Cybercrime – 7 ways to protect yourself
Business News Australia reports that 91% of Australian and NZ SME’s have been the victim of cyber-attacks in the last 2 years – 91%!!!
7 things you can do to protect yourself.
5 Startup tips to give your business a headstart
As a startup it’s easy to get so caught up in the excitement, the product, the service and the marketing that you forget to focus on some of the fundamentals of beginning a business. Getting these foundations right though from the start, will serve you well as you progress on your business journey and down the track you’ll thank yourself for it.
Demystifying the difference between accountants, tax agents & bookkeepers.
You see accountants are like doctors – they’re everywhere but just as there are many different types of doctors – such as general practitioner, paediatrician, psychiatrist, oncologist, ophthalmologist, etc – in the accounting profession there are also different types of accountants too – such as in-house company accountants, management accountants, tax accountants, financial accountants, cost accountants, forensic accountants, and the list goes on.
If we go back to my previous analogy of Accountants and Doctors we can go a step further and say that bookkeepers are like nurses, and they do the day to day work such as raising invoices, paying bills and processing payroll but it is the accountant who ensures the allocations are correct, prepares and interprets reports and ensures all the compliance requirements are being met.
Improving your cash flow is as easy as 1 2 3
Cash is the life blood of our businesses. It’s no secret, it’s not rocket science but cash flow is consistently one of the biggest pain points for Small Businesses everywhere. So what can you do to improve cash flow? Invoice your customers. Yes that’s what I said – just invoice your customers. Sounds too simple I know but I see many Small Businesses who are ‘too busy to...5 ways to set yourself up for a prosperous 2016
If you’ve come back from the Christmas break feeling motivated and ready to hit to 2016 hard here are a few suggestions to help you ensure 2016 is indeed a prosperous one.