COVID-19 affecting small business Archives

Victorian craft brewer with 30-year history collapses as COVID-19 takes a toll

Eloise Keating

28 October 2021

The liquidator of Southern Bay Brewing — which collapsed into liquidation this week — says there is already some interest in the business’ assets from potential buyers.

Small business owners are facing a new insolvency cliff, but shopping local will help

Finance

Neil Slonim

23 July 2021

As Australians, it is time to put our money where our mouth is and support small businesses by shopping local.

ARA welcomes stable retail sales data, but says small businesses are still vulnerable

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Robert Stockdill

22 June 2021

The Australian Retailers Association has welcomed the latest retail sales data, but warned smaller businesses are still vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19.

Why Georgia Samuel decided to close her once thriving salad bar chain, Famish’d

Coronavirus

Eloise Keating

21 April 2021

Georgia Samuel founded Famish'd salad bars in mid-2010 and quickly found success. But the COVID-19 pandemic led her to make the difficult decision to move on.

ATO to resume penalties for tax debts, as small business independent review service made permanent

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Eloise Keating

8 April 2021

The ATO will resume issuing penalties and taking compliance actions against businesses that have outstanding debts or lodgement obligations, after pausing this activity during the pandemic.

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“Now is not the time”: Accounting groups urge government not to bring in mandatory e-invoicing for all businesses

Finance

Eloise Keating

3 February 2021

Two of Australia’s leading accounting groups are calling on the federal government to move away from a proposal to make e-invoicing mandatory for all businesses.

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JobKeeper enters its final stage, but small business advocates call for extension

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Eloise Keating

6 January 2021

COSBOA chief executive Peter Strong says the government should continue JobKeeper wage subsidies beyond March.

Are zombie firms on the rise? Payment times blow out amid insolvency protections

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Matthew Elmas

9 September 2020

Payment times are increasing for small businesses, with creditors unable to chase up debts amid an extension in insolvency protections.

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Insolvency and bankruptcy protections extended for businesses struggling with COVID-19

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Matthew Elmas

7 September 2020

The Morrison government has announced bankruptcy and insolvency protections will be extended until the end of the year.

Wildly successful pivot stories — and where to next for SMEs

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Salesforce

25 August 2020

SmartCompany editor Eloise Keating, COSBOA CEO Peter Strong and a panel of business leaders and strategists discuss qualities and tactics that will help SMEs move through this tumultuous phase and into recovery.

Lessons learned: How an accounting and an insolvency firm took on COVID-19

Articles

NAB

19 August 2020

A human touch and an agile response to COVID-19 have put two very different professional service firms in the driving seat for uncertain tim…

Keeping your business’ finances agile in a disrupted market

Articles

Judo Bank

5 August 2020

The growing uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation in Australia has made it more critical than ever for SME business owners to respond to rap…

Posts tagged "COVID-19 affecting small business"

Victorian craft brewer with 30-year history collapses as COVID-19 takes a toll

Small business owners are facing a new insolvency cliff, but shopping local will help

ARA welcomes stable retail sales data, but says small businesses are still vulnerable

Why Georgia Samuel decided to close her once thriving salad bar chain, Famish’d

ATO to resume penalties for tax debts, as small business independent review service made permanent

“Now is not the time”: Accounting groups urge government not to bring in mandatory e-invoicing for all businesses

JobKeeper enters its final stage, but small business advocates call for extension

Are zombie firms on the rise? Payment times blow out amid insolvency protections

Insolvency and bankruptcy protections extended for businesses struggling with COVID-19

Wildly successful pivot stories — and where to next for SMEs

Lessons learned: How an accounting and an insolvency firm took on COVID-19

Keeping your business’ finances agile in a disrupted market