December is always an interesting time. People and business are tending to wind down, end of year celebrations have begun, the holiday mood is slowly sinking and we’re thinking about how we’re going to spend the next few weeks unwinding. Equally interesting though are the number of people who are seriously thinking about going into business for themselves. After another year of working long hours, rushing to meet deadlines and being told what to do, increasingly people sta

When it comes to failed relationships in marriage, it seems people nowadays have no hesitation in heading for the divorce courts. I’ve often heard people say it’s harder to leave your hairdresser than it is your partner! While this may be somewhat of an exaggeration, one relationship that can often be very hard to break is that of the client and their accountant. The client-accountant relationship is a very sticky one, in that it’s very hard to break – or at least, it may

Given the recent Royal Commission into the banking sector and their lending practices, using banks, as a primary source of funding and capital, may indeed become a challenge for some businesses. In the wash up post the Royal Commission, as part of their reconstruction, it’s highly likely banks will tighten up lending practices. For businesses that rely on fresh funding to fuel their ideas and growth, other financing options will need to be considered if they are to survive.