• Business

Why business owners say 2025 is their make-or-break ‘year of tech’

Business owners say 2025 will be the year they increase their adoption of AI and invest more in new technology and cybersecurity to boost their efficiency, productivity and competitiveness.

• 27.01.2025
• 4 min read

• Small Business

The top Aussie holiday hotspots where summer tourists spent up big

• 11.01.2025
• 4 min read

• Scams

Explainer – five scams to watch in 2025

NAB shares the five scams to watch out for in 2025, including AI-powered scams and bucket list scams.

• 08.01.2025
• 1 min read

• Small Business

Small business owners reveal big challenges keeping them up at night

Cashflow remains the most significant concern for four in 10 small and medium sized business owners, but challenges around profitability and the cost of doing business are on the rise.

• 06.12.2024
• 2 min read

• Best in Business

Backing our Businesses: Australia’s got talent, but it’s hard to find

Following the release of the NAB SME Report, we spoke to Charmagne and Colin from Country Rubber and Foam about why finding and retaining good talent is becoming harder for Australian small businesses

• 31.10.2024
• 2 min read

• Best in Business

Backing our Businesses: How cyber attacks are preying on time-poor business owners

Following the findings of NAB’s SME Report, we speak to David Webb, owner of Brisbane-based technology company WINBASIC, about cyber threats to small businesses and what we can do to help.

• 31.10.2024
• 1 min read

• Best in Business

Small business’ big challenge as barriers mount

Small businesses are being weighed down by persistent and emerging challenges, which are taking precious time away from already stretched owners, a new NAB report says.

• 31.10.2024
• 3 min read

• Best in Business

Backing our Businesses: Improving access to capital to help SMEs prosper

Following the release of NAB’s SME Report, we talk to Emily and Geni Kreca of Kreca Built + Designed about why improving access to finance will help SMEs prosper

• 31.10.2024
• 2 min read

• Economy

Housing, interest rates, the economy: NAB CEO Andrew Irvine interview with 3AW’s Tom Elliott

NAB CEO Andrew Irvine spoke to 3AW host Tom Elliott on Monday 14 October on topics including housing, interest rates and the economy. The full transcript is below.

• 14.10.2024
• 14 min read

• Small Business

Aussie SMEs eager to invest through headwinds

According to new NAB research, 6 out of 10 small business owners say they plan to invest to grow their business in the next 12 months

• 26.08.2024
• 2 min read

• Executive Team

First business update from new Group Executive, Business & Private Banking, Rachel Slade

After spending time on the road meeting many business owners across Australia, NAB Group Executive, Business and Private Banking, Rachel Slade has written to customers.

• 30.07.2024
• 2 min read

• Indigenous Affairs

Kooya – success built on family and community

How 2024 West Australian of the Year and NAIDOC Award Winner Kim Collard made his mark in business and the community.

• 09.07.2024
• 1 min read

• Business

Businesses amp up green investments with electric vehicles and solar panels topping the shopping list

New data from Australia’s largest business bank shows many small and medium sized businesses are continuing to invest in new or used energy efficient equipment, with the value of the bank’s Green Finance for Vehicles & Equipment loan book growing 80% compared to the same period last year.

• 13.06.2024
• 2 min read

• Small Business

Small businesses use bookkeeping tool to reduce paperwork and increase profits

NAB Bookkeeper, NAB’s new bookkeeping tool utilises machine learning, a form of AI, to help reduce admin time for small businesses by up to five hours per week so they can focus on the bigger picture.

• 18.03.2024
• 2 min read

• Customers

NAB CEO on the economy, simplification, and the future of banking

NAB CEO Ross McEwan has expressed optimism about the state of the economy during a wide-ranging discussion at the ABA/TTBC Economic Forecast 2024 event, while also noting the need to reduce red tape to better support the growth of small businesses in Australia.

• 26.02.2024
• 1 min read

• Business

Eras Tour proves to be a “Love Story” for local economy

Taylor mania led to an enchanted weekend for businesses in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, with an estimated $174 million boost in spending across her three tour dates

• 20.02.2024
• 2 min read