It’s not the uplifting start to the New Year, and new decade, we would have hoped for. If you’ve been affected by the fires, these resources may help. In January 2019, I wrote the most difficult Flying Solo article I’d ever written. In January 2020, there are difficult times again, this time experienced by thousands of people… Read more »
A huge change is already underway in Australia’s banking sector. And, in January, consumers and businesses can finally experience some of its benefits first-hand, writes Steve Kemp, Head of Financial Institutions Partnerships APAC and Emerging Markets, Intuit. Since last year, regulators, Australia’s Big Four banks (NAB, Commonwealth, ANZ and Westpac) and a test working group… Read more »
Christmas is thought by many to be a happy time however, many small business owners dread the holiday season as cash flow can become a serious issue, writes Prushka CEO Roger Mendelson. The decline can start mid-December, when you are likely paying your employees Christmas leave, and for some there is even the extra expense… Read more »
Look, this won’t get me invited to parties, but I love talking about email. (Wait! Don’t leave…) I guess it’s because I spend so much of my time writing or reading them. I have what time management expert Kate Christie calls a ‘email dependant’ job. I also use my email as a to-do list. So… Read more »
This was an important week for the Single Touch Payroll initiative – by September 30, 80% of small business employers were to digitally start reporting their payroll to the ATO. And that’s why this time, in his weekly Facebook Live session, David Koch was joined by Xero’s Head of Industry, Matthew Prouse. Together, they answered… Read more »
Jigsaw Tax and Advisory founder Joanne McCauley knows better than most the issues many tradies face in keeping their businesses afloat. As the wife and mother of a family of tradies, she’s done her fair share of bookkeeping in her time as a Tradie WAG. In fact, her experience has prompted McCauley to start her… Read more »
Work at home mums (WAHMs) have been swindled. And part of the con is that we blame ourselves for it. But I’ve got a secret weapon against the great WAHM swindle. Before you write me a strongly worded comment about work at home dads having the same struggles, let me reassure you of something. You’re… Read more »
