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Jul 1
2 min

July 1 changes you need to know about: Open banking, wage increases and penalty rate cuts

Today marks the start of financial year 2020-21 and there are no shortage of July 1 changes business owners need to get across.

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New round of Small Business Assistance Grants opens from 1 July.

Joe Kowalewski

Jun 19
1 min

New round of Small Business Assistance Grants opens from 1 July.

Applications for NSW Government Small Business Recovery Grants of up to $3,000 will be open from 1 July 2020.

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Many small businesses still to switch to new digital payroll reporting system

Local Area Marketing

Oct 9, 2019
2 min

Many small businesses still to switch to new digital payroll reporting system

Last week, Australian small businesses with 19 employees or less, were required by law to report using the new digital Single Touch Payro...

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Irrigating veggies brings a $40,000 fine when the water isn't yours

Local Area Marketing

Apr 6, 2018
1 min

Irrigating veggies brings a $40,000 fine when the water isn't yours

A local small business vegetable grower has been fined a total of $40,000 for syphoning water from the Nepean River to irrigate his veget...

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Mandatory data breach laws start today - are you prepared?

Local Area Marketing

Feb 21, 2018
2 min

Mandatory data breach laws start today - are you prepared?

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has urged small businesses to urgently prepare for the intro...

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Small businesses exploited by tap-and-go payments

Local Area Marketing

Dec 11, 2017
1 min

Small businesses exploited by tap-and-go payments

Consumers and small businesses are being exploited for utilising the convenience of tap-and-go, according to the Australian Small Busines...

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Competition laws will allow Amazon to undercut Aussie local businesses

Local Area Marketing

Nov 5, 2017
1 min

Competition laws will allow Amazon to undercut Aussie local businesses

Online shopping giant Amazon, tipped to begin trading in Australian from the end of November, will be able to undercut local businesses w...

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Small business win with retail & hospitality penalty rate cuts upheld by Federal Court

Local Area Marketing

Oct 11, 2017
2 min

Small business win with retail & hospitality penalty rate cuts upheld by Federal Court

Small business owners have scored a win with the Federal Court upholding a Fair Work Commission decision earlier this year to cut penalty...

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SMEs prioritise company tax cuts, GST reporting & tax write-off for action

Local Area Marketing

Sep 28, 2017
3 min

SMEs prioritise company tax cuts, GST reporting & tax write-off for action

Australian small-and medium-sized businesses want the government to introduce more small business-friendly policies, including the reduct...

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Amazon reminded about fair treatment of Australian small online businesses

Local Area Marketing

Sep 20, 2017
2 min

Amazon reminded about fair treatment of Australian small online businesses

Amazon has been reminded that it must treat small business fairly and lawfully as the online giant prepares to enter Australia. The remin...

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Small business win on market domination by big businesses

Local Area Marketing

Aug 21, 2017
1 min

Small business win on market domination by big businesses

For the first time in Australia, firms with market power will now need to carefully consider whether the conduct they engage in, or propo...

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Cabramatta, Liverpool & Fairfield targeted in employee conditions crackdown

Local Area Marketing

Jun 23, 2017
2 min

Cabramatta, Liverpool & Fairfield targeted in employee conditions crackdown

Businesses in Cabramatta, Liverpool, Fairfield and surrounding areas will be targeted in a new compliance and workplace laws crackdown by...

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