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Keeping Your Employees and Customers Safe
Worldwide, there are around 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of work-related illnesses annually. Those are worrying statistics for business owners. As an employer and an owner, you have a responsibility to keep your people safe – and the...
How to Keep Your Trade Business Running When You’re on Holiday
As a trade business owner, the idea of taking a holiday might be far from your mind — you might not have taken one in years. After all, you’ve got a business to run and that can mean working around the clock. It’s pretty common for trade business owners to forgo a...
The ABC’s of bookkeeping
In today's digital times, you're probably used to having unrivalled access to your financial numbers, key performance indicators (KPIs) and cashflow metrics. Without good bookkeeping, the speed and quality of your reporting can quickly fall down. So, why is fast and...
How to get good reviews for your trade business
Word of mouth is an extremely effective form of marketing and online reviews super-charge their already powerful effect. Research shows that reviews have a very important role to play in customers' purchasing decisions. According to Brightlocal 91% of people aged...
Review your business expenses – and save
Running a business costs money. There are always costs, overheads and supplier bills that mount up – and these expenses will gradually chip away at your cash position, making it more difficult to grow and make a profit. So, what can you do to reduce your spend levels?...
Is there such a thing as over-automation? The need for a human touch
Automating your key systems is the way to turn your enterprise into a 21st century, digital business. But are we getting carried away with automation? And could we be systemising areas which could benefit from a more personalised, human touch? Personalisation of the...
Do you know the rules and entitlements during the end-of-year holiday season?
As we head into the summer holiday period, is your business up to speed with your rights and obligations? It can be confusing to employers and employees alike – public holidays worked or taken as annual leave, business shutdowns, annual leave provisions… there are...
Can business automation streamline your business?
How can business automation streamline your business? Business automation uses technology to streamline and simplify all the repetitive manual tasks, processes and workflows that are part of the everyday running of your business. Instead of spending hours of business...
10 hot questions to ask yourself as a business owner
Running a busy and successful business means you often don’t have the time to step back and work ON the business. This can be a challenge if your aim is to grow and scale the company. As experienced professional business advisers, we know the value of taking the time...
Your business may be selected for ATO’s PAYG withholding compliance test
From 1 July 2023, the ATO commenced an activity statement lodgement reminder program wherein 3,000 employers will be randomly selected for a compliance test. Even if they don’t lodge their activity statements in or on time, the PAYG withholding amounts reported...