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24/02/2021

Australian owners, are you aware of how law restructuring changes may impact your ? This Dynamic Business article from ScotPac Business Finance has the details:

“COVID Safe Harbour” insolvency rules, which absolved directors from liability if businesses traded while insolvent, have been replaced by...

21/03/2019

The property downturn means SMEs will have to look beyond property security if they want to fund growth.

Eight in 10 small businesses say falling property prices has, or soon will have, an impact on their capacity to obtain the finance they need.

25/02/2019

One in five SMEs are experiencing difficulties in funding in light of the Royal Commission into Banking's recommendations.

04/11/2018

Here's more on the medicinal cannabis and brain tumour trial, with Endeavour College of Natural Health's Dr Janet Schloss interviewed on Sky News - it's been an emotional week for all involved with the project due to the overwhelming response of people wanting to get on the trial.

Brisbane-based researcher Dr Janet Schloss has teamed up with neurosurgeon Charlie Teo to conduct a world-first medicinal cannabis trial in brain cancer patients. Dr Schloss is the Clinical Trials Coordinator at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

28/10/2018

Can medicinal cannabis reduce glioma tumor size and relieve symptoms? Our client Endeavour College of Natural Health has teamed with world renowned neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo to find out in a world first clinical trial.

25/09/2018

The latest Blue HOPE newsletter is out now - find out how our big Broncos night went, and whether meditation can help police cope with job stresses.

Our thanks to the many hundreds of volunteers who signed up to participate in our joint University of Queensland research project on whether meditation and gratitude can help police cope.

10/07/2018

Putting your best foot forward as the new financial year starts - some good advice for small business owners.

As the new financial year begins business owners should take time to carefully assess their financial position and forecast for the year ahead.

15/03/2018

Want to know what's on the minds of Australia's business owners? Download a free copy of the latest Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index https://www.scottishpacific.com/news/research

Research - news At Scottish Pacific we are passionate about supporting Australian and New Zealand based business owners and we are investing significantly in research to enable us to keep up to date with the issues that affect them on an ongoing basis. In

01/12/2017

How small business can avoid that tricky period after Christmas, when no money's coming in but wages and bills still have to be paid...

The traditional seasonal dip in cashflow makes it more difficult to fund growth and to meet outstanding liabilities on time.

08/11/2017

Is it time to start being frank about conditions like endometriosis, for the benefit of women, employers and the economy? This article in Business Chicks raises the question, highlights the rough road for many women with the condition and talks to researchers from Hudson Institute of Medical Research about what needs to be done.

In Australia, each year, endometriosis is estimated to cost $4.9 billion in lost productivity.

27/10/2017

For female entrepreneurs looking for business funding not tied to their personal property, these brokers explain a potential growth funding option.

Broking has traditionally been a very male-dominated industry, but there are a growing number of female brokers keen to work with SME funders to increase opportunities for their clients. Three