How new procurement rules benefit SMEs and First Nations businesses 2022 Better Procurement Special Report A fifth of the federal government’s annual $70 billion of goods and services purchases must be awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises following changes to
SME ombud bats for ‘right-sized, minimum intervention’ regulation May 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal In a submission to the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, Bruce Billson says small businesses are made to shoulder the weight of ‘disproportionate’ government
New ideas bring digital to the fore in election-eve budget, but meaningful change remains elusive March 30, 2022 By Eloise Keating Economy & Industry In the lead up to this year’s federal budget, we consistently heard two key themes in our conversations with small business owners and startup founders,
How Single Touch Payroll paved the way for JobKeeper February 17, 2022 By Joshua Gliddon 2022 Collaboration After Crisis Special Report “When we designed Single Touch Payroll, we certainly didn’t have a global pandemic in mind,” says ATO assistant commissioner Jason Lucchese. “But the fact we
Grants to help solve ‘government challenges’: Funding to cut red tape January 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Businesses are being paid by the federal government to trial tech solutions with a view to reducing bureaucratic processes described as ‘regulatory burdens’. In a
NSW commits $24m to helping SMEs solve government problems June 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The New South Wales government has launched a new program that offers small and medium-sized businesses grants to solve problems for state government agencies. The
NSW government agencies required to use e-invoicing from 2022 May 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology All New South Wales government agencies will be required to adopt e-invoicing for goods and services worth up to $1 million, from January 1, 2022.
Commonwealth defence industry grants program broadened to boost training opportunities April 14, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The federal government has updated a commonwealth grant program to help more businesses grow the skills of Australia’s defence industry, according to defence industry minister
Promoted Are small business loans getting more difficult to access? March 29, 2021 By Small Business Loans Australia In 2018-2019, small businesses contributed $418 billion to Australia’s GDP – equivalent to 32% of Australia’s total economy. By employing 4.7 million people, small businesses
A third of NSW’s IT procurement budget to go to SMEs under new target February 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The New South Wales government has accepted a number of recommendations that will see small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communications technology
New federal procurement rules to boost access for SMEs December 7, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Commonwealth agencies will be allowed to tender directly from small-to-medium businesses under an exemption to procurement rules designed to cut red tape. Updates to Commonwealth
Commonwealth digital procurement platform hits $1b milestone February 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Australian digital service providers have been encouraged to broadcast their expertise on the Commonwealth government’s digital procurement platform. New statistics show that more than $1
SMEs take home more than one quarter of federal procurement contracts November 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The value of federal government contracts going to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has increased by almost 30%. Government procurement targets aim for at least
DTA to launch cloud marketplace in 2020 October 22, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Digital Transformation Agency has invited feedback on its plans to launch a cloud services marketplace. The proposal outlined in the DTA’s discussion paper aims
