• Business

Australian SMEs tackle uncertainty with bold moves and customer obsession

Australian SMEs are making bold moves to tackle the challenges keeping them awake at night, according to NAB’s latest SME Business Insights data.

• 02.09.2025
• 2 min read

• Small Business

Walking (running) in customers’ shoes 

Most mornings at 6am, you’ll find Luke Millard pounding the pavement around Bendigo, Victoria. By 9am, he’s hard at work supporting the local community, both as a NAB banker and a local small business owner.

• 20.08.2025
• 1 min read

• Economy

NAB Monthly Business Survey July 2025 – Confidence continues to lift

The July edition of the NAB Monthly Business Survey points to an improvement in economic momentum through Q2, but also highlights that cost and price challenges remain for the business sector.

• 14.08.2025
• 2 min read

• Business

West outpaces rest as boom powers national growth

Greater Western Sydney is leading Australia’s next wave of economic growth, with the region outperforming the state in business investment, infrastructure development and community satisfaction.

• 14.08.2025
• 1 min read

• Interest Rates

NAB reduces interest rates on business loans

Australia’s largest business bank, NAB, will reduce interest rates on eligible business lending products by 0.25% p.a. following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to lower the cash rate by 0.25%.

• 13.08.2025
• 1 min read

• Business

Setting sail for growth

The Port of Brisbane’s Vision 2060 report peers into the future, bringing the routine topic of logistics to life by imagining airships delivering outsized cargo directly to customers.

• 01.08.2025
• 4 min read

• Business

Lions fans roared – and so did Melbourne’s economy

Melbourne came alive last weekend as the British & Irish Lions rolled into town, bringing tens of thousands of international fans and a multimillion-dollar injection into the local economy.

• 28.07.2025
• 2 min read

• Agribusiness

From Kununurra to the nation: How Ceres Farm is powering Australia’s food supply

Ceres Farm in Kununurra supplies fresh produce nationwide, using sustainable crop rotations and NAB-backed expansion to drive growth and export opportunities.

• 23.06.2025
• 4 min read

• Business

NAB Chief Economist Dr Sally Auld speaks to the Fear & Greed Podcast

After the release of the national accounts and GDP data this week, NAB Chief Economist Dr Sally Auld joined the Fear and Greed podcast to discuss Australia’s economic outlook, including growth, investment, productivity and interest rates.

• 05.06.2025
• 2 min read

• Agribusiness

‘Embracing opportunity’ key for regional businesses as economic outlook evolves

Key indicators suggest potential economic improvement for regional businesses in 2025

• 28.05.2025
• 2 min read

• Interest Rates

NAB reduces interest rates on business loans

Australia’s largest business bank, NAB, will reduce interest rates on eligible business lending products.

• 21.05.2025
• 1 min read

• Business

Timely tweaks small businesses are making to tackle big challenges

• 19.05.2025
• 3 min read

• Business

NAB and Urbanise partner to integrate strata banking and payments

NAB and Urbanise are partnering to make strata payments and reconciliations faster, simpler and easier.

• 19.05.2025
• 3 min read

• Economy

NAB’s April Monthly Business Survey steady as she goes

Results from NAB’s Monthly Business Survey indicate business conditions and confidence measures remained relatively steady in April 2025.

• 13.05.2025
• 1 min read

• Small Business

Business owners face retirement roadblock, succession setback

Small and medium business owners nearing retirement face succession planning challenges as their children pursue their own careers instead of taking over the family business.

• 08.05.2025
• 4 min read

• Business

Want to be your own boss? General business tips for young entrepreneurs

New NAB research has found nearly half of young Australians want to start their own business when they leave school. Here are NAB’s top tips for starting your own business.

• 07.04.2025
• 5 min read