New reports have revealed business confidence and conditions are improving, despite domestically-focused sectors starting to feel the flow-o…

New reports have revealed business confidence and conditions are improving, despite domestically-focused sectors starting to feel the flow-o…
Business confidence and conditions are improving but businesses are still concerned over expectations for profits, sales and employment in t…
More than 160,000 businesses started up last year, a 13% increase over 2009, but the prospects for many appears bleak due to continued cashf…
Employers are facing increasing wage pressure in light of the latest Dun & Bradstreet Business Expectations survey, which shows employme…
As much as 1.5% will be wiped off GDP growth in the March quarter due to the floods in Queensland and Victoria, according to a special NAB b…
Small businesses will continue to face cashflow pressures in 2011, with a new report from credit agency Dun & Bradstreet showing busines…
A clear gap is emerging between retailers and the rest of the economy as consumers continue their reluctance to spend, according to the late…
The poor performance of Australia’s ailing retail sector hasn’t been enough to dent the confidence of Australian entrepreneurs and managers,…
Companies are confident of a surge in sales and profits in the first quarter of 2011 and expect to take on new staff and add to inventories,…
One of the curious and enduring trends of the post-GFC period has been the almost unwavering confidence of business owners and managers in t…
Profit expectation at Australian firms have hit a seven-year high, despite a new survey of business conditions suggesting profitability and …
There is surging optimism among Australian businesses over their prospects in 2011, with research revealing that sales and profit expectatio…