Export Market Developement Grant Application
If you have exported product during 2011/2012 and have expenditure in excess of $20,000 on export market development activities, then you could be eligible to lodge an Export Market Development Grant Application. The application needs to be lodged with Austrade by no...
Government Grants For SMEs
Commercialisation Australia – Experienced Executives For companies who have developed a new product or service and who would benefit from bolstering their senior management team, Commercialisation Australia has a grant of up to $350,000 on a 50/50 basis, over a 2 year...
Marketing/Sales Hints
Cooperative Promotion As a means of broadening your target market base and advising of the availability of products that you have for sale, have you considered negotiating with another organisation to sell their products for a commission. You may be able to do this as...
Business Plans
Advisers – Questions within a Business Planning Questionnaire” on “advisers” often include: Who are your advisers? Have you appointed advisers such as: - accountant? - solicitor? - insurance broker? - marketing consultant? - advertising agent? - business coach? -...
Business Plans
Business Plans – Public Relations When preparing a Business Plan for a small/medium enterprise, consideration should be given as to whether the business is seizing available opportunities to promote the business by: issuing news releases to the media; producing blog...
Increasing your Profitability
The last thing a business owner wants to see is their business not flourishing. An increase in profit is the main goal for any business and certainly a goal that should be consistently aimed for. There are many things a business owner can do to help intensify company...
No Budget – No Business Loan
Every financial entity, regardless of its size, runs much more efficiently when following a well-researched and structured budget. Countries use budgets as do multi-national corporations, public and private companies, small to medium businesses and households. The...
Growing with Affinity Accounting Plus
If you are a business owner you will know too well the stresses that can come with the day to day running involved with owning a business. Cash flow and profitability, in particular, are extremely important to a business owner and whatever level your business is at,...
Sound Succession Planning Ensures Business Survival after Handover
One of the characteristics of a great leader is their ability to recognise potential in a subordinate and nowhere is that ability more important than in developing a succession plan for their business or organisation. Many CEOs have the skills to generate increasing...
Affinity Accounting Plus offer Sound Succession Planning Advice
Affinity Accounting Plus offer Sound Succession Planning Advice If you own a successful business, especially one that you have built from the ground up, it would be heartbreaking to imagine that when the time comes for you to retire or in the untimely event of your...