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Small business confidence at 11 year high - survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
Australia\'s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are experiencing the strongest business conditions in more than a decade, a quarterly business index reported today. The August Sensis Business Index has found that business confidence had risen 6% during ...

MYOB says it will focus on gap between accountants and business

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
... begin work on a long term engagement program, according to chief executive Craig Winkler, who said the company\'s small business survey for August 2004 found that 77% of business owners consider accountants to be their most trusted adviser. However ...

Relaxed super compliance will disadvantage workers; ASFA

... monitor whether their employer is doing the right thing by them. Prime Minister Howard announced on Tuesday night small business would no longer be required to lodge quarterly statement to its employees on their superannuation contributions. "This move ...

Super changes bad for workers, ACTU

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
Changes to superannuation reporting requirements for small business would only increase uncertainty for workers, the ACTU said on Wednesday. Under new measures to cut red tape, small businesses will no longer report quarterly to employees on how much ...

Super compliance to ease: PM

... Minister John Howard announced changes to the superannuation guarantee arrangements last night, removing the need for small business to report quarterly superannuation contributions to employees. Announced as part of a paper, Committed To Small Business ...

Optus planning to buy Commander for $250 mln: report

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
... Singapore Telecommunications subsidiary Optus is upping the stakes and planning an assault on Telstra Corp by buying small business telco provider Commander Communications, according to a report in The Australian Financial Review. The newspaper said ...

Servcorp upgrades profit forecast by 35%

... full-year pretax profit was expected to be 35% greater than its previous guidance. "The result is recognition by small business operators of Servcorp's superior IT and business solutions," said the company's chief executive officer Alf Moufarrige. In ...

Small business confidence remains strong: ACCI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
Small business confidence has continued to rise over the past three months, according to the latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) small business survey. The survey found small business confidence increased markedly in November ...

Liquidator sees big rise in failing small business

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
... more distressed small businesses in the past 12 months than ever before. He said the major problem for failing small business operators was their inability to manage their cash flow in order to pay their tax.

ANZ announces formal agreement with Chinese credit union

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... banking licence. The group brings together 230 credit cooperatives in 300 branches, one million customers and 150,000 small business customers in the Shanghai urban area. ANZ managing director for group strategic development Peter Hawkins said the agreement ...