small business
Funding boost for small business ombudsman critical
Government urged to strengthen the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Policymakers are being encouraged to increase funding for the ASBFEO to ensure it can continue to support …
‘Stop playing politics with small business’
Government’s $20,000 instant asset write of not enough to secure Senate support, crossbencher warns Small businesses are being left in the lurch as politicians seek to score points on budget …
No fair wages without employers: Albanese
Prime Minister keen to deliver “constructive and balanced” industrial relations reforms Labor is committed to being both “pro-business and pro-worker”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims. Speaking at the Council …
Budget business
Small business was a focus for the Federal Budget this year A joint statement between Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business Minister Stuart Robert, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and …
Pharmacy wins “Oscars” of small business
A former Pharmacy of the Year has taken out the title of Champion Pharmacy at a national small business award ceremony Rebecca Young, managing partner of the Capital Chemist Chisholm …
Budget 2020: What’s in it for business
The Guild and former pharmacist and mental health advocate Kate Carnell have lauded the 2020 Budget for its focus on helping small business recover from COVID-19 In handing down the …
Q&A with Kate Carnell AO and Curtis Ruhnau: Mental health in the pharmacy profession
To coincide with Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and PSS are pleased to host this exclusive webinar event to address the mental wellbeing of the pharmacy profession 13 …
Businesses bearing brunt
Pharmacies and other businesses may not be able to stay open if the general public won’t change its behaviour to limit the spread of COVID-19, says one leading pharmacist David …
Business expects ‘bad times’ ahead
In April business confidence plummeted to a second consecutive record monthly low… and new research reveals the stress small business owners are under Roy Morgan Business Confidence was down 18.2 …
How the economic stimulus will help pharmacy
Elements of today’s economic stimulus package will directly benefit community pharmacy businesses… and also help prevent presenteeism, say pharmacy groups Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Federal Government’s $17.6 billion …
‘Long may they prosper!’
Amid a storm of negative media about pharmacy, one writer took a different stance, asking Australians to “cherish the local chemist” In the leadup to the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, …
Changing the code
Raft of recommendations made to help small businesses meet ‘ambiguous’ fair dismissal obligations Fairness and removal of ambiguity are the crucial outcomes for small business from an overhaul of the …