What covid? SME revenues on a tear in Sept

What covid? SME revenues on a tear in Sept
Jenny Ruth
Revenue through New Zealand's small businesses in September was up 3.4 percent on a year ago although employment is still sitting at 1.8 percent below pre-coronavirus crisis levels.Data from small business accounting software provider Xero showed jobs nationwide recovered by 0.9 percent in September after falling 1.4 percent in August during Auckland's second level 3 lockdown.Jobs in Auckland had fallen 1.7 percent during the lockdown but have started to recover with revenue growth in the city up 3.1 percent in September from a year ear...

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