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Blame it on my Blackberry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... year. According to the report we are still in the early take up phase with five per cent of Australians and 11 per cent of SME's currently having a device.

ASSOB appoints new head

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... money. This is an appalling situation and one I intend to address." ASSOB is the largest provider of equity funding to the SME space in Australia, utilising a network of more than 60 certified consultants.

Balmain and Allco expand factoring joint venture

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... exposure in Western Australia where Benchmark has a much stronger presence. Holme said the BA Venture business is across the SME sector and they (St George) wanted to hold onto the invoice side to service much bigger corporate borrowers.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is set to return to positive territory today after an improvement in trading activity on Wall Street and in defiance over a fall in metals prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Beware the private equity trap

The gloves are off between private equity investors and turnaround experts after an insolvency expert warned that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) should think twice before tying up with a private equity fund. While high profile private equity bids ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
The Australian share market opened down this morning, then slipped lower in early trade, following yesterday's record close achieved on the back of strong retail performances. The bourse was dragged down by a weaker Wall Street and falling commodity ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
The Australian share market at noon had slipped from last night's record high following a mixed lead from New York, while resources stocks pulled the bourse lower on softer commodities prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 39.5 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Sentiment in the Australian economy has recently fallen slightly after the previous significantly positive lift with the National Australia Bank Business Confidence Survey indicating a decrease by 2 points to a score of 10 in the last month. Business ...

BankWest launches online international trade system

... and heavy volumes passing through their systems. According to an East & Partners' Australian Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) Banking Markets Report, more than a quarter of SMEs are involved in importing or exporting with almost 60 per cent concluding ...

MIA predicts property slump by 2010

One of the longest property booms in Australian history will end by 2010, according to research house Managed Investment Assessments (MIA) based on its sector report polling the views of eight of the country's leading property fund managers. Colonial ...