Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman sat down with Nick Fox, Deloitte’s Payment Times Reporting Lead to discuss the recent release of the first Payment Times Reporting Register.
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… There were 482,836 small businesses in Queensland on 30 June 2023, representing 19% of all Australian small … were 238,907 small businesses in Western Australia on 30 June 2023, representing 9% of all Australian small … were 849,075 small businesses in New South Wales (NSW) on 30 June 2023. These accounted for 34% of all Australian small …
… Payment Times Reporting Scheme 10 March 2022 Bruce Billson, … Enterprise Ombudsman sat down with Nick Fox, Deloitte’s Payment Times Reporting Lead to discuss the recent release of … positive role played by the Register to help reduce the time it takes to pay small business suppliers Some large …
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… program. As part of the pilot, these guidelines will be periodically updated. 2. About the small business dispute … in an ADR process to resolve their dispute; the length of time parties have been in dispute and any attempts that they … or as or as otherwise agreed with the small business. 6. Payment Stage 1 Preliminary Advice: A co-payment of $100 is …
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Vivienne Ryan.
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Subject: Role of ASBFEO, dispute…
… to Small Business Connections TV. Today, I'm delighted to be sitting down with the wonderful Bruce Billson from ASBFEO … doors? Bruce Billson The biggest one by quite a margin is payment disputes. So about 40% of the traffic we handle … and say, look, you need to come back to us by a certain time, otherwise I'll just appoint a mediator and you need to …
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… World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (MSME Day), held on Thursday 27 June 2024 is an important … ecosystem to give enterprising people the best chance to be successful. Show your support We encourage you to join us …
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…
… Mr Billson said World Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day (June 27) was the perfect chance to applaud the … need them. “The best way to support small businesses is to be a kindly customer – patient and understanding, with good … health,” he said. “Sometimes it can be as simple as making time to pause, reflect and reconnect. Talking to trusted …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
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Subject: How small business can get help, insolvency concerns, payment times, solving problems with digital…
… How small business can get help, insolvency concerns, payment times, solving problems with digital platform … we are at the Murrumbateman market selling them at market day. But when we're not at the market, we might be promoting … made about talking to a real person, this harkens back 20, 30, 40, years ago, Bruce, when I was banging on the table and …
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Subjects: Insolvency and small business;…
… to close its doors, we've laid out money, we've had staff time, we've made financial commitments and incurred expenses … at night after being everything in the business during the day. So, I think that's a really important conversation we … have been paid by their customer, which then slows up the payment to their small business supplier like we were …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has released a guide to help small business navigate the challenge of paying or collecting a debt.
“Outstanding debts can be overwhelming for a small business – whether…
… of paying or collecting a debt. “Outstanding debts can be overwhelming for a small business – whether you are owed … and this can become worse when they don’t receive a payment they were expecting.” Mr Billson said a first step … days. The delay, well beyond the usual payment terms of 30 days, was having significant flow-on consequences for Mary …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, is urging Federal Parliament to give certainty to small business about two crucial tax breaks announced in last year’s budget.
“Time is running out with just six weeks…
… two crucial tax breaks announced in last year’s budget. “Time is running out with just six weeks until the end of the … to that amount for eligible assets between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. (The Treasurer announced in this week’s budget the scheme would be extended to 30 June 2025.) Without legislation authorising …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Rick Hind.
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… went to zero for the year and what would happen? It was a time of anxiety, and frankly, didn't amount to much in the … you bought the technology from. I know some of the card payment system providers have been up and about, and you know … client base and just let them know that 28 October is D-Day for 3G. Rick Hind It's been moved before should it be …
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Originally published in the Canberra Times
By Bruce Billson
We need to do more to support small and family businesses. These enterprises, and the driven and courageous women and men that lead them, are the engine-room of our economy…
… out not just here but in other places, and we should be concerned. The Washington Post recently posed the … from the start of this Australian Bureau of Statistics time series in July 2007. The latest ABS stats also point to … cashflow concerns, digital impacts, cyber threats, poor payment times and an ever-changing business landscape. …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Oly Peterson.
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20 November 2023
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… Ombudsman and we welcome him back to Perth live. G’day Bruce. Bruce Billson Oly, great to be with you and the … the event that you are compromised? I mean, that's a tough time to work through. It's traumatic for the business. They … invoice to somebody for a big number, like an instalment payment on a house build, and they just get in there and …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
2CC Radio Canberra
Subject: Small business disaster preparedness.…
… Billson, good afternoon. Bruce Billson Leon, great to be with you and the capital listeners of 2CC. Leon Delaney I … who are also community leaders. So, even in their own time of need, they're often thinking about others, not always … ones. Bruce Billson Tally-ho would be the word of the day! Even with transport operators, we see this. We even saw …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the significant commitment announced today by the banking industry to better support small businesses to combat scams.
Mr Billson said a $100 million…
… confidence and the ability to operate. Too often, it can be an enterprise-ending event for a small business.” … year. The biggest contributor to these losses were payment redirection scams. Mr Billson said small businesses … Billson said next week is Scam Awareness Week and an ideal time for small business owners to take a few extra moments to …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Susan Graham-Ryan.
