… MEDIA RELEASE: Small business Ombudsman's guide to using social media securely 28 May 2024 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce …

… SOME IMPORTANT END OF FINANCIAL YEAR CHANGES FOR SMALL BUSINESS 28 June 2023 New instant asset write-off thresholds, … cooktops, and installing batteries and heat pumps. Under the scheme, which is pending passage through …

… provide clear, appropriate and easily accessible help for small business - with a real person they can talk to. Whether it is … or any of the many other digital platform providers, small and family businesses are getting a raw deal when they …

… Excessive insurance premiums are killing small businesses 04 March 2024 Originally published in the … viable terms is fast becoming a wicked challenge for small and family businesses. There have been countless … it' insurance products that in some case undermine the business's ability to operate with any hope of being viable. …

… OCTOBER 2022 BUDGET 25 October 2022 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says … building, mental health and financial advice support for small businesses and incentives to grow, transform and become …

… Queensland There were 482,836 small businesses in Queensland on 30 June 2023, representing 19% of all Australian small businesses (compared to 20% of Australia’s population … 2021-22 , Accessed 15 January 2024. Table 1: Small business in Queensland, 30 June 2023 Download data Source : …

… New low-cost support to help small and family businesses resolve disputes 03 March 2025 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has …

… Paying on time tricky business (Op-ed) 14 February 2023 By Bruce Billson Originally published in the Herald Sun. At a time when small and family businesses face headwinds, it’s not too much … reveal only three out of 10 big businesses pay their small business customers within 30 days, while almost a …

… TRANSCRIPT: Small business insurance crisis 04 March 2024   Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson … that may choose, in some cases courageously choose, to under-insured and perhaps worryingly not insure at all …

… Western Australia There were 238,907 small businesses in Western Australia on 30 June 2023, representing 9% of all Australian small businesses and in proportion with 11% of Australians … Calculated by ASBFEO based on the ABS definition of small business of 0-19 employees. Source: Based on Australian …

… Ombudsman urges small businesses to get on the front foot at tax time 30 June 2021 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has …

… South Australia There were 155,221 small businesses in South Australia on 30 June 2023, representing 6% of all Australian small businesses (compared to 7% of the population living in … 2021-22, Accessed 15 January 2024 Table 1: Small business in South Australia, 30 June 2023 Download data Total …

… There were 482,836 small businesses in Queensland on 30 June 2023, representing 19% of all Australian small businesses (compared to 20% of Australia’s population who are Queenslanders). There were 238,907 small businesses in Western Australia on 30 June 2023, …

… TRANSCRIPT: Digital platforms and small businesses 27 April 2023 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson …

… SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GETTING OLDER 23 August 2023 Australia’s small business owners are rapidly getting older as the … with only 8 per cent of small business owners aged under 30. It is half the peak for this age group of 17 per …

… Ombudsman launches small business natural disaster preparedness inquiry 21 January 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT   Ombudsman launches small business natural disaster preparedness inquiry The …

… Ombudsman's Foreword We depend heavily on the small and family run businesses in our lives – whether it is … in training – nearly double the amount employed by big business. We celebrate the vital and deeply personal … steadily climbing. Just 8% of small business owners are under 30. That’s half the peak for this age group of 17% …

… Digital disputes Restoring business after a hack   A small businesses social media … (while it was compromised) was returned in full to the small business. The small business was also alerted to …

… DON’T BE DUPED BY SCAM OPERATORS 27 November 2023 Small business owners are being urged by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce …

… MEDIA RELEASE: Australian small business selling online warned to be aware of US copyright … livelihoods damaged by unfounded allegations being made under these laws and then have their products taken down …

… TRANSCRIPT: Small business problems with digital platforms; being locked out of … accounts; fake reviews   Casey Briggs Tech giant Meta is under pressure after a dramatic rise in people having their …