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COVID-19: Marketing Opportunities for Your Business
July 31st, 2020Amongst the doom and gloom of our present economic and social circumstances, the more switched-on in the SME community are taking the glass-half-full approach to improving their businesses. Some marketing opportunities of days gone by may have passed, or been put on hold, but new ones are cropping up all over the place if youread more
JobKeeper 2.0 – The Next Chapter
July 23rd, 2020**Updated following announcement on 6 August 2020** The original JobKeeper payment was announced by the Federal Government in late March 2020 in response to COVID-19 and comprised a $1500 per fortnight wage subsidy for businesses so they could continue to pay eligible workers. For the most part, this payment helped keep people employed and theirread more
Looking at JobTrainer for Employees and Employers
July 17th, 2020*JobTrainer extended* - Update as of 12 May 2021 The Government has committed an additional $500 million to extend the JobTrainer scheme by a further 163,000 places, and extend the program until 31 December 2022. JobTrainer is matched by state and territory governments and provides job seekers, school leavers and young people access to freeread more
The Role of Due Diligence in Your Next Acquisition
April 14th, 2020As we outlined in a recent article, there are several critical factors that contribute to making an acquisition a success or failure. In this instalment of the McKinley Plowman Business Growth series, we’ll be digging further into the importance of what are commonly considered the key aspect, customers and revenue. Getting the necessary information togetherread more
AUSKey Soon to be Cancelled – Are You Ready?
February 17th, 2020In case you’ve missed it – the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will be retiring the AUSKey service on 27 March 2020, with a view to replacing it with myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM). This means if you’re currently using AUSKey to access the Business Portal, and you’re yet to sign up for MyGovID, youread more
3 Profit Growth Strategies you can Implement in your Business
September 13th, 2019No matter how established your business is, how financially savvy you are, or how competitive your industry is – every business owner has the capacity to increase profits. Sometimes, the sticking point is knowing where exactly to start, and how to practically implement profit growth strategies to see some real, tangible improvements to your bottomread more
Unlocking the value of client retention
August 5th, 2019For all the emphasis businesses place on winning new clients, many can fall into the trap of forgetting to look after their existing customers as well as they should. Retaining clients does, in fact, require more investment than you may think, as just setting and forgetting the goods or services you provide to them isread more
5 End of Financial Year Resolutions for your Small Business
June 27th, 2019Getting your personal finances in order at the start of the new financial year is nothing new – we even looked at that in a recent article! But what about those of us in business? Whether your 2018/19 financial year was one of your best or one of your toughest, there’s always room for improvement.read more
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