Annual Review 2006 - PwC

National
Enterprise
Mid-sized businesses across the country remain focused on
the push toward growth targets in an atmosphere of delicate
balance.
Consumer confi dence remains steadfast and government tax cuts,
though small, are beginning to surface – but the obstacles of
interest rate increases and state-based limitations are ever present.
Each year, PwC undertakes the Business Insights Survey to identify
challenges for mid-sized businesses and provide practical tips on
how to optimise performance. In Breaking Clear: 2006 survey, the
fi rm discussed Australian business’s ability to ride the cyclical turns
of the economy and interest rates. The report highlighted the
national skills shortage as the largest current threat and found
companies were not only having trouble recruiting high-value
employees but also in retaining good staff.
Our 2006 Business Insights
Survey highlighted the national
skills shortage as the largest
threat to mid-sized businesses.
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