Many Australian small businesses are headed for a cash crisis in the wake of the global credit crunch, a CPA Australia survey* has shown. The survey has prompted CPA Australia to produce a guide to help business through tough times. The latest CPA Australia Small business survey showed that cash flow problems and pressure on profit margins were being experienced by many small businesses. Increasing the likelihood of these becoming worse is a finding that many smaller enterprises may not be undertaking... ...Read more »

The major UK supermarket chains have all dramatically increased the number of in-store promotions featuring cheap sugary and fatty foods, the National Consumer Council (NCC) claimed today. The consumer group reported that high fat and high sugar food products now make up over half (54 per cent) of in-store supermarket promotions, nearly double the number recorded in the last survey in 2006. They believe the increase has most likely been heightened in the last couple of months due to the battle between... ...Read more »