Small Businesses are opening, grants & supports ending, snap lockdowns, staff shortages & bills are continuing. For many debts and stresses are growing. 📲1800 413 828 Free confidential qualified Small Business Financial Counselling fb.watch/8Y3cohHfd8/

It’s not only the 100’s of millions of $$ lost each year in Australia to SCAMS it’s the damage to mental health, loss of homes & breakdown of family relationships that costs #scamsweek21 Financial Counselling Australia

Following the GFC it took a few years until small business insolvency numbers peaked. Owners held on hoping for a silver lining. Will this repeat following Covid? One thing for certain, small business owners are weary sbdh.org.au ph1800413828 abc.net.au/radio/programs…

4 hour zoom session Upskilling Financial Counsellors to assist sole traders because small business owners employ 44% of Oz workforce and 25% turn over less than $50k FCVic Geoff Browne Suzy Goldsworthy

Scrub Choir Plus The Royal Melbourne Hospital collaborating with hospitals across the globe, encouraging all and spreading joy. Wonderful to see 👏🏽🙏🏻🍀🎶 youtu.be/K85xt9UKDXA

Shame about the means test of $10k in savings. Sole Traders are really struggling to pay staff and bills, let alone live when they can’t open due to isolation & there is no Gov support.

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Financial Counselling via chat is convenient, easy, best for hearing impaired or those wanting anonymity. Chat provides same options, from free, qualified, independent FCs. Small business clients & consumers NDH.org.au sbdh.org.au fb.watch/aS1dw5wBi2/

Small Business supports have faded, uncertainty continues. Deferred & reduced payments now due in full. Become aware of options from the Small Business Debt Helpine, it’s free, confidential, impartial, qualified support Financial Counselling Australia sbdh.org.au fb.watch/aUeLpk3tH5/

After a decline last week the covid numbers in Albury Wodonga are again increasing. Big sigh 😞

Good news 🤞🏼Also protection for sole traders

Just over $10m to financial counselling services,👏🏽👏🏽including $1.5m seed funding to establish a not-for-profit voluntary counselling scheme and a virtual placement model for financial counselling students, and expanding the online chat and booking functionality of the NDH

Small Business Debt Helpline it’s business as usual taking calls from financially distressed small business owners at the #FCAConference2022 in Cairns ph 1800 413 828 free & confidential support

I met a single mum, her power cut off. She borrowed $120 from Cigno, made 1 repayment, in less than 4 months her Cigno debt was $1159. Good decision but more must be done to reign in predatory lenders sbdh.org.au @fcaupdate Consumer Action consumeraction.org.au/consumer-advoc…

The Small Business Debt Helpline sbdh.org.au is Australia’s first financial counselling service for small business. We provide fully qualified, free, confidential, independent, impartial advice and an empathetic listening ear youtu.be/qzGvmrIptYI Financial Counselling Australia

Catching up with old & new friends @fcvic_org_au conference hearing from consumer advocates & ombudsman services Financial Counsellors continue to inspire helping 1000s Australians & promoting systemic change for betterment of all sBDH.org.au Financial Counselling Australia #FCVic2022

Free, confidential information from qualified professionals. Small Business Debt Helpline is helping 1000’s of Australian small business owner because behind every business are people sBDH.org.au Financial Counselling Australia

Vulnerable consumers have more protection thanks to the passing of the SACC bill last night. A protracted but worthwhile campaign by passionate consumer advocates. Nods to @IndigoCathy David Pocock Milton Dick

#SCAMs continue rising $4 billion lost in 2022 Oz. Consumer Action webinar:UK implemented CRM Code that protects & prevents consumers from scams & commits to reimburse victims. TSB Bank UK refund victims this actually saves the bank money.Let’s see this in Australia Financial Counselling Australia

Having a seat at the table at the #FCAConference23 Canberra. Small Business owners are vulnerable to financial stress. Free, qualified, confidential help is available 1800413828