News Bulletin 14 July 2010
Michael Derin speaks at the National Small Business Summit
Azure Group managing director, Michael Derin was invited to be a panelist at the recent National Small Business Summit held in Brisbane. Azure Group was well represented with Michael on a panel discussing how micro businesses are faring in the current market.
Listen to Michael speak on why it’s important for micro businesses to have clear objectives
Self managed superannuation: Drawdown relief to be extended
The drawdown relief for account-based superannuation pensions will be extended for the 2010-2011 financial year.
Current National Employment Standards
On 1 January 2010, the Fair Work Act introduced National Employment Standards. These are 10 minimum standards of employment for all employees covered by the National Workplace Relations system.
Azure launches SME survey
Last week Azure Group launched a national SME survey (ABB Survey) which looks at how Australian small and medium sized businesses approach their finance function, taking into account their financial results for the last financial year. Businesses surveyed will come from a wide cross section of industries across all states of Australia.
