The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is seeking advice about ways it could better support small business. Key Relationships Manager and Project Officer for the ATO’s Supporting Small Business Program, Tony Watkins, would appreciate ABN community members’ response to the... read more
The Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA) has advised the Australian Businesswomen’s Network that the Australian Communications and Media Authority is considering extending the Do Not Call register to include businesses – and has forecast a 50% take up rate... read more
I’m writing an article about Women on Boards and would love to know what ABN members think about the idea of introducing quotas for female representation on corporate boards. Would the introduction of quotas be: A positive move? Tokenism?... read more
There have been a few alarming reports of late regarding the shock in store for small to medium-sized business this year. Apparently fewer than half of Australia’s small businesses are adequately prepared to deal with the further round of... read more
As the peak representative organisation for female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in Australia, the ABN is in regular contact with politicians whose portfolios include areas of relevance to its members. Last week, ABN Advisory Board member Susan Wareham McGrath met... read more
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network and Citrix GoTo Webinar will soon launch a new lunchtime series with prominent business authors from around the world. Designed to provide lunchtime education (the series is part of Citrix’s Lunch + Learn initiative) each... read more
My friend, Patricia, has a problem. She is articulate, intelligent, immaculately dressed and groomed and holds a senior management position in a large organisation in which she has built a successful, high profile, career since the early 1990s. She... read more
Compared with Norway, where the Government has mandated that listed company boards have a composition of at least 40 per cent women, the number of female directors on ASX 200 company boards is less than impressive, at just 8.3... read more
As the peak representative organsation for Australian businesswomen and female entrepreneurs, the Australian Businesswomen’s Network is meeting individually with the Federal Minister for Small Business, Dr Craig Emerson and the Federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry next week. Community... read more
The key changes already implemented on 1 July 2009 included Fair Work Australia opening its doors, replacing seven workplace relations agencies; the introduction of new Unfair Dismissal Laws, along with a new Fair Dismissal Code and new Adverse Action... read more
Today’s Australian newspaper reports that research by the Institute of Public Affairs has found South Australia is the highest taxing Australian jurisdiction for business. Queensland continues to slide in its competitiveness, while WA has the most favourable taxation regime for... read more
The Small Business and General Business Tax Break was introduced as an investment allowance a year ago, to boost business investment during the global financial crisis. It was extended in this year’s Budget to allow small businesses to claim... read more
