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Award rate hike increases pressure on small-business owners
"This increase of 3.75 per cent to wage costs when annual productivity is at 1.2 per cent does not add up or bode well f...

Small businesses falling behind on energy transition due to a lack of clarity and support
COSBOA say that Small business is getting smashed by rising energy costs, with the financial strain higher now than duri...

Deadly Hair Dude’s Gary Strachan named 2024 COSBOA Small Business Champion
The COSBOA National Small Business Champion award recognises and acknowledges the efforts of small-business influencers ...

New research sheds light on cyber security practices and sentiments of small business
Even when small businesses see the value in embracing a culture of cyber security, the research notes that they still fa...

Small-business festival series to empower new Aussie women entrepreneurs
The winner of the Accelerator for Enterprising Women's Kickstarter Challenge will be awarded $30,000 in equity-free fund...

COSBOA welcomes dissenting reports in IR bill on behalf of small businesses
Concerns raised in dissenting reports pertain to casuals, contractors and union right of entry, which COSBOA stated must...

Cybersecurity remains a primary concern for small businesses
Cybersecurity concerns came in third, after energy prices and the cost of staff, in the list of issues concerning small-...

Everyday habits within small businesses that attract cybercriminals revealed
The ACCC report that the number of businesses losing money to scams increased by 73 per cent in the last year.

COSBOA and Square Australia report affirms resilience of small businesses in the past year
Australian SMEs have been proactive and turned to technology to help them do more with less and in challenging economic ...

COSBOA welcomes Payment Times Register overhaul but “more needs to be done”
Despite the findings and the calls of stakeholders the Emerson Review did not recommend introducing a compulsory maximum...