Are you a company director? Know your obligations!
I often meet entrepreneurs that want to start up new businesses using a company structure, where they are appointed a director. When a business owner is advised to set up as a company structure...
Entering new markets by working with other businesses
Throughout my career, I have assisted several clients to enter new markets of goods and services. While there are commercial risks to consider, for example Will the product be a hit?&...
Staying on Top of Your Credit History: 2 Steps for Start-ups
Having access to a line of credit is important for any business, but even more so for start-ups and sole traders. A poor personal credit history may affect your ability to obtain an overdraft or...
Individuals and Small Business under the Australian Consumer Law
The Australian Consumer Law (‘ACL’) is intended to protect the rights of individual consumers of goods and services - essentially codifying ‘fairness’ in the David vs. Goliath interactions of individu...
Want to start your own business?
You are passionate, creative and have something that you want to share with the world. Your neighbours and friends have been urging you to sell you products - but how do you go about starting your own...
The Top 4 Start-up Stuff Ups
In our last Start-up article, we discussed our 4 Key Considerations for Start-ups. Following on from this, we’ve created a list of our ‘Top 4 Start-up Stuff-Ups that every new business owner needs to...
Australia to give Start-ups a Boost in 2015
For most start-ups, capital is rarely found in abundance. Hence, entrepreneurs must be creative in finding ways to incentivise their workforce when large pay-cheques and bonuses simply aren’t an optio...
4 Key Considerations for Start-ups
Starting a new business can result in a myriad of issues that are best dealt with early in order to protect your start-up in the long run. Just like the young seedling in our picture, new businesses...