Posts tagged "Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman"

Ask most small business owners if they've ever been in a dispute and chances are, they'll say yes. 

Australia's Small Business Ombudsman has welcomed a move by the ATO to extend its independent review function to small businesses through a pilot program.

The banking royal commission has heard how the Commonwealth Bank delayed reporting a “glitch” that caused thousands of small businesses to be overcharged interest on bank overdrafts.

The peak body for Australian small businesses is calling for the banking royal commission to go beyond the numbers and examine the very human impact of poor banking practices, as the commission kicks off two weeks of public hearings focused on SMEs.

Tensions are running high in the world of franchising and Australia needs a new court to deal with them, according to legal and business experts.

Australia's Small Business Ombudsman is pushing for changes to industrial relations laws to benefit small businesses.

Small business telecommunications complaints are on an upward trajectory.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged state governments to rethink their approach to the Easter holiday period, saying the decisio…

Small businesses are warned to be wary of consultants and advisers who claim they can get them a great deal on the R&D tax incentive, after a Queensland business was fined more than $4 million this for encouraging clients to lodge overstated or ineligible claims. 

Australian businesses could be required to put aside more money for their employees’ superannuation under proposals put forward by a number …

The small business ombudsman will launch an inquiry into dispute resolution processes for conflicts between smaller operators and big busine…

The small business community has been quick to outline their preferences for what should be included in the federal government’s royal commi…