Savings and silly season
Don’t let the Christmas holidays undo your great work throughout the year. Be aware of spending patterns to turn silly season into savings season.
Read MoreBoxing Day trading changes and NSW public holidays
The NSW Parliament has passed the Retail Trading Amendment Bill 2015 (NSW) which will allow all shops across NSW to open their doors on Boxing Day. It is important to note that employees must freely elect to work and there are significant penalties for employers who roster workers without their consent.
Read MoreATO targets rentals and work deductions
The Australian Taxation Office expects to contact more than 350,000 taxpayers who have errors in their tax returns and cross-check data from third parties as it moves to clamp down on dodgy claims.
Read MoreClient in Focus: P J Donnellan & Co
We speak with Practice Manager, Donna Makepeace on the operation of the business and the success it has experienced.
Read MoreTED Talks: Shai Reshef – An ultra-low-cost college degree
At the online University of the People, anyone with a high school diploma can take classes toward a degree in business administration or computer science – without standard tuition fees (though exams cost money).
Founder Shai Reshef hopes that higher education is changing “from being a privilege for the few to a basic right, affordable and accessible for all.”
Read MoreTeaching kids about cash
Many valuable lessons are learned throughout life. One of the most important to pass on to kids is about the value of money. But how do you do it?
Read MoreXero – Opening the door to financial services for small business
Every business needs capital to grow. You have to hire staff, purchase equipment and invest for the future. That need is even more important for small businesses, but for many, capital can be hard to come by.
Read MoreGovernment announces Small Business Grant
The Small Business Grant is designed to encourage small businesses that do not pay payroll tax to employ new full-time, part-time and casual workers and expand their enterprises across NSW.
Read MoreClient in Focus: Michael & Gianna Cunico
This month’s Client in Focus is Michael and Gianna Cunico, owners of Terrigal Pharmacy, Umina Beach Soul Pattinson Chemist and Umina Beach YouSave Chemist.
We speak with Michael on the success his and his wife’s businesses and explore the challenges that they face on a day to day basis.
Read MoreTED Talks: Linda Hill – How to manage for collective creativity
What is the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor and co-author of “Collective Genius” Linda Hill, has studied some of the world’s most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing – from everyone in the company and not just the designated “creatives”.
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