BY: GUEST AUTHOR Whether you’ve had a bumper year or a bummer year there are still things you can do to improve and prepare yourself for the best year ever! End of Financial Year is a great opportunity to take a moment to reflect on how the year has gone and to make some New Year’s Resolutions to […]
BY: GUEST AUTHOR Earlier this year the World Economic Forum published its Future Jobs Report and the research listed ‘complex problem solving’, ‘critical thinking’ and ‘creativity’ as the most valuable skills for 2020. Nurturing these skills will enable your business to adapt and thrive in an era of unprecedented fast paced disruption. Here are several behaviours you […]
BY: PHILIP PILETIC Business is good: that thought is music to the ears of many business owners. When things are going right, it’s hard to ignore the money rolling in hand over fist. Yet, just because a business has tasted a modicum of success, this does not mean that it is time to relax. When a […]
BY: PHILIP PILETIC The business world is filled with liability. The dangers that lurk around every corner could spell disaster for your company. While many business owners push ahead without any thought to preventing disasters before they happen, this course is a reckless path that you will want to avoid at all costs. There are reasons […]
By: GUEST AUTHOR As a budding startup founder, you must have a lot of questions about your potential but you are also probably aware that 4 out of 5 startups fail. So, let’s start this piece with an inspirational story. Meet Frederik Van Huyn, a CEO of Absolute Internship. Frederik started his company with only $2000 in his pocket, […]
By: GUEST AUTHOR Turning your business into a success is only half the battle. Failing to make the most of the value and wealth your business generates, completely undermines the blood, sweat and tears required to extract value from your business. Business owners/managers spend so much time providing value to customers, that they often overlook the […]
By: Campbell King The 2016 federal budget builds on the favourable tax cuts for small businesses in last year’s budget and confirms a number of measures announced in the government’s innovation statement released earlier this year. I’ve outlined these measures below along with some practical advice about how to take advantage of them. It is important to […]
By: Steve Burnham This non-exhaustive checklist is designed to provide an easy reference guide to the types of deductions that might be claimed by businesses. Note that these deductions may not necessarily be available, and before deciding on the deductibility of an outgoing, the business’s particular circumstances should be taken into account. All businesses are required […]
By: Max Newnham There was a lot of good news for small business owners in this year’s federal budget. Increasing the Small Business Entity turnover threshold from $2 million to $10 million will allow more small businesses to access the SBE tax concessions. As a part of making this announcement there was a clear statement that […]
BY: GUEST AUTHOR Too many people jump straight into business with little to no experience and only to get burnt because of lack in preparation and knowledge. Business is a unique skill set that needs to be nurtured and developed over time, with experience. So how do you maintain your level of sanity in starting a […]
