The CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), Alexi Boyd, has notified the Board of her resignation. We wish to thank Alexi for her leadership, advocacy and collaboration with members and stakeholders while CEO of the nation’s peak small business body. Board
Against the backdrop of what the World Bank sees as worsening economic conditions, it cut its global growth forecasts from predictions it made in the middle of last year. The institution downgraded almost all predictions for advanced economies, reducing its growth outlook for the global
If you’ve found yourself feeling a bit flat after returning to work (or outright hating your job) this year, you’re not alone. #BackToWork is trending for Australia on Tik Tok, with plenty of users lamenting the return to the office. A growing body of research
Expanding the skilled migration intake, offering temporary migrants a pathway to permanent residency and halving the levy employers pay to recruit foreign workers will be critical to delivering a sustainable increase to in-demand workers, the nations’ largest business network said today. In its recent submission
A surge in the number of apprentices and trainees continues the positive trajectory of rebuilding our local skills base, but maintaining this strong growth and realising further gains will require continued investment. Figures released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research reveal that
There’s no doubt that 2022 was a tough year for many Australian businesses with the ATO cracking down on unpaid tax debts, rising inflation and interest rates, soaring fuel prices and the cost of living continuing to spiral. It’s unlikely we’re out of the woods
Have you ever spent hours trying to persuade a prospective customer to buy your product, only to discover that they don’t have the budget for it? Or even worse, that they never needed it in the first place? Scenarios like these can be incredibly frustrating,
The last few years have been an interesting time. From rising inflation to dealing with pandemics, war, an energy crisis, and sharply declining consumer confidence, retailers have had to adapt to the most unpredictable circumstances the economy has seen in over 50 years. The effects
Florists remove misleading ‘local business’ representations from webpages. United Florists Pty Ltd trading as Lily’s Florist and Elysium Marketing Pty Ltd, a related body corporate, have each provided a court-enforceable undertaking to the ACCC in relation to misleading representations that Lily’s Florist was a local
Jobseekers are being urged to watch out for scammers, with new Scamwatch figures revealing Australians lost over $8.7 million to recruitment scams in 2022. The ACCC’s Scamwatch is warning young people in particular, to protect their personal information when applying for jobs and to beware
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