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The Government’s SME Recovery Loan Scheme is coming to an end. So who benefited?

With the SME Recovery Loan Scheme coming to an end on 30th June, it is timely to reflect on its [...]

The new Labor government and Small Business are strange bedfellows.

Unfortunately, the appointment of Julie Collins as Minister for Small Business does not imbue confidence that the Albanese government will [...]

2022 Federal Election Series Part 4: Which is the best party for small business or are the minor parties and the independents a better alternative?

This is the final article in theBankDoctor’s four part Election Series. If you missed any of the first three articles [...]

2022 Federal Election Series Part 3: What can small business business owners expect from the next government & is that what they really need?

This is the third article in theBankDoctor’s 4 part Election Series. If you missed the first two articles you can read [...]

2022 Federal Election Series Part 2: What have the major parties done for small business?

theBankDoctor’s Election Series aims to assist small business owners form a considered view as to which is the best party [...]

2022 Federal Election Series. Part 1: What does the recent history of small business ministers and shadow ministers tell us?

“The Morrison government is the best friend small business can have,” says Stuart Robert, the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, [...]

Judo Bank does not aim to be all things to all SMEs but if you want a relationship bank and you tick all their boxes, Judo could be the right bank for you.

Judo Bank is a classic gamekeeper turned poacher story involving former big bank executives Joseph Healy and David Hornery taking [...]

The financial and mental health toll on punch drunk small business owners is becoming intolerable. There is only so much they can bare.

This time last year pundits, myself included, were convinced tens of thousands of small businesses would fall off an insolvency [...]

theBankDoctor turns Whistleblower on NAB

Every now and then something happens in our lives that challenges us to take a stand. This happened to me [...]

Vale Frank Costa AO

Frank Costa was the embodiment of traditional family values, for him family was everything. At the same time he was [...]

Will SMEs seek to borrow in 2021 & will banks be prepared to lend? And what role should government play?

According to the RBA, lending to SMEs remains flat and demand by SMEs for credit is subdued.This is despite record [...]

Capping the rate on Coronavirus SME loans makes no sense at all.

The Government will cap the rate of interest lenders can charge on loans under the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme (SMEG) [...]

The Government is barking up the wrong tree with SME loan scheme “enhancements”

After three months, just 4 per cent of the $40b available under this scheme has found its way into the [...]

The Commonwealth should buy Judo Bank.

As a nation we cannot continue to rely on privately owned banks to achieve public outcomes like supporting the vital [...]

The COVID-19 economic crisis shows we need a better way to fund SMEs.

Many small business owners are already in dire financial straits and sadly it will get worse when the life support [...]