Growth accountants for trades

Regardless of the industry you’re in, the way you structure your business will have ramifications long into the future.  From the amount of tax you pay to the administrative load and your level of personal liability, the consequences of your decision can be serious; and they may have a profound influence on the success of […]

Starting a business is part science, part art, and a large part hard work! It can get lost in all the excitement but you need to get the balance right.  Approximately 20 percent of all small businesses fail in their first year; and your chances of your business making it to five years are around […]

Thomas Edison once said that “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. Unfortunately, going from that inspirational idea to the finished product takes a lot more than hard work. Just like Edison, you also need to invest in a lot of research and development. And R&D doesn’t come cheap. Fortunately the Federal Government […]

So you’ve got a great idea for your business, but you don’t have the funds right now to get it off the ground. You could try applying for a government grant, but it’s often a long and arduous bureaucratic process of form filling and there are of course no guarantees you’ll get the money. Some […]

Let’s face it: no-one likes to think of death, especially their own. It’s not exactly a great conversation starter, is it? This might explain why so many people end up “dying intestate” which means they die without a will and, as a consequence, have their assets distributed according to State law. Sadly, the way State […]

Two things first up: (1) If you want to (or have to) work past the age of 55, you need to read this article; or (2) If you know someone else who that applies to, please forward them this article or a link to it. They’ll thank you for it. There are now ways you […]