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The Small Business Council of Australia may have jumped the gun in declaring that “small business is in crisis,” but make no mistake, Australian SMBs operate in a challenging environment. Insolvencies are at a 10-year high and consumer spending is falling. But Australia’s small businesses are undaunted and see technology as the silver lining among the cloudy economic forecasts, according to a new report.

Australian small businesses that use social media as part of their online business strategy are more likely to achieve greater revenue returns from their websites than those that don't, according to a new research report launched by Melbourne IT. The results also found mobile applications on the rise and confusion around cloud computing.

When I'm in the market for a new phone, pen, bag, cosmetics, yoga teacher, even a dentist, I google it. I check a...