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Small business confidence at 11 year high - survey

BY AAP | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004 11:56AM

Australia\'s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are experiencing the strongest business conditions in more than a decade, a quarterly business index reported today.

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