Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 25-Nov-14

The Westpac and Melbourne Institute "Small Business Index" for November 2014 shows a rise of 10.4% in sentiment over the past three months. However just a fifth of the respondent said they were planning to invest capital in expansion. One area attracting more funding is online social networking media. The findings largely echo those of the separate "Australian Attitudes to Small Business Report" study by American Express. The credit card company is launching a new promotion to boost consumer spending at small businesses

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