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Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: OZschwitz: Yet Another Small Business Minister, Bullshitting The Electorate With Empty Promises Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:28 pm | |
| SMALL Business Minister Brendan O'Connor says he is open to examining whether big companies are given an unfair advantage over smaller ones.
Amid complaints that big companies, such as shopping centre owners, routinely exploit their power in negotiations with smaller companies, Mr O'Connor said small-business owners should come forward with evidence.
The comments come as Labor and the opposition fight for small business support, with the two biggest parties trying to position themselves as the party of small entrepreneurs. Advertisement: Story continues below
After being appointed this month, Mr O'Connor said relations between big and small business had already been raised in discussions with industry. ''If there's a compelling case to be made about the relationship small business has with big business and whether in fact we've got the balance right, I'm very happy to listen to their concerns,'' Mr O'Connor said.
''We are pro-competition and we want to see that in the marketplace small businesses can thrive. If they put to me a case that for a variety of reasons they have challenges because of the way small business intersects with big business then I will be looking at it.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/small-business-urged-to-detail-power-struggles-20120319-1vfqs.html#ixzz1pbXNt9ie
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