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Businesses show surprising confidence despite inflation woes

Businesses show surprising confidence despite inflation woes

While a significant number of businesses are struggling,60 per cent of companies say they are planning to expand in the next year,a survey shows.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘We’ve lost a cylinder in a four-cylinder engine’:Insolvency help soars as economy struggles

‘We’ve lost a cylinder in a four-cylinder engine’:Insolvency help soars as economy struggles

There’s been an “astonishing” increase in the number of administrators appointed to struggling firms,in a further sign the overall economy is struggling.

  • byShane Wright
A lofty life won’t prevent knitted brows
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A lofty life won’t prevent knitted brows

Could be time to zip it.

Australians have been short-changed billions. Now banks are being forced to change

Australians have been short-changed billions. Now banks are being forced to change

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unveiling changes to how banks inform their customers on everything from deposits to mortgage rates,so people can make better financial choices.

  • byShane Wright
Six actions business owners can take to survive economic turmoil
Opinion
Opinion

Six actions business owners can take to survive economic turmoil

Don’t wait to be told we’re officially in recession. Start acting now to ensure you come out the other side of what could be a prolonged downturn.

  • byMichael Fingland
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How do I manage my money and super as a business owner?

How do I manage my money and super as a business owner?

Sole traders and business owners often forego their own savings,but it’s crucial you act early to set yourself up for retirement.

  • byParidhi Jain
Move over,America:Australia’s been crowned the land of opportunity

Move over,America:Australia’s been crowned the land of opportunity

Australians aged in their early 40s,who were born to parents at the lower end of the income ladder,are 60 per cent more likely to end up rich than Americans.

  • byLisa Visentin
$200b program to help businesses through pandemic had little impact:RBA

$200b program to help businesses through pandemic had little impact:RBA

A key part of the Reserve Bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic had no “statistically significant” impact on small business lending,a review has found.

  • byShane Wright
‘Things can go wrong’:Judo Bank tightens lending as rates ramp up

‘Things can go wrong’:Judo Bank tightens lending as rates ramp up

“I’m nervous about the psyche that says ‘she’ll be right’” the chief executive of Judo Bank,Joseph Healy,says.

  • byClancy Yeates
Yes,minimum wage rises can hurt jobs,but not this one

Yes,minimum wage rises can hurt jobs,but not this one

The only path to sustainable real wages growth is a sustained improvement in the productivity of our workforce.

  • byJessica Irvine