Small Business Australia Rebuilding the Australian economy with local businesses By Lisa Dowie, Chief Customer Officer, PEXA
We continue to find ourselves battling unprecedented challenges in 2020. PEXA recognises the impact this difficult year continues to have on our members and all Australians. As a proud Australian company, PEXA and our people are committed to supporting the community and have partnered with Small Business Australia, joining the Buy Local movement. The Buy Local initiative was established to assist small businesses nationwide. It aims to support small business owners, their employees and all customers – 12
encouraging them to keep well and to move forward, doing what they need to adapt to our changing environment. Additionally, this has been developed to help the community endure the economic impacts of COVID-19 and encourage consumers, whether online, over the phone or face-to-face, to buy and support local. Last year, Australia had more than 2.2 million small businesses providing work for five million Australians. Bill Lang, Executive Director of Small Business Australia, describes the Buy Local initiative as “more than a campaign�.
