GBN Partners
4 Minutes
14,000 Business Failures and Counting: What the Insolvency Surge Actually Tells Us
In May 2024, Australia recorded its highest monthly insolvency figure since ASIC began publishing data in 1999. By the end of FY2023-24, more than 11,000 companies had entered external administration — a 39% increase on the prior year. Current projections suggest FY2024-25 will exceed 14,000.
GBN Partners
7 Minutes
2025: The Year Australian Business Stopped Pretending
2025 was the year the deferrals ran out. The year pandemic-era survival mechanisms finally expired. The year businesses discovered whether the problems they'd been managing were temporary or structural.
GBN Partners
4 Minutes
After the Record: What 14,000 Business Failures Tell Us About 2026
FY2024-25 is on track to set a record for corporate insolvencies in Australia. Current projections suggest more than 14,000 companies will have entered external administration by June 30 — exceeding the 11,000+ failures of FY2023-24, which itself was the highest since 2012-13.
GBN Partners
4 Minutes
Cautious Optimism Isn't a Strategy: What SMEs Actually Need for 2026
MYOB's December 2025 Business Monitor found that 19% of SMEs have seen revenue increase over the past six months — a four-point rise from the prior period. 26% expect revenue to grow in the year ahead. Among business owners aged 18-30, 37% expect economic conditions to improve.
GBN Partners
4 Minutes
Eight in Ten SMEs Have Cash Flow Problems. Most Don't Know Why.
A 2024 survey of 507 Australian small and medium business owners, conducted by CommBank in partnership with UNSW, found that nearly 80% had experienced cash flow impacts in the previous twelve months. NAB's quarterly SME survey reinforces the finding: cash flow remains the primary concern for 43% of small businesses heading into 2025.
GBN Partners
4 Minutes
The 30% Problem: When One Client Can Kill Your Business
Nearly a quarter of Australian SMEs say that losing one major account could push them under. That's not a hypothetical risk assessment. It's a structural vulnerability sitting at the heart of thousands of otherwise successful businesses.
GBN Partners
5 Minutes
Three Numbers That Will Define Australian SMEs in 2026
As we head into 2026, Australian small business faces a familiar mix: cautious optimism from economists, lingering cost pressures from operations, and a policy environment that's about to get harder. The businesses that navigate this successfully won't be the ones with the best strategy decks. They'll be the ones who know their numbers.