Five simple things to do before the Christmas rush. It's November already. How did that happen? Christmas is coming, jobs need finishing, invoices need paying and everyone's trying to squeeze five weeks of work into three. And your bookkeeping? That's probably sitting at the bottom of the to-do list. But spending a little time on your finances now could save you a whole lot of stress in January. Here's five simple things you can do in Xero before Christmas. 1. Get Your Bank A

I still find the word leader a little uncomfortable. I know I run a business. I manage projects and teams. I make decisions every day and somehow people occasionally ask me for advice. But in my head, I’m still just Jess. Recently at MURRA, we did an Indigenous leadership assessment looking at leadership through a cultural lens. My result? A Dingo. And honestly... it made a lot of sense. Apparently Dingoes Like People My leadership style came back as Collaborative Steadiness.

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