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The end of the year is a great time for looking back, reflecting, and taking stock for the future. When you run your own business, the future is up to you. If your business has seemed stagnant in the past year, perhaps it's time to unlock more budget to ...

Some people are workaholics by choice: they feel like they're missing out when they're not connected to work, and they genuinely thrive on long hours and work-related stress. Others, however, are workaholics because there's simply too much work to do. At ...

The traditional definition of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is that he or she is the senior manager of all things financial for a company or corporation. The CFO keeps an eye on the company’s cash flow, analyses the company’s financial health, and ...

Why Should You Systemise Your Business? There are several important reasons why systemising your business is a good idea. First of all, it prevents losing job knowledge. If you have someone who performs a given task more efficiently than anyone else and ...

We frequently get asked is property a “good” investment. Our answer is often “compared to what?” This is crucial, as most investments need to serve a purpose, which could be to produce a growing income stream over time or provide a vehicle that can see ...

The 2015 / 2016 budget was pleasing in that it did not have many surprises that had not been previously released prior to last night’s budget announcement by the Government. The Highlights The deficit predicted to be $35bn with a return to surplus now ...

Prime Minister Tony Abbott released this week the government’s National Industry Investment and Competitiveness Agenda. Amongst other things, it included proposed changes to the legislation on the way taxation is calculated on employee share options. Why ...

Most of the measures taken in the budget are unlikely to have a major impact from an economic perspective. The effect is more likely to be a longer term cut in expenditure, particularly aimed at welfare. The immediate impact will clearly be on the higher ...