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In a recent survey involving over 1,000 businesses around Australia, the question was posed to potential customers, why they had bought from a certain supplier and not from one of their competitors.

At Robson Partners we see the importance of keeping our clients informed, during these volatile share market times.

Recent headlines about the dramatic falls in the US and other share markets around the world have become all too familiar. It’s important to understand this volatility in the context of your longer-term financial plan.

This month “accidental businessman” Ceri Aubrey shares with us how he has taken the business from a 10 hour a week start up to employing over 11 staff with 4 vans and the challenges he has faced along the way.

In small business, choosing the right business structure to trade through is critical to ensure that you are taking advantage of all the possible deductions and concessions that are available to you under the Tax Law.

Duneadin wasn’t the only winner on Tuesday the 1st November, with all Australian’s with home loans also winning with the RBA’s decision to reduce the cash rate by 0.25%.
With this interest rate cut, Martin McGrath from our Financial Services team provides you with three great tips on how to save money on your home loan.

Ask any small business owner the top 5 challenges they face, and chances are that Time Management will be in their top 5.

In business today the average business owner is interrupted over 20 times before lunch! Considering it takes on average 6 minutes to refocus, that’s 120 minutes of time wasted per day!

Some months ago, we wrote about the increasing use of cloud technology in small business and how this is improving efficiency from accounting, to production, to POS, to better inventory management.
We wrote about the shift in small business accounting to systems like XERO and SaaS and since then we have seen a steady migration across to the cloud.

In four short years social media has gone from relative obscurity, to becoming an integral part of how Australians live their daily lives.

This month’s client in focus is Canadian Businessman, Damian Young who is the Managing Director of Express Lube. Damian talks about his “Australian” experience and his vision for motor vehicle care in Australia.

Central Coast gourmet foods distributor Bella Treats has recently re-invented itself as the leading distributor of fine foods.