Cutting the cost of doing business is the major policy concern for small business owners ahead of the Federal election in September, according to peak business body Business SA.

Business SA is calling on both sides of politics to implement policies that will cut the cost of doing business, following a nationwide survey which informs the Too Big To Ignore advocacy campaign.

CEO, Nigel McBride says the overwhelming response to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – undertaken in each Federal Election year – by more than 1000 SMEs “highlights the considerable scope for

Adelaide’s Cellar Door Wine Festival, created and hosted by the Adelaide Convention Centre, has scooped another national award after being named Public Event of the Year by Meetings and Events Australia.

It’s the sixth major award in less than a year for the Festival, which also won at the 2012 South Australian Tourism Awards, Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia Awards for Excellence and the Australian Tourism Awards.

First held in 2011, the Festival has quickly become the largest consumer wine event in Australia, attracting more exhibitors than any other expo and

South Australian stockbroking and financial advisory firm Prescott Securities is holding its popular Federal Budget Breakfast on May 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Adelaide.

The annual event has become a highly anticipated feature on the Adelaide business calendar attracting more than 250 attendees packing out the hotel’s banquet room.

Prescott Securities’ team of specialists led by Chief Economist Darryl Gobbett will provide a comprehensive summary of the Budget including:

• Implications on the economic outlook for business both nationally and in South Australia