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Small and medium businesses have struggled in 2024 – with record rates of liquidations in New Zealand and Australia. But there are things they can do to make 2025 more successful.
Businesses need more than finance to succeed: they need to understand how to manage it.
The aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis was hard. But today’s ‘long squeeze’ could be even harder for small business owners, as consumer spending and survival options diminish.
Participants in a Ghana study said their organisations used various strategies to combat corruption and its adverse effects on their operations.
By promoting digitisation, governments can help create a more transparent and efficient business environment.
Small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in economic growth and development but are hamstrung by their lack of adequate resources to market their goods and services.
SMEs must incorporate Total Quality Management practices in their organisational culture for better performance.
Fintech can help small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asia’s largest economy access funding and expand their businesses.
Helping small businesses survive isn’t all about tax breaks, red tape and industrial relations changes. Here are four other things governments can do.
Without policies to address the core needs of small business, Victoria’s second wave of restrictions will be a killer blow.
While everyone frets about the fate of big corporates, the little ones are growing agitated.
Investors will soon be able to invest A$10,000 in a start-up through a crowdfunding platform. But parts of the law are still too restrictive.
Australia’s manufacturing industry is in decline. Yet some businesses are managing to buck the trend. The question is what do these “outliers” do differently from their competitors? And what does each…
Small businesses that invest in paid parental leave and other work-life balance programs are more likely to retain quality employees, a survey has found. Charles Sturt University’s Stacey Jenkins looked…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s decision to appoint a Federal Small Business Commissioner is a welcome move that signals an increasing interest in small business. But what exactly should a new commissioner…
Why do some small firms survive and prosper, while others don’t? When you put this question to a business consultant, academic or even an experienced business person, their biases show immediately. The…
Australian governments should extend rebates and other incentives available to big business to encourage environmentally…
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