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… we had about 17% of our small business owners were under 30. It's 8% at the moment. That's the same across Queensland. … the interests of small and family businesses every day - and part of it is surfacing their story. And that story … pursuits and being a business owner, particularly at a time when you've got difficulty getting staff and the like, …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the Australian Government’s $1.2 billion investment in the nation’s digital future, including the 30% tax offset for the video game industry.
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… 30% tax offset a game-changer for Australian industry: … and go some way to unlocking the commercial gains that can be made through digitisation,” Mr Billson says. “Many small … and rural areas, to continue delighting customers at a time of pandemic-related disruptions. “In reality, …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Becc Chave.
ABC Radio SA South East
Subject: 3G switch-off warning for small business
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… 3G networks are closing down. You still got a bit of time before this does start impacting you, but it is important that Australians know if they will be impacted. If you've received notice from your service … stock levels are down and away you go. Some of the card payment tap-on things you see car parks, they've got 3G …
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Originally published in The Canberra Times.
By Bruce Billson.
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.
We…
… It's time to celebrate Australia's small businesses 15 April 2024 … for those people. They're working their tails off every day. The narrative about how buoyant profitability is in the … our small business-owning fraternity are under the age of 30, half what it was in the 1970s. We honour and celebrate …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Ross Greenwood.
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Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise, small business and Future Made in Australia
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… business owners who flog their guts out each and every day and employ more people than any other sector, in many … owner now is 50 years old. The number that are under 30 are 8 per cent whereas it was 17 per cent in the ‘70s. We … But still the largest proportion of our cases are around payment disputes. Really pointing to that cash flow challenge …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Sean Aylmer.
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20 October 2022…
… Riviera, Sean. I got out of that to spend more quality time with the family because it's quite a punishing lifestyle … or challenges with the government or regulators of the day. And that meant a policy and advocacy role, Sean. Trying … your digital infrastructure, or in some cases, demanding a payment for you to access your own information. So, it’s a …
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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the additional support to small businesses impacted by protracted lockdowns, announced by the Australian Government.
From week four of the lockdown, small…
… lockdown, small and family businesses that have suffered a 30% decline in turnover, will receive 40% of their payroll … “Unfortunately there has been a worrying deterioration in payment times over recent months. Now is not the time to delay paying small business supplier invoices when …
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Published in the Canberra Times
By Bruce Billson
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…
… Billson The small business landscape looks different from 30 years ago, but what hasn't changed is the passionate and … were twice as many small business owners aged between 30 and 49 as there were aged over 50. Now the most common age … across OECD countries, young people are more likely to be starting a new business than older adults. According to …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Brian Carlton.
Radio 2CC
Subject: Fake online reviews, digital platforms.
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… Bruce, good afternoon. How are you? Bruce Billson Great to be with you and your listeners and I hope you go well with … Capital demanding their freedom and rights and at the same time infringing on everybody else's. And there were some … are going to take weeks and weeks and weeks. Now, by the time that is dealt with, actioned, resolved, the economic …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Stephen Cenatiempo.
2CC Canberra
Subject: Small business natural disaster preparedness and…
… in this region, too. Bruce Billson joins us on the line. G’day Bruce. Bruce Billson Stephen, great to be with you and a capital day for your listeners as well. … stage, out there. Businesses have gone through a tough time over the last three or four years for any number of …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Delaney.
2CC Canberra
Subject: Low cost support to help small businesses…
… The Federal Government has announced that there will be more a funding made available for low-cost support to … came to us for help and at times disputes, whether it's payment times or your favourite topic, digital platform … as the times were, it was a reasonably well supported time for small and family enterprises. And what we do is we …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson opening statement to Senate Estimates
It is often said that small business is the engine room of the economy. We must ensure that small and family business…
… are earning less than the average total weekly, full-time earnings. Yet not a day goes by when you don’t hear a regulator or a legislator … five requests for help from a small business relate to a payment dispute. Too often that first party that is slow to …
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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…
… Bruce Billson. Every small business deserves the right to be able to rely upon the safeguards, legal protections and … delivered via online hearings, significantly reducing the time and cost burden on a small business. It would require … Business and Codes List would deal with matters that are day-to-day commerce. They're not huge numbers in proportion …
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First published on Kochie’s Business Builders, 10 May 2023.
The Budget handed down on Tuesday night will help small businesses deal with some of the contemporary challenges they face as they prepare for a forecast lower rate of economic growth…
… in Victoria. As flagged by the Government before Budget day, there’s also a tax incentive worth up to $20,000 to … and transforming to whether the storm, was expiring on 30 June and would have reverted to a $1000 write-off from 1 … administration improvements which hopefully can reduce the time small business owners spend doing their tax. This …
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Selina Green on ABC Radio SA South East.
Subject: End of Financial Year changes for small business…
… it ticks over into the 1st of July. Things that you should be aware of, perhaps your payroll and accounting team need to … important there is that the higher amount available to 30 June, that's for assets that are installed and that you've … probably were aware of a lot of media coverage at the time about that change. So that's an award rate increase of …
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