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Mainstreet Australia Update
Advocacy with Federal and State Governments in response to Covid-19 Through the work of President Peter McNabb, Mainstreet Australia has been advocating over recent
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If you want to stay in business, tell your customers.
By Laurie Martin. Laurie Martin has spent many years in advertising, marketing, major event management and publishing in Australia and New Zealand. He currently consults on
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Energy network relief package announced
Energy networks across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have announced a suite of measures to provide support to customers enduring hardship as a
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VSBC calls on landlords and tenants to do the right thing where tenants can’t pay rent because of COVID-19
01 April, 2020 Victorian Small Business Commissioner Judy O’Connell is calling on small business owners and landlords to take action now and negotiate rent in
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‘Landlords aren’t coming to the party’: Small businesses frustrated
EMMA KOEHN MAR 30, 2020 Traders have warned suburban shopping strips could be wiped out for good unless landlords show leniency on rents for at least
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CORONAVIRUS FORCES CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT BUSINESSES TO ADAPT TO SURVIVE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
“Chapel street recruits ‘Dolly Diamond’ as official small business ambassador during coronavirus pandemic” 30 March 2020: Australia’s largest retail precinct, Chapel Street Precinct, is making Lemonade out of
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Job Keeper Payment
Under the JobKeeper Payment, businesses impacted by the coronavirus will be able to access a subsidy from the Government to continue paying their employees. Affected
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Federal Government offers $130b in coronavirus wage subsidies for businesses to pay workers
Businesses will receive a fortnightly wage subsidy up to $1,500 per employee as part of a Federal Government bid to prevent millions of people from
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The unlikely businesses winning big from the coronavirus chaos!
It’s official: the sale of Corona beer hasn’t been impacted by its unfortunate name association. One study may have inspired a few thousand clickbait headlines
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Business Support Fund Applications Open – Victoria
Program Overview The Victorian Government has launched the $500 million Business Support Fund to support small businesses in the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus
