Advice For Small Business Owners Wanting To Beat Social Media Fatigue
Social media fatigue is a big problem for business owners. When you are in charge of running a small business, you are required to do the marketing and at times it can be exhausting. However, if your customers are on social media it is super important for you to be active on at least a […]
Business Advice For Australians Wanting To Become A Sole Trader
If you are someone who has a great idea or an original product and a clear idea about who your customers will be and want they want then you might have the potential to be a successful sole trader. It is important to be aware of the fact that 60 percent of small businesses fail […]
The End Of JobKeeper Has Cost 56,000 Jobs To Date
Newly released data from Single Touch Payroll has revealed that 56,000 workers who were previously on JobKeeper have lost their jobs. This is an increase in 16,000 which is up from the figures of 40,000 jobs from the data published two weeks ago. “The data suggested that up to 40,000 former JobKeeper workers lost employment […]
The Benefits of Running A Family Owned Business
There are many advantages and benefits to running a family-owned business. Family business still thrive in today’s highly competitive economy as most successful family businesses are not only well-founded but also exceptionally well-run. When you are aware of the advantages of being in a family-owned and run firm, it can significantly help your business maximise […]
Australia’s Unemployment Has Fallen To 5.5 Percent Despite JobKeeper Ending
Recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s unemployment has fallen to 5.5 percent. This has surprised many people, due to the fact that when the federal government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy ended on the 28th March it was anticipated to create a cliff that would plunge thousands of workers […]
The SME Recovery Loan Scheme Has Opened
The SME Recovery Loan Scheme opened on Thursday 1st April and will be available for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) across Australia until 31st December 2021. The purpose of the scheme is to support the economic recovery, and to offer continued assistance, to businesses that received JobKeeper and also to organisations that are eligible flood-affected […]
372,000 Australian Businesses Were On JobKeeper When It Ended Last Month
Right up until it’s completion on Sunday 28th March, JobKeeper remained to be a critical economic lifeline for 372,000 Australian businesses. New research shows that almost a quarter of Melbourne based businesses were dependent on help from the scheme during its final phase. Businesses in regional parts of the country fared better than those in […]
Calls for Targeted Stimulus Package to Assist Hospitality Venues Post JobKeeper
Restaurateurs and café owners across Queensland are calling for the Australian Government to create a targeted stimulus package to support the hospitality industry. This comes as Brisbane was placed into a three day lockdown earlier this month to combat the recent announcement locally acquired covid-19 cases being detected in the Greater Brisbane Region, Gold Coast […]
Job Vacancies in Australia Hit Record Levels as JobKeeper Ends
Australia’s national jobs market appears to be in a strong position to take up many of the 1 million Australians who have recently come off the federal governments JobKeeper wage subsidy program. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that at the end of March 2021 there was approximately 289,000 vacant jobs across Australia in […]
Australian Businesses in a World after JobKeeper
Business owners, insolvency experts and bureaucrats are cautiously awaiting to see how the end of JobKeeper is going to impact the Australian economy over the coming weeks. Insolvency laws were introduced during the peak of the covid-19 lockdown to protect businesses. On top of this the $90 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme made it possible […]