2017/2018 Budget – what it means for Small Business

We explore what the 2017/18 Federal Budget means for small business.

7 Steps for Reframing Problems

Ever wondered why some solutions seem natural and second-nature when they’re presented to you?  Often, it’s because the problem solver has dug deeper than the surface to find the real culprit of the issue.

10 Tips for Collecting Outstanding debts

Business owners always want more cash and time; find out 10 ways to get both in your business.

Hidden Profits

We often have business owners approach us saying that they are working hard, doing all the right things but feel like they aren’t making any money.  Their existing advisors keep telling them that they’re making a profit, but despite looking everywhere they can’t seem to find it.  The real crunch comes at tax time when they have a tax bill but no cash to pay it.

Don’t Become a Small Business Statistic

Discover how cloud applications can benefit your business by giving you the information and data you need to make more accurate decisions.

Responsibilities of a Business Owner to ATO and ASIC

As a business owner you have a number of responsibilities to various Government Organisations and also to the public. You are bound by laws from local, state and federal levels as well as organisational bodies. In this blog we will cover your main obligations to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for a business owner and specifically a Director of a company. 

Commonly Used Business Structures

We outline the basics of different business structures such as company, trust and sole trader and explain the pros and cons of each.

Starting a Business? Where to go for Guidance

Often when you start a business you take advice from friends and family about how to go about getting set up. We frequently find people come to us either not knowing where to go, or they have gone to the wrong people about the wrong things. It’s a minefield and can be overwhelming for many people getting started.

Xero Updates

Xero just keeps innovating their product, which is great for business owners and advisers as they add in new technology.

Conscious Accounting

We were fortunate to attend a session with Dandapani. To quote his own website “an internationally renowned and highly sort after speaker who is revolutionising the business world with his practical and simple systematic approach to balancing work/life challenges”.