Understanding Small Business

1. Sensis, http://www.sensis.com.au

In the Community.     SMEs.

• What is the Sensis Business Index?   How is it completed and is it likely to be accurate?
• For which Framework discussed in the chapter could the SBI be useful and why?

Resources.     Research.

• Explain the level of confidence of small business proprietors in national prospects for the next 12months according to the Business Index..
• What perceptions of the state of the economy are held by small business proprietors?
• In which phase of the Business Cycle are SMEs?   Explain.
• What are the prime concerns of small business proprietors?
• Summarise the Federal Government's approval rating.

Resources.     Resources Centre.

In no more than one page summarise the state of SME manufacturing and allied services (March 2004).

2. CCH Benchmarking, http://www.cchbenchmarking.com.au

Explain the relevance of CCH Benchmarks in the application of Frameworks for understanding small businesses.

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