Finance News
The 1st April flags the start of Q4, and the annual challenge of trying to avoid getting pranked for April fools’ day. But with the federal budget set to be handed down tomorrow, it remains to be seen whether it’ll be the Morrison government or the voting public who will end up the fools. Treasurer…
There’s no doubting it, pets are part of the family. A decade ago, if you’d told me that pet owners would be taking out insurance to protect themselves from vet bills, I’d have thought you were mad. But the fact is that today some pet owners are forking out more for their pet’s health insurance…
Apple was inspired by Steve Jobs’ love of fruit, Reebok was named after a South African antelope and Google reportedly started as a joke between friends. It’s easy to get over-awed when trying to come up with your business name, but here’s my tip: just have some fun with it! Step 1 – coming up…
Cast your mind back to 2009. Twitter was in its infancy, the iPad hadn’t been invented yet, and you could really only remember 4-5 phone numbers off the top of your head. Fast forward just one decade, and the world has completely changed. Technological advances have disrupted every industry from food delivery to accounting,…
Credit card companies know exactly how to market to our wishes. They know we love our points and rewards and we’re falling for their offers blindly. The issue is we become complacent with the points programs. The credit card rewards system goes a little something like this: the more money you spend, the more points you…
Cashflow is the key to running a successful small business, but it’s the thing that many small business owners struggle with the most. In my opinion revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash is a reality. This means it’s time for business owners to put themselves first. On last night’s episode of Let’s Talk Business, I…
I don’t think many of us realise the enormity of the Queensland floods. Land the size of Victoria has been inundated, causing financial and emotional heartbreak and devastation. Australia’s 150,000 farmers produce enough food to feed 80 million people. Not only do they provide 93% of the domestic food supply, but they support an…
Valentine’s Day is just three days away! As a wife / husband / girlfriend / boyfriend / life partner that means you’ve only got a couple of days to land the perfect gift. As a business owner, it means you’ve only got a couple of days to capitalise on the event! During this week florists…
