ACT Government Increases Business Support Grants As Lockdown Is Extended
Canberra based businesses are set to receive a further grant payment of approximately up to $30,000 as a result of the ACT Government’s decision to extend the lockdown for another four weeks. The extension of the ACT Covid-19 Business Grants means that employing businesses across the territory will be given an extra $10,000, while non-employing […]
New Business Grants Have Been Announced To Support South Australian SMEs
On Monday 13th September, The South Australian State Government announced introduction of two new business support grants to assist small and medium business across the state. The programs will deliver an extra $15 million in financial support to an estimated 3,500 local businesses. The newly announced Covid-19 Tourism and Hospitality Support Grantwill provide support for […]
Australian Businesses Admit To Struggling To Retain and Attract Quality Staff
Ongoing border closures and a ban on international travel means that Australian businesses have lost access to technical and skilled workers from overseas coming into the country. As a result of this businesses are now having to fight for available resources and things could potential become more challenging for small businesses across the country. The […]
Regional NSW Businesses Set to Pilot Vaccine Passport Trial
The NSW State Government has announced that selected business in regional parts of NSW will be picked to undertake a pilot trial of the new covid-19 vaccine passport, as the state aspires to re-open to full vaccinated people during the month of October. On Wednesday 22nd September, Victor Dominello the NSW Minister for Customer Service […]
Thousands of ACT Businesses Are Yet To Receive Business Support Grants During Lockdown
The ACT has been in lockdown for almost two months, however under 4000 outstanding support grants are yet to be processed for struggling businesses, with the ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr largely blaming it on poorly submitted paperwork. However, ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja believes that the ACT government is responsible for the delay, and […]
Australian Household Spending Decreases for The Third Month in A Row
As a result of ongoing lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne household spending across Australia has dropped for the first month in a row. Retail sales in Australia dropped 1.7 percent for the month of August when compared to the sales from a month earlier. Sales in New South Wales dropped 3.5 percent which is the […]
The Benefits of Hiring A Business Consultant
A business consultant can be best described as a professional who works with clients on a large range of aspects with the purpose of trying to assist with improving, growing or maintain a company. A business works with business owners and managers to enhance the operations and efficiency of a business. The business consultant helps […]
ACT Budget Aims To Strengthen Economy Amid New Covid-19 Lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on jobs, businesses, and industries that are critical to Canberra’s economy including the tourism, arts and events sectors. The 2021-22 ACT Budget aims to make a huge investment in job creation and encourage investment with a purpose of driving a stronger economic recovery. The newly announced $41 […]
Australia’s Economic Recovery Has Hit A Major Roadblock With Recent Lockdowns
Newly published data illustrates that Australia’s economic recovery significantly stagnated in July, as this was the month where small businesses recorded their worst performance since December 2020 in the face of ongoing lockdown restrictions affecting more than half of the Australian population. On Thursday 26th August Xero published results of their latest small business index, […]
NSW Government Expands JobSaver Scheme To Assist More Businesses During Lockdown
The NSW State Government has announced that large hospitality and tourism businesses that have revenues of up to $1 billion are now eligible for JobSaver following the announcement of an extension of the scheme. The expansion to large businesses in the tourism, hospitality and recreation industries means that businesses who have an annual turnover between […]
