CommBank-backed report flags rising cost, labor squeeze on regional Australian small businesses

PUBT · 2d ago
CommBank-backed report flags rising cost, labor squeeze on regional Australian small businesses
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia-backed COSBOA research flagged rising operating costs, falling profitability, workforce shortages across regional, rural, remote small businesses.
  • The 2026 Small Business Perspectives Report pointed to distance-driven service gaps, housing shortages, essential-services access limits, infrastructure constraints as key pressure points.
  • Findings suggest structural issues are increasingly shaping regional community viability, not only individual business performance.
  • COSBOA described owners as resilient, but warned many pressures sit beyond what individual operators can resolve.


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