Let's be honest. Most business owners know exactly what they should be doing. The quote needs to be sent. The overdue invoices need to be followed up. The difficult conversation with a staff member needs to happen. The bookkeeping needs to be brought up to date. The website needs to go live. The business plan that's been sitting in a notebook for six months needs to become something real. But instead, we find other things to do.. We answer emails. We reorganise folders. We co

If this has just made you realise there's only 10 days left until the end of the financial year, don't panic! You don't need to spend the next week buried in spreadsheets or searching for receipts from February. You just need a plan. Here's what I'd be focusing on between now and 30 June. Step 1: Get Your Bookkeeping Up To Date Before you do anything else, make sure your numbers are accurate. ✔ Reconcile your bank accounts ✔ Upload missing receipts ✔ Enter any outstanding inv

Plain English. No spin. Just what you need to know this week. Every year the Federal Budget gets wall-to-wall coverage and very little of it is written for you. Politicians talk in billions. Journalists talk in politics. And you're just trying to work out what it actually means for your business, your family, and your community. This year there's actually a lot in it. Let's go through what matters. The 51% IPP rule: We're glad to see this. For too long, procurement benefits m

Financial Literacy Isn’t Optional in Business