Amanda Rose. Source: SmartCompany via Amanda Rose.
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Small businesses on the brink in Australia are set to be tipped over the edge by a federal budget that lends no help other than a paltry $325 energy rebate and $290 million in ‘cashflow support’ by extending the instant asset write-off for one more year. This looks good on paper but a few hundred dollars’ worth of pocket change for their energy bill would be burned through in a matter of hours and no small business owner has $20,000 to spend anyway. Meanwhile, small businesses are closing their doors by the HOUR.
The government does know, however, that small business owners are struggling hence the continued $10.8
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Amanda Rose is the founder of Small Business Women Australia, Western Sydney Women and Western Sydney Advisory. She has also been named as one of the most influential people in Western Sydney.
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