Craig Emerson
News and interviews on Craig Emerson including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Nick Sherry gets Small Business ministry – and we’ve got his special briefingMonday, 13 September 2010
Former Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry has been handed the role of Small Business Minister in Julia Gillard's new ministry, but the Opposition and business groups are unhappy that the post remains outside of Cabinet. ...
ELECTION 2010: Labor’s small business statement focusses on tax measures
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Small business minister Craig Emerson has hit back at the Opposition's suggestions that Labor has not released a small business policy and says the ALP will focus on tax breaks for small business, announced as part of the Henry Review. ...
ELECTION 2010: Billson slams Labor’s lack of small business policy
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Opposition small business spokesman Bruce Billson says he is flabbergasted that Labor has not released a specific small business policy ahead of the federal election and says Small Business Minister Craig Emerson has stopped listening to the SME community. ...
Emerson should intervene
Friday, 16 July 2010
Barely two months ago Small Business Minister Craig Emerson told a roundtable that it was difficult finding a solution to the squeeze on SME lending because the problem was more perception than reality. ...
Centre stage
Friday, 09 July 2010
Tony Abbott's big pitch to small business has started, with his promises to create a special small business ombudsman and make the position of small business minister a Cabinet post. ...
Small business minister Craig Emerson says competition will improve SME access to finance
Friday, 21 May 2010
Federal Small Business Minister Craig Emerson says the Government will focus on encouraging competition in the banking sector to improve access to small business finance, but has ruled out introducing a specific Government guarantee for SME loans over fears ...
FEDERAL BUDGET 2010: National business names register to save SMEs $1.5 billion
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The Government will spend $125.2 million over the next four years to establish a single, national register for business names that will mean entrepreneurs no longer need to register their business name across every State and Territory. ...
FEDERAL BUDGET 2010: Franchise sectors win access to early-stage mediation services
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Businesses operating under the Franchising Code of Conduct will now have access to support for early intervention in disputes under new measures announced in the Federal Budget. ...
Companies face crackdown on unfair contract terms as consumer laws pass
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Companies will face tough penalties for the use of unfair terms in standard contracts, after the Senate passed what Federal Competition Minister Craig Emerson has described as the biggest change to consumer laws in 35 years. ...
Expert panel holds hearings to consider stronger unconscionable conduct law for franchising
Friday, 22 January 2010
The Franchise Council of Australia and other franchising industry figures have taken part in a discussion session with the Federal Government's expert panel examining whether unconscionable conduct laws for the franchising sector need to be strengthened. ...
Government pays 96.5% of SME invoices within 30 days
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The Rudd Government managed to pay 96.5% of its invoices from small businesses within 30 days during the last financial year, a move praised by industry experts as a major benefit to SMEs. ...
Video rental entrepreneur attacks Coles over massive DVD discount promotion
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The owner of the Video Ezy and Blockbuster brands has again attacked supermarket giant Coles for misusing its market power over its latest DVD discount offer. ...
Owner of Blockbuster DVD rental chain to meet Small Business Minster over supermarket discount war
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
The owner of the Blockbuster and EzyDVD retail chains, Paul Uniacke, will meet tomorrow with Federal Small Business Minster Craig Emerson to discuss allegations that supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are using their market power to deeply discount DVD ...
New Opposition small business spokesperson Bruce Billson accuses Rudd Government of ignoring SMEs
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
The Coalition's new Opposition small business spokesperson, Bruce Billson, says the Rudd Government's "big government, big spending" mantra has meant small business has been ignored by Canberra for two years and says he is preparing to campaign aggressively ...
Franchise Council says South Australia could become a “no-go zone” after MP introduces franchising laws with ‘good faith’ provision
Friday, 04 December 2009
Franchisee rights campaigner and Labor MP Tony Piccolo has introduced laws into South Australian Parliament that would require franchisors in that state to act in ‘good faith' towards franchisees, just weeks after Federal Small Business Minister Craig Emerson ...
ACCC rejects Caltex bid for Mobil petrol stations as Emerson requests petrol inquiry
Thursday, 03 December 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected a bid from oil giant Caltex to take over hundreds of Exxon Mobil petrol stations and convenience stores, saying it would stifle competition and drive up petrol prices. ...
Abbott avalanche
Tuesday, 01 December 2009
Tony Abbott's first press conference as leader of the Federal Opposition was actually pretty impressive. His direct and jargon-free way of speaking went down well, he admitted to making mistakes in the past and, in a little win for business, he even lashed ...
Emerson names expert panel for franchising and unconscionable conduct inquiry
Monday, 30 November 2009
The seemingly never-ending stream of inquires in the franchising sector is set to continue, with Small Business Minister Craig Emerson naming an expert panel to examine whether unconscionable conduct provisions should be specially included in the Franchising ...
No relief for small business in new climate change deal – power bills tipped to jump $1,500
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Rudd Government's new climate change deal, which has been endorsed by Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, does not contain any assistance for small businesses, despite increased compensation for energy companies, heavy industry and households. ...
Chamber of commerce calls for inquiry into banks’ treatment of SMEs
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Australian Chamber of Commerce Industry has called for a Productivity Commission inquiry into the way banks provide finance to the SME sector, arguing small businesses are taking an "unfair hit" from credit rationing. ...
