Financial Insights to Fund, Grow, and Run a Better Business
Practical CFO thinking on cash flow management, SME growth, and strategic decision-making, built for founders who want to scale without breaking
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If you’re not sure where to begin, these core concepts will give you the biggest shift in clarity the fastest.
Controlling the Controllables Focus on what actually moves your business, and stop wasting energy where it doesn’t. Learn how to gain clarity, act earlier, and stay in control under pressure.
Understanding Your Numbers If you don’t understand your numbers, you can’t control your business. Stop “Growing Broke”. Download practical guide to the Bucket Accounting System and see what is actually driving your business profit
Avoid the Valley Of Death Most businesses don’t run out of opportunity, they run out of cash before they reach the other side. This is a practical guide to recognising and navigating the stage of growth where increasing complexity and pressure can quietly derail a business before it stabilises.
Funding & Grants
Looking for funding opportunities, grants, or support programs?
Explore our full funding library with opportunities, eligibility insights, and application guidance.
Financial Insights to Fund, Grow, and Run a Better Business – Browse by Topic
📊 Cash Flow & Numbers Understand your money, where it’s going, and what’s coming next. 👉
📈 Growth & Profit Grow revenue without losing control of margins or SME profit stability. 👉
🚀 Starting & Staying Afloat Get set up properly or regain control when cash flow feels tight. 👉
🏗 People & Operations Build the team, systems, and structure that reduce founder dependency. 👉
🧠 Decisions & Direction Focus on what matters and make better strategic business decisions.👉
💡 Business Support Programs Explore government programs, initiatives, and practical resources for Australian businesses. 👉
Not sure what actually applies to your business? To get a clearer view of your funding and growth options, simply email or call me.
📊 CASH FLOW & NUMBERS
If you don’t understand your numbers, you can’t control your business.
The Benefits of Forecasting
The benefits of forecasting include better decision-making, early cash flow visibility and proactive planning for business owners.
2025 Business Tax Tips
Here are 7 business tax tips to legally minimise your 2025 tax position
Understanding your numbers to make better business decisions Part 1
Learn how successful businesses scale and grow profitably by understanding your numbers so you can make better decisions Part 1
📈 GROWTH & PROFIT
Growth only works if it doesn’t break your margins or cash flow
Do the right things right
Learn how business owners can improve performance by doing the right things right, focusing on effectiveness, efficie
Is Decision Fatigue Costing You Money?
Decision fatigue could be costing you money. Learn how mental overload affects choices and how to make better decisions when it matters most
Most businesses don’t fail from lack of effort, they fail from lack of visibility
Most businesses don’t fail from lack of effort, they fail from lack of visibility. That’s what CFO thinking actually changes.
🚀 STARTING & STAYING AFLOAT
Early decisions and tough periods are where most businesses get stuck.
Business Success rates
Ever wondered about Business Success rates for new businesses? Well, the other day the ABS put some data on this.
Business Survival 2020
Business Survival 2020 Ever wondered about Business Survival rates? According to data released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) if your business existed in June 2016, there was higher than a 1 in 3 chance that it would not be around in June...
Business suffering from financial distress – What are your options?
Learn what you can do to save your business and protect your personal assets if your business is suffering from financial distress.
🏗 PEOPLE & OPERATIONS
Strong businesses are built on people, systems, and structure.
Employees vs independent contractors – understanding the difference
Today, I want to talk about the issue of employees vs independent contractors and the importance of understanding difference between.
Small Business Peak
If you are a small business and confused about all the changes in workplace laws, then the free Small Business Peak program may be able to assist you
New rules around the right to disconnect starting 26 August 2024
As a business owner with 15 or more employees are you aware of the new rules that your employees have around the right to disconnect that come into effect from 26 August 2024
🧠 DECISIONS & DIRECTION
Better decisions come from clarity, not just more information.
Business Trust
Business Trust – Your customers, staff and suppliers need to trust that you will do what you say you will do.
New Access – Mental Health for Business owners
If you are mentally suffering from the shut downs in NSW, please access Beyond Blue’s free and confidential mental health program, New Access
Best Strategy for You
You’re not after the best strategy. You’re after the best strategy for you. Peter Shaw Scary and Exciting
💡 BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Beyond funding, there are programs designed to support business growth and capability
4 Pillars of Business
Interesting thoughts from Stuart Gregor from 4 Pillars Gin as he delivered a great opening keynote about his 4 Pillars of Business.
Foundations for Business Success
Learn the foundations for business success that propelled Dr Glen Richards as he founded GreenCross and became a Shark Tank investor
Enterprising Me Female Founder Festival
Enterprising Me Female Founder Festivals are back for 2025. These are free events, for female founders at any stage of their business life cycle.
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