Business Research & Insights

Most SME owners are looking to invest to grow over the next 12 months. How are they going about it and, more importantly, why should you? NAB’s new Executive of Business Direct and Small Business, Krissie Jones, explains the benefits.

SME appetite for investment is turning positive, the latest NAB Business Insights reports finds, with both broad and strategic investment on the table. Find out what it all means.

Are SMEs planning to invest to grow their business and who do they turn to for advice?

Slow growth and further gradual progress on inflation

No signs of change in July as policy emphasises supply, domestic demand is subdued

Conditions still soft but inflationary pressures easing

Australia’s commercial rooftop solar power industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, transforming how energy is consumed and generated across the nation. And according to Energy Aware Managing Director Tim Parkinson, “we’re only just getting started.”

Online retail sales rebounded in June, after contracting in May

In Part 3 of this NAB Health Insight series, we explore some of the most important factors for health consumers when searching for a health professional. We also investigate whether consumer perceptions over some key issues (including access to bulk billing, cost of health services, usage of telehealth, e-health, and data sharing) have changed over the past year.

Consumers may be looking after the pennies but there’s still room for the good things in life, while business confidence enjoys a bump.

The latest NAB Regional & Agribusiness webinar provides insights on the Australian & Global Economies, and a regional and rural property update. Watch the webinar here.