The cost of doing business in 2025 is weighing on SMEs, with 3 in 4 expecting further increases. But many also plan to be proactive with a focus on technology to aid cost-reduction and revenue-generation to continue to thrive, grow and adapt.
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A weak read as we head into late 2024
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Cashflow still the biggest risk to business but concerns around profitability continue to rise.
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Business Confidence Lifts
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SME confidence falls deeper into negative territory
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Constraints linger despite easing capacity utilisation
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Business Confidence and Conditions Rise
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Are SMEs planning to invest to grow their business and who do they turn to for advice?
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Conditions still soft but inflationary pressures easing
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SME conditions stable but still below average
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Conditions ease as slow growth weighs on firms
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Conditions ease further, confidence bounces
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Business confidence down but costs, prices rise. Listen to our podcast series to accompany the NAB Monthly Business Survey continues, giving you a 10 minute summary of the key survey developments this month.
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Conditions, employment fall back to long-run average
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SME conditions fall, diverging from larger firms
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