There are still many challenges ahead for most small businesses and medium-sized enterprises. Many of your clients will have gained an appreciation of the extra services that you can provide to them following their first-hand experience of ass

Final COVID-19 Survival Panel for SMEs

Oct 22nd, 2020 5m 32s

The final COVID-19 Survival Panel webinar for SMEs is being presented on Wednesday, 28th October 2020 at 12-noon AEST (1.00pm AEDT). The keynote presenters are Ashley Evans, Managing Director, AAA+ Financial Solutions and Peter Towers, Managing

JobKeeper Has Reduced - Have You Got Research & Development Activities - Do You Want To Improve Your Targeted Marketing?"

Sep 28th, 2020 7m 48s

Greetings from ESS Small Business – We hope you're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Do you need an insight into research and development? The feedback that we're receiving is that many small business and medium-sized busines

Developing Intellectual Property, Funding It, Perhaps by Raising Capital Direct from the Public

Sep 8th, 2020 9m 20s

Worst Economic Position In Living Memory The Australian economy has been badly affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus, as indeed have the economies of most countries. The Australian Parliament has passed the extension to JobKeeper legislation at a sm

Crowd Sourced Funding Expected To Be In Demand In 2020/21

Aug 24th, 2020 5m 36s

Concerns About Business Funding From 1st October 2020 Onwards Whilst the Australian government has announced that the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Loan will be redrawn and applications enabled until 30th June 2021, a $1 million maximum loan for a

Tradies' Charge Out Rates Review And Corporate Governance

Aug 17th, 2020 3m 50s

Greetings from ESS Small Business – Tradies' Charge Out Rates Review And Corporate Governance. In our next ESS Small Business COVID-19 Survival Panel webinar for small businesses and medium-sized enterprises, Kevin Thiele an experienced Managem

JobKeeper Changes And Crowd Sourced Funding Highlights

Aug 10th, 2020 5m 49s

The Prime Minister and Treasurer have announced significant changes to the JobKeeper program: From 28th September 2020, businesses will be required to reassess their eligibility for JobKeeper with reference to their actual GST turnover in the S

Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service

Aug 5th, 2020 6m 9s

The latest developments in Victoria, where Level 4 restrictions have now been imposed in Melbourne and Level 3 in Regional Victoria, have really highlighted the challenges that can confront businesses all over Australia if COVID–19 coronavirus

Sound Advice Will Help You Meet The Challenges

Jul 31st, 2020 5m 19s

Want to learn more about ESS Small Business? (Click here) Greetings from ESS Small Business – Tax Ruling on JobKeeper and Research & Development. The Australian Taxation Office has issued a draft taxation determination relating to “Notional Ded

Taking Opportunities/Upgrading Your Accountant's Role

Jul 23rd, 2020 7m 27s

The Australian government made a number of very important announcements this week, including the JobKeeper extension which, from 28th September 2020, will comprise 2 tiers with a reduction in the fortnightly payments payable to people who quali

Marketing and Business Funding for COVID-19 Survival

Jul 13th, 2020 4m 4s

Greetings from ESS Small Business – using a coordinated social media campaign and having an awareness of the equity fund raising available for small businesses are the key items for today. The situation in Victoria has created a significant wak

Developing Strategies For An Uncertain Year

Jul 2nd, 2020 5m 56s

Greetings from ESS Small Business – "Strategies Include Systems and Adequate Funding for Your Business". A lot has happened in the last few months. On 18th June 2020 the “Financial Review” published an article “Accountants Become the “Centreli

Predictive Financial Statements and Legal Overview for SMEs

Jun 25th, 2020 4m 43s

Greetings from ESS Small Business – Are You Planning Your Strategies for the New Financial Year? There is still a lot of debate about what the government is likely to do relative to a number of programs, including JobKeeper, as we approach the

Cashflow and Funding a Major Issue for SMEs in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Jun 19th, 2020 4m 53s

Greetings from ESS Small Business. Due to administrative problems in setting up the grant processing mechanism with State government departments, there have been some delays in the rollout of the Home/Renovation Grants for homebuilders and for

Crowd Sourced Funding And The Rejuvenated Business Scene In The Northern Territory

Jun 5th, 2020 8m 46s

Want to learn more about ESS Small Business? (Click here) Greetings from ESS Small Business. Thousands of business owners and team members have been working from home for the last 2-3 months and may have given some thought to the development of

COVID-19 Survival Assistance for SMEs - Utilising Predictive Accounting to Avoid the Lockdown Blues

May 29th, 2020 17m 12s

Want to learn more about ESS Small Business? (Click here) This week we looked at: Utilisation of three-way forecasts (“predictive accounting”) to understand where your business is heading. Emerging from the 'lockdown blues'. Paul Barnaby, P

COVID 19 Survival Assistance for SMEs

May 29th, 2020 12m 31s

Greetings from ESS BIZTOOLS and our affiliates. Welcome to this weekly update on issues confronting accountants, business advisors and bookkeepers from the COVID 19 coronavirus. This week we looked at: Financing your Business Engaging your Ac

"We’ve Got To Get The Economy Moving Again" – Josh Frydenberg – Federal Treasurer

May 13th, 2020 9m 35s

Greetings, we hope that you're well and looking after yourself as well as your clients and that you're communicating with your clients in relation to their reopening strategies. The National Cabinet has started the first tentative steps towards

COVID-19 Survival Assistance for SMEs

May 11th, 2020 11m 32s

Greetings from ESS BIZTOOLS and our Affiliates, welcome to this weekly update on issues confronting small businesses and medium-sized enterprises from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Preparing for the end of the lockdown. Read More: https://www.esssm

COVID 19 Survival Assistance for SMEs

May 6th, 2020 9m 26s

Greetings from ESS BIZTOOLS and our Affiliates, welcome to this weekly update on issues confronting small businesses and medium-sized enterprises from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=co

COVID 19 Survival Assistance for SMEs Number 2

Apr 26th, 2020 12m

This week the Australian Taxation Office has released rules relative to the calculation of alternative decline in turnover for the JobKeeper payments and confirmation has been issued on JobKeeper payments that can be claimed for people other th

COVID 19 Survival Assistance for SMEs

Apr 20th, 2020 10m 5s

Greetings – we hope you’re staying safe and still operating your businesses or, if not, you're able to think about some business strategies to implement when you to recommence business operations again. The Australian government, through the St

COVID 19 Survival for SMEs

Apr 6th, 2020 11m 30s

This Australian government has now released three stimulus packages to assist small businesses and medium-sized enterprises to survive the COVID-19 coronavirus. Most small and medium-sized business operators will require the proactive assistanc

What sort of Small Business or Medium Sized Enterprise do you envisage operating or working at in 2020? Does your business have a “vision” for the next three to five years? Have discussions been held on the development of policies and strategies to

Nov 27th, 2019 5m 4s

Another Source of Equity Capital for SMEs!

Nov 26th, 2019 4m 32s

The good news on the equity capital scene for small businesses and medium sized enterprises continues with the Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, confirming that the Federal Government’s election commitment relative to the establishment of the