Knowing your numbers

Why it’s critical for your business
 It can be really daunting getting your head around your business’ financials, especially if you’re just starting-up. But there’s really no need to worry – unless you’re ignoring your numbers!...

Sham Contracting – are you at risk?

Watch out small business owners – we’ve got another crack down targeting small business to add to the ATO’s hit list that we wrote about previously – ‘sham’ contracting. A NSW transport business has recently been handed a record...

The 2013-14 ATO hit list

Happy new financial year! With the start of 2013-14 tax year the ATO is under even more pressure from the government to boost revenue. So, the ATO is planning on taking “firm action” against people who they see as ‘cheating’ the system. But the...

Business investors & buyers – what do they look for?

Last blog we wrote about the top things you need to do in order to be heading in the direction of having your business be considered as an ideal investment. This week we thought we’d take that a little further and look at what investors and buyers look for, in...

Know what you do and why then do the important work

The only two things you need to get a business start-up off the ground A couple of weeks ago, I came across a business show called Be Your Own Boss. It’s essentially a much more friendly version of Dragon’s Den that aired a decade or so ago. Based in the...