Category Archives: Small Business

From Clay to Cloud

My latest article as it appeared in Public Accountants Magazine, the official journal of the Institute of Public Accountants The accounting world is moving to the cloud. More than two-thirds of Australian accounting firms already use online accounting software, and expenditure on cloud services is growing rapidly. The trend is clear and compelling, but whenContinue reading “From Clay to Cloud”

Taking stock (of your business) halfway through the financial year….

As first published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Feb 3, 2015 http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/finance/taking-stock-halfway-through-the-financial-year-20150203-134xzj.html It’s the halfway point of the financial year, and the start of the calendar year. School holidays are over, and business is picking up again. Now is the perfect time to step away from the frantic day-to-day of running your business, take aContinue reading “Taking stock (of your business) halfway through the financial year….”

The importance of your Accountant in an ‘Automated World’

Should I Sack My Accountant? As featured on LifeHackerAU..http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/12/should-i-sack-my-accountant/ A lot of people ask me if accountants are going out of business. As the head of accounting of a company that allows small business owners to easily do many of the things their accountant used to do, as well as being an accountant in publicContinue reading “The importance of your Accountant in an ‘Automated World’”

Darwinism & Digital Disruption

As featured in the Dec 2014 edition of Acuity Magazine, the monthly publication of CAANZ. http://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/en/Site-Content/Innovative-Thinking/Acuity/December-2014/Darwinism-and-digital-disruption.aspx#.VH6MPDGUeqI How to leverage opportunities in the new age. Digital disruption = big opportunities. Any business owner who denies, debates or argues with this statement is, I surmise, probably the kind of person who thought digital cameras would be aContinue reading “Darwinism & Digital Disruption”

The Importance of Credit Control in your Business

Businesses don’t fail because of a lack of profit…they fail because of a lack of cashflow ! Here are 5 simple tips to develop a credit control policy when extending credit to your customers via BRW http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/how_to_develop_credit_control_policy_gxoFVWLHxezQe33G51Rj5L