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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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

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

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...

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

Should you payback JobKeeper if you were lucky and recovered post March?
Should you payback JobKeeper if you were lucky and recovered post March?

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.

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.

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.

JobKeeper Update Jan 2021
Don’t forget to look at your JobKeeper eligibility for the period 4 January to March 2021

December 2020 Australian Jobs Data
The December 2020 Jobs Data released yesterday shows another 50,000 people being employed in December.

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?

November 2020 Australian Jobs Data
The ABS released the November 2020 Australian Jobs Data which shows another 90,000 people being employed in November.

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

This day 20 years ago
This day 20 years ago, I started working with my first client as their outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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

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

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

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

October 2020 Jobs Data
The ABS released the October 2020 Jobs Data today which shows nearly 179,000 more people were employed in October than September

Changes to Statutory Demands
Are you aware that changes to statutory demands on 31 December could increase the risk that a creditor commences action to close your business?

Why you may miss out on the JobMaker Hiring Credit
Factors outside the businesses control may mean that your business misses out on the JobMaker Hiring Credit. Read on to learn more.

1 November 2020 Pay increases
If you have staff employed under any of the listed awards, make sure you have applied the 1 November 2020 pay increases correctly.

Are you trading insolvent?
If you are suffering from financial distress and paying suppliers late, from 1 January 2021 onwards, you as the director may face civil and criminal penalties as well as being personally liable to pay back business debts. Today you have just 37 business days left to do something about this.

Why your business needs a 3 way forecast
Learn why your business needs a 3-way forecast – combination of cash flow, balance sheet and profit and loss

In Financial Distress? – Safe Harbour vs proposed new Debt Restructuring process
If your business is in financial distress, compare the new proposed debt restructuring process with the existing safe harbour laws
