Our client in focus this month is Kwik Kopy Gosford and passionate owner, Peter Clarke.

Peter shares his enthusiasm for the region and how he took control of the opportunity to build a stronger, smarter business model that could “bend and flex” as market conditions changed.

Research has shown that over the years, sometimes having too much choice makes us less happy. This may be true when it comes to medical treatment. Baba Shiv, director of Strategic Marketing Management Executive Program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, studies how “liking” and “wanting” shape the choices we make, and what that means in the world of marketing.

He shares a fascinating study that measures why choice opens the door to doubt, and suggests that abandoning control – especially on life or death situations – may be the best thing for us.

Here are five of the finest resolutions to help you kick off the new year in high financial style.

Your website is usually the first contact method most of your potential customers will have with your business, so it shouldn’t look tired or old. Here are nine tips on how you can effectively refresh your website.

The Australian Taxation Office has made 3 significant changes to the simplified depreciation rules that apply from the 2012-2013 income year for small businesses.

This month’s Client in Focus is family business, Galley Kitchens.

This month, Managing Directors and Paul and Liarne Ray talk about how they managed to grow the business during the financial crisis and remain a market leader in the region.

Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours – but it’s difficult for those people to join with the employers who need them.

Wingham Rowan, founder of social-business Silvers-of-Time which runs online markets for micro-working and micro-volunteering, explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employer’s book workers for ‘silvers of time’.

Now the summer holidays have come to an end and the year is fresh, use this period to reflect on what’s really important in your life and how you could better ensure your family’s financial security.

In response to a review undertaken by the Federal Government last year, the Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 4 December 2012.

Several of the changes came into effect on 1 January 2013, and although technical by nature will have an impact on how the system and your business operates.

A common problem with pension paying SMSF’s is that members sometimes do not withdraw the minimum pension amount.