There has been a lot of attention lately on small business commissioners – with a quick succession of appointments in WA, New South Wales and South Australia, however the work behind the scenes of small business bureaucrats has the potential to be lost in the media glare.
I have been waiting for the first shots to be fired in the battle for business policy, and it came last week from the big corporations bugle, The Economist. The article tries to restart public debate over the value to the economy of big business versus small business.
With the rise of TV shows such as Dragon’s Den, the focus on Silicon Valley start-ups and competitions sponsored by venture capitalists , many people may think this is how businesses can and should get the money to start. If you are in this camp, you couldn't be further from the truth.
Welcome to the small business portfolio, you will find this one no where near as confronting as homelessness...
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