By Michael Derin

Attending the COSBOA National Small Business Summit earlier this month, I had the opportunity to hear both major political parties address small business owners and supporters.

The opposition leader Tony Abbott used his trademark ‘personality’ to get traction with the audience and on the other hand the Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swann, presented with his usual ‘absence of personality’, leaving us staring into our wine glasses.

What it left me with was the question, will either party really deliver for our 1.93 million small businesses and put their issues on the agenda?

By Michael Derin

It’s been tough going recently for small businesses in terms of initiatives introduced by the Government. While it may seem the Government is acting for the greater good, small business will bear the brunt of many of these changes.

Despite the chilly weather, last night the Azure Group team and 50 or so of their clients and associates celebrated the end of another financial year.

Held on Azure Group’s office balcony set amid the high rises of Sydney city guests enjoyed a selection of delicious wines from Hunter Valley winery, Brokenwood, while they relaxed to the laid back sounds of the Casey Golden Trio jazz band.