Finance
Managing money pressures
Andrew Watson COMMENT: How SMEs can manage financial considerations for export.
Claiming start-up costs
Max Newnham How should you claim costs when your business is not yet earning income?
GST rules explained
Max Newnham Cash flow is an important determinant about whether a business should register for GST.
Six strategies to drive revenue in the new financial year
Mark Allsop COMMENT: Have you thought about what you can be doing differently to drive profits in FY15/16?
The tax changes not in the headlines
Max Newnham What are some measures announced in the federal budget that haven't been widely discussed?
Making business insurance work for you
Christine Long 12:00 AM How can an enterprise survive a catastrophic natural disaster?
CROWDFUNDING
Seven crowdfunding tips
Christopher Niesche Learn how to raise money from the people who have generated tens of thousands this way.
The secret to securing funding
Christopher Niesche There's one way to buy a business that's almost guaranteed to get the banks across the line.
Small business wants to be freed of super responsibilities
Sally Rose The small business lobby wants responsibility for managing employee superannuation records to be stripped from employers altogether, a radical overhaul that would make the industry's overtime and over budget SuperStream reforms irrelevant.
Deductions: how do they work?˛
If I trade in my $6000 car for a new $25,000 car before June 30 can I write it off in this year's tax return?
Never have a meeting in a coffee shop again
Alexandra Cain Too ashamed of your office to invite clients in for meetings? Now's the time to splash some cash on new furniture.
Deductions and cars: the rules
Max Newnham How do proposed rules to give small business owners access to immediate tax write-offs for expenses that cost less than $20,000 work?
How to pay less FBT
Matt Goss Fringe benefits tax can be a major impost, so here are some ways to reduce your exposure.
Confusion reigns with tax deductions
Max Newnham How does the $20,000 immediate tax write-off for business expenses really work?
The $20,000 trap
Max Newnham What's the one thing that could mean a business expense doesn't qualify for the new tax depreciation rules?
Small business on top
Lisa McAuley COMMENT: Exporters are the winners in this year's federal budget.
The government got it right
Max Newnham For once, the Coalition has listened to small businesses in this year's federal budget.
It's a small business bonanza
Alexandra Cain The federal government is aiming to woo SMBs with a raft of initiatives announced in this year's budget.
Are you missing out on this tax break?
Louis White A slew of local firms aren't taking advantage of a federal government small business subsidy.
SME bureaucracy busters
Max Newnham Simplified tax rules have been designed to reduce red tape for businesses.
Seven mistakes SMEs make when dealing with banks
Neil Slonim COMMENT: Avoid these common pitfalls if you want a good relationship with your financial institution.
How to fire a family member
Tony Kabrovski COMMENT: Letting someone go is one of the toughest gigs in business. It's even worse when you have to fire mum, dad or a sibling.
