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5 ways to avoid business burnout
Managing a business takes a lot more than knowledge alone – you also need strength and determination in spades. And that also means there’s a significant risk of burning out. The longer you’re in business the more successful you are and the easier running a business...
10 steps to turn LinkedIn into a small business marketing dream
If someone gave you the opportunity to attend a meeting where thousands of your prospects were also present, you’d be silly not to take them up on the offer…right? This opportunity might be staring you in the face. LinkedIn is the world’s largest database of...
Signed and sealed: 5 reasons your business should use electronic signatures instead of paper-based agreements
“Signing on the dotted line.” It wasn’t all that long ago that phrase meant signing pen-on-paper. Increasingly these days it can also mean signing on-screen with a stylus—or even with your finger tip!—or by using your computer and keyboard. So why have many businesses...
Your step-by-step guide to setting up an SMSF
Are you worried that your hard-earned money is not working hard enough for you? That your dream of your golden years spent on the golf course or with loved ones on the beach is fading fast? Think you can do a better job yourself - by managing your own super? You may...
Six steps to bullet-proof your business against an economic downturn
Economic headwinds got you looking to the horizon? In this article, Jamie Davison of Carbon Group suggests ways you can shore up your business for any eventuality. The effect of a downturn in the market has strong implications on businesses of all sizes. No matter how...
Eligibility changes for lower company tax rate
From the 2017–18 income year, you must be a base rate entity to be eligible for the lower 27.5% company tax rate. A base rate entity must have: a turnover less than $25 million (this turnover threshold increased to $50 million from 2018-19), and 80% or less of its...