Introduction

As Australia’s SME community approaches the new financial year, it’s time to take stock of what has been a challenging first half of 2012.

Continued consumer caution, rising fuel prices and political upheaval have all presented challenges, but smart companies are still managing to find ways to grow as the start of the 2012-13 year approaches.

How is your business performing? What’s keeping you up at night? Take the SmartCompany-WHK SME Directions Survey and tell us what you’re expecting from the new financial year ahead.

In bringing you this survey and the insights from it, we are pleased to partner with WHK, Australasia’s leading accounting, business advisory and financial services provider to SMEs and the sponsor of the SmartCompany Smart50 Awards.

This quick survey looks at everything from sales growth and interest rates and through to tax planning and the potential impact of the federal budget on your business.
Once you’ve completed the survey, you’ll be able to request a special report on the 10 key insights.

You could even win a special Entrepreneurs 360ᵒ Review from WHK, which includes…

- A business plan review
- A tax planning session
- A financial planning health check

…just for telling us the trend that has got you excited about your business’s future.

SmartCompany and WHK are committed to listening to the SME community and hope the latest SME Directions Survey will continue a long and valuable dialogue with the engine room of the Australian economy.

James Thomson, editor





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