Small Business Tips to help your Business
Welcome to Wayne’s small business tips to help your business.
These tips have been drawn from Wayne’s experience as a fully qualified Chartered Accountant for over 35 years including the last 23 years working with hundreds of startups, small and medium businesses as an Outsourced CFO and Business Advisor.
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Politicians – You need to understand the impact of YOUR decisions
Politicians – You need to understand the impact of YOUR decisions on the lives and livelihood of the people you represent.
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Business Success rates
Ever wondered about Business Success rates for new businesses? Well, the other day the ABS put some data on this.
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International Women’s Day 2021
Today on #International Women’s Day (#IWD2021) it is sobering to see the impact of the shutdowns over the past year on women in the workforce
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A powerful reminder of the value of networking the right way
A powerful reminder of the value of networking the right way
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Mentally Healthy Workplace
The last year has been a tough one for many business owners and their employees. Do you know if your workplace is a Mentally Health Workplace.
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JobKeeper ends in 28 days
What plans do you have to help your business survive beyond when JobKeeper ends in 28 days
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Can you make getting the Covid Vaccine Mandatory in your workplace?
Before you try and make the Covid Vaccine Mandatory in your workplace, please make sure you get appropriate advice about your businesses own particular circumstances
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January 2021 Jobs Data
The January 2021 Jobs Data released today shows another 29,000 people being employed in January. Read on to learn more
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The difference between a Forecast and a Budget
A Forecast and a Budget are similar in that they attempt to predict the financial future of a business. But where they differ is in how you use them. Read on to learn more
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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...
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Grant Connect
A simple place to find any grants that may apply to you business is to start is by looking at the Australian Government Grant Connect website
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Should you payback JobKeeper if you were lucky and recovered post March?
Should you payback JobKeeper if you were lucky and recovered post March?
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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.
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Northern Beaches Grants
If you are a business based on Sydney’s Northern beaches and adversely impact by the recent Covid shutdowns – you may be eligible for a $3,000 or $5,000 Northern Beaches grant from the NSW government.
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1 February 2021 pay increases
If you have staff employed under any of the listed awards, make sure you have applied the 1 February 2021 pay increases correctly.
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JobKeeper Update Jan 2021
Don’t forget to look at your JobKeeper eligibility for the period 4 January to March 2021
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December 2020 Australian Jobs Data
The December 2020 Jobs Data released yesterday shows another 50,000 people being employed in December.
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Mandatory Vaccination by business owners on staff
All business owners need to provide a safe workplace for their staff. So, should you impose mandatory vaccination on your staff?
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November 2020 Australian Jobs Data
The ABS released the November 2020 Australian Jobs Data which shows another 90,000 people being employed in November.
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Do the right things right
In these uncertain times, it is critical that your business is effective and efficient. So it is even more reasons to do the right things right
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This day 20 years ago
This day 20 years ago, I started working with my first client as their outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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Do you have a ATO Debt?
If you have a debt payable to ATO you need to read the attached PDF to learn:
• 3 reasons why you should negotiate a repayment plan with the ATO now
• What you should do before you enter into a repayment plan over your ATO Debt
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Business Survival rates
If you want to increase your business survival rates, you need to know now if your business has adequate cashflow going forward
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Business Interruption Insurance for Covid-19 shutdown losses
You may have cover under your Business Interruption Insurance for losses incurred from enforced shut downs during Covid-19
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Why the temporary safe harbour may be ineffective
If your business is currently in financial distress, a misplaced “and” in the legislation may mean the temporary safe harbour is ineffective
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