Small Business Funding Ideas to Grow Your Business
With many small business funding options, it can be hard to choose the right one. Here we examine some of the small business funding options available.
Work Burnout: Symptoms and Prevention Tips for SME Owners
With many of us working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our work/life balance has been severely disrupted. While remote work has allowed businesses to maintain some level of productivity during this period of time, it’s also put an incredible amount of pressure on employees to perform at their usual standard, while also homeschooling kids, caring for elderly or vulnerable family members and performing other household duties at the same time, which can all too easily lead to work burnout.
ATO Activity to Increase as JobKeeper Ends: Is Your Business Ready?
The JobKeeper Payment Scheme has been a lifeline for many businesses since April 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting businesses. The program is set to end on 28 March…
Medical Business Loans and Dental Business Loans: A Short Guide
Medical business loans and dental business loans are a key part of medical and dental practices. Much goes on behind the scenes in medical and dental practices that most people don’t see. One of these is finance. Here we look at some of the ways dental and medical business loans are used by healthcare professionals. We will also explore some of the types of medical and dental business loans.
Employee Motivation: 5 Strategies to Boost Productivity
Employee motivation is an issue that business owners and managers continually face. To say it’s been difficult to stay productive since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is an understatement. With COVID-19 having forced many of us to work from home, trying to work out how to improve staff motivation and engagement to increase productivity is now more crucial than ever.
Business Succession Planning: 5 Steps to Help You Get Started
When you decide to leave your business, who will take over? It’s a decision most of us will have to face at some point. That’s why it’s important to have…
Small Business Government Assistance Post-JobKeeper
On 28 March 2020, the Federal Government introduced the JobKeeper payment scheme in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was a lifeline for many businesses and individuals affected by the economic impacts of lockdowns and decreased demand. Since then, other programs have been introduced. With JobKeeper coming to a close on 28 March, here’s an overview of where we’ve been and what lies ahead for small business government assistance, and a guide to which support is still available.
FAST Adds Moula to Panel, Offering Brokers Faster Unsecured Finance
Melbourne, Australia Leading aggregator, FAST has partnered with panel lender, Moula, to provide greater diversity in brokers' product offerings. FAST is one of Australia’s largest mortgage, commercial and asset finance…
Women in Business: The State of Play in Australia
Since colonial times, women have played important leadership roles in Aussie business. Many have become household names, while others of us are quietly plugging away, changing the landscape of the…
Business Line of Credit – What Is It?
A business line of credit is one of the many options available when seeking a small business loan. Here we’ll explain how a business line of credit works, what’s required to get one, and some of the pros and cons connected with this type of loan.