Case Studies

Our Chair’s Video Is Now Live on Small Business Week 2026

We are proud to share that our Chair, Eddie Griffith, has an Expert Insight video now live as part of the Small Business Week 2026 On Demand Video Series, running South Australia wide from 17 to 21 August, delivered by the Office for Small and Family Business and Small Business Commission SA. The video, titled […]

The Missing Middle: Why So Many Small Businesses Fall Through the Gap

There is a strange imbalance in the support available to small business owners in Australia. At the very beginning, when you are starting a business, there is no shortage of help. Grants, government departments, the small business ombudsman’s website, local council resources, all readily available to anyone setting up shop. And at the very end, […]

Diversification Is Not a Backup Plan. It Is the Plan.

At DSD Small Business Week 2026, ABRT Chair Eddie Griffith made a point that runs against how a lot of business owners actually think about diversification. It is not something you reach for when things go wrong. It is, in his words, probably the single most critical factor to long term business success, full stop. […]

Our Chair, Eddie Griffith, Named COSBOA’s 2026 National Small Business Champion

ABRT is proud to share that our Chair, Eddie Griffith, has been named the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia’s 2026 National Small Business Champion, presented at the COSBOA National Small Business Summit Gala Dinner. The award recognises an individual, small business or organisation whose leadership, advocacy and practical impact has made an outstanding contribution […]

How Everyday Business Habits Can Accidentally Trigger a Tax Audit

It usually starts the same way. A letter arrives from the ATO, out of nowhere, saying an audit of your business has been completed. Attached to it is a bill, a shortfall, plus interest, plus penalties. The first thought most owners have is simple: how did this happen? You have worked hard, put in the […]

The ATO Is Under Pressure to Chase Small Business Debt. Here Is What That Means for You

If you or a client has recently received a letter from the ATO headed “Final warning,” with the line “you risk prosecution if you don’t act now,” you are not imagining that the tone has shifted. There is a reason letters like this are landing now, and it connects directly to pressure the ATO itself […]