There’s no such thing as a typical Australian business. And with over 2.1 million actively trading businesses across the country that’s not surprising. The latest Business View magazine highlights the varied landscape of small business in Australia.

This article was first published in Business View magazine (Winter 2015). For more articles and interactivity, download the iPad edition of Business View for free via our app, NAB Think.

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