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It's the little things that make up the big things. Here’s a list of ten traits of some of the movers and shakers in the world today (and from the past).

 

Topics: management, business owner, habit

 

Business Planning for 2020

It’s hard to believe but the new year has come!

Topics: small business, management, planning

For many small business owners, hiring workers on a flexible basis is ideal – especially if paying regular salaries isn’t in the budget and/or the workload is variable.

Topics: Employment, management

If you feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of technological gadgets out there, never mind apps and other digital “solutions”, you’re not alone. Technology sprawl and the rabbit hole of more and more information, available all the time, is making productivity—and healthy downtime—a real challenge for many of us.

Although we may be quicker at completing redundant tasks, more time is wasted managing all our different apps and technologies—and more of us live in a near constant state of distraction.

Topics: Technology, management, efficiency

It is fairly agreed upon that having fun in the workplace is something that should be encouraged. Not only does it increases satisfaction and result in a turnover decrease, but your employees want to come to work. Therefore, creating a happy and productive work environment for both you and your employees.

Topics: Employment, management

Rising interest on debt can be a curse when running a small business. However, there are some quick and easy policies you can start using to combat interest rate rises.

Individually, small steps can add some value to a business, but when combined they can make significant differences. Think of your business like a car in development. Improved aerodynamics, fuel injection and weight loss might separately increase fuel economy, but used together they could make the car a market-leader.

Here are three easy tips you can implement in your business to combat the effect that rising interest might have on your bottom line.

Topics: financial, management, interest

Topics: sell your business, management, planning

Help grow your business through collaboration, expansion, improved marketing and some of the following quick tips.

Topics: small business accounting, Marketing, management

Freelancers in all industries deal with the same problems due to the nature of their work.  Typically, freelancers are solo work-from-home contractors that manage every aspect of their business.  If you're thinking of dropping your career as an employee to begin freelancing, consider the following obstacles you will need to navigate.  Unfortunately, problems beget more problems, and a shaky foundation quickly leads to a crumbly business, and many regrets about starting in the first place.

Topics: freelancer, management

 

Single Touch Payroll

From 1 July 2019, you will have to transfer your payroll transaction data to the ATO each time your employees are paid using a software solution to do this.

Topics: small business accounting, accounting, management