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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 8 MIN

Q+A: Where SMEs are feeling the squeeze

from FEAR & GREED | Business News · host Fear and Greed

Australia’s small and medium-sized businesses are under sustained pressure from higher costs, tighter cash flow and uneven economic conditions. Sean Aylmer speaks with CreditorWatch chief economist Ivan Colhoun about why capital city SMEs are failing at higher rates than regional businesses, which sectors are most exposed, and what the latest Business Risk Index reveals about the year ahead.Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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