Prolonged periods of rising costs, softer demand and workforce constraints are hitting regional small businesses hard according to the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) 2026 Small Business Perspectives report, something all western area businesses are fully aware of.
Focusing solely on regional, rural and remote businesses, the COSBOA report provides several key findings that echo another recent survey by Business NSW (Weakened NSW business confidence being felt across the Western Plains)…