Category Newsletter

GST on Low Value Imports

GST on low value imported goods will apply to sales from the 1st July 2018. This will only be relevant to those businesses that provide goods valued at $1,000AUD or lower. The items that are relevant include: Clothing Cosmetics Books…

Career Management

Category: Coaching, People & performance Sound career management is paramount to professional success.  This article provides ways to do so. People are changing careers, jobs and job roles a lot more often today. Sometimes these changes are being chosen but…

Challenges for Small Business

Category: Organisational Success, Planning Small business (owners) are facing increased challenges in today’s very demanding commercial world and only those willing to change and adapt will succeed. Small business owners and key people have always had to have a wide…

Annual shutdown guide part 2

This is the follow-on from the Annual Shutdown Guide Part 1 The time of the annual shut-down for each business is arriving quickly as Christmas is now only a matter of a few short weeks away. There is still much to…

Why Businesses Fail

Category: Organisational Success Sadly, many businesses either fail, don’t reach the levels the owners would like or don’t reach their potential. There is one fundamental reason that causes poor performance for privately owned and operated businesses … the owners! So many…

Annual Shutdown Guide Part 1

It is coming to that time of year again where Christmas is just around the corner and the New Year follows shortly thereafter. While it is commonly a time for celebration and an annual vacation, it can be a complex time for…

Teamwork Barriers and Remedies

CATEGORIES: Coaching, Leadership, People and Performance Everyone who runs a business wants their people to engage in high-level teamwork.  The problem is quite a few people don’t always have the same desire or may not have the skills to carry…

Moving Employment Status

An employer may approach an employee to change his or her type of employment for reasons of business downfall or change of business structure. Equally an employee may wish to change their employment status for reasons of family or illness.…

Management Styles

Coaching, Leadership, Organisational Success, People and Performance Here are the differences between them: Basement Manager:  This person manages for ‘today’.  They are good at organizing tasks and people, and at reacting to problems that occur.  They are predominantly reactive though…