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SME Broker Bootcamp 2023
by Annie Kane • 8 Nov 2023
The Adviser hosted its ninth annual SME Broker Bootcamp in September, offering brokers the tools to diversify their...READ MORE
Why SMEs are banking on brokers to grow revenue in 2023
by Guy Callaghan • 18 Apr 2023
Economic conditions may be signalling a tighter year ahead, but business confidence is high and brokers are in... READ MORE
SMEs turn to non-bank funding in COVID-19 stimulus absence
by Adrian Suljanovic • 24 Jan 2023
Due to the government terminating pandemic support programs, a quarter of SMEs had added non-bank funding facilities,... READ MORE
Government extends mental health funding for small businesses
by Jon Bragg • 9 Jan 2023
Over $15 million has been pledged for mental health and financial counselling support.
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Inflation-hit SMEs eye business loans in 2023: Survey
by Fabian Cotter • 4 Jan 2023
A majority of Australian SMEs would take out a loan this year to counter inflation costs, an industry survey has... READ MORE
Supply chain issues drive SME alternate funding support: ScotPac
by Fabian Cotter • 12 Dec 2022
Rising inflation and increased costs are being offset — or absorbed — by Australian SMEs quite differently,... READ MORE
Confidence driving SME commercial-lending demand: ABA
by Fabian Cotter • 25 Nov 2022
Strikingly positive data shows solid SME lending growth, despite ‘challenging’ economic conditions, the ABA has... READ MORE
Growing SME debt finance puts brokers in focus, says Scotpac
by Fabian Cotter • 24 Nov 2022
Brokers are playing an increasingly key part in helping SMEs get crucial debt help fast – and much more, non-bank... READ MORE
New qualification for equipment leasing and commercial finance...
by Annie Kane • 11 Nov 2022
CAFBA has launched a new qualification, the Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) program, for brokers and... READ MORE
ScotPac launches new digital toolbox
by Adrian Suljanovic • 10 Nov 2022
The non-bank SME lender has announced the launch of a new partner portal for brokers and advisers.
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Diversification more important now than ever, says business coach
by Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Oct 2022
Branching out into SME lending could derisk a mortgage brokerage, which is vital in a cooler housing market, according... READ MORE
Over 1/3 of SMEs unaware of alternative financing options
by Adrian Suljanovic • 18 Oct 2022
Australian small and medium-sized enterprises are seeking financial assistance to fund immediate needs; however, some... READ MORE
Invoice financier looking to fill SME lending void
by Charbel Kadib • 11 Apr 2019
An SME lender has identified opportunities to capitalise on changes in the credit space amid ongoing concern over the... READ MORE
Bill to establish $2bn SME fund approved
by Reporter • 8 Apr 2019
A $2 billion securitisation fund, designed to improve access to finance for Australia’s SME sector, has passed both... READ MORE
Parliament approves $30k SME asset write-off
by Reporter • 5 Apr 2019
Both houses of Parliament have approved the federal government’s bill to lift the instant asset write-off for SMEs to... READ MORE
Brokers urged to seize opportunities in SME space
by Reporter • 4 Apr 2019
Mortgage brokers have been encouraged to step into the SME lending space amid new research highlighting the burgeoning... READ MORE
SME lender signs $100m debt facility
by Reporter • 3 Apr 2019
A new entrant in the SME lending space has secured a $100 million debt facility, which it said would broaden its... READ MORE
New commercial finance diploma set to launch
by Annie Kane • 2 Apr 2019
A new diploma specialising in commercial and asset finance is set to launch next month, enabling brokers and bankers to... READ MORE
SMEs favour higher rates over securing loan against property
by Reporter • 25 Mar 2019
Small business owners “resent” securing business funding against property, with the payment of higher interest... READ MORE
Regulators dismiss Hayne’s call for change to SME definition
by Reporter • 21 Mar 2019
Australia’s financial regulators have weighed in on commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s SME recommendations, with the... READ MORE
Prospa hires new GM to manage NZ business
by Ezekiel MacNevin • 12 Mar 2019
The SME lender has announced that it has hired its first general manager to head up operations in New... READ MORE
Industry at loggerheads over SME definition
by Reporter • 1 Mar 2019
Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for proposed changes to the definition of SME to be enshrined in the... READ MORE
ABA contests royal commission’s SME reform
by Charbel Kadib • 28 Feb 2019
The banking association is hesitant to support Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s recommendation to change the definition... READ MORE
RC exacerbating SME funding woes
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2019
Access to credit for small businesses is expected to be hindered further off the back of the banking royal commission,... READ MORE
Government to legislate commitments to SMEs
by Reporter • 15 Feb 2019
The Coalition government has formally introduced two pieces of legislation in parliament designed to enhance the... READ MORE
Brokers to play key role in post-RC climate
by Reporter • 4 Feb 2019
SMEs will be increasingly looking to brokers to source alternative finance, with banks expected to have “more hurdles... READ MORE
$83bn SME funding gap exposed
by Charbel Kadib • 1 Feb 2019
New research has shed light on credit constraints in the SME space, compounded by a lack of trust in banking... READ MORE
Government opens consultation on $2bn SME fund
by Reporter • 7 Jan 2019
The federal government has announced that a bill designed to establish a $2 billion SME securitisation fund is open for... READ MORE
Commercial space not exempt from stricter credit policies
by Reporter • 28 Dec 2018
Tighter lending standards in the mortgage industry, imposed off the back of regulatory scrutiny, have been just as... READ MORE
Major banks ‘feeding’ off small businesses, says Ombudsman
by Annie Kane • 14 Dec 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has said she is concerned that major banks have been too... READ MORE
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