…
… Australian Made products, an additional $5 billion would be generated in our economy over the year, creating 11,000 … new jobs. “That’s why this Australian Made Week (24-30 May) is a great time to support a small or family business by spending …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson today welcomed the announcement by the Commonwealth Bank that it will automatically lower costs incurred by small businesses and family enterprises with a turnover of less than…
… of the small business community. There is a lot more to be done though, and I urge all banks and financial … the economy is many millions of dollars – money that could be better put to work to grow business and employment … of the small business community. There is a lot more to be done though, and I urge all banks and financial …
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… MSME Day messages from the Ombudsman, Minister for Small Business … celebrates World Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day 2023 A message from Hon Julie Collins, Minister for Small … on World Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day 2023 A message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on …
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the Albanese Government’s move to introduce legislation to ban unfair contract terms for small businesses. “This is a real problem for small and family…
… Mr Billson said. The Ministers said the government would be introducing civil penalty provisions ‘outlawing the use … by real people who deserve our respect and empathy every day.” Mr Billson said he also welcomed the government’s move … by real people who deserve our respect and empathy every day.” Mr Billson said he also welcomed the government’s move …
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says today’s decision by Australia Post to continue shipping perishable goods across the country will bring joyful relief to small business food producers.
Mr Billson…
… their business – with confidence that their goods will be delivered by Australia Post. “Australia Post has … business customers by reversing this decision. “Now is the time to be working together to identify what the problems are … business customers by reversing this decision. “Now is the time to be working together to identify what the problems are …