What does it mean when you are a Treasurer of an Association moving to a Company Limited by Guarantee and then becoming a Director on the Board, and what affect does the role change bring? Before we start thinking about the size and...

The topic of Right of Use Assets has come up in several NFP Board and Finance Committee discussions.  It causes a bit of confusion, especially when organisations, for example, are used to recognising their rent or lease payments as an expe...

As the CEO of an NFP, telling your story in meaningful and consistent ways is vital to delivering on your purpose.  In this podcast, I discuss storytelling through the language of accounting, and why the CEO, Board and stakeholders should ...

Today I want to talk to you about recruitment bias and how it plays into the daily running of your business. The cost of recruitment bias needs to be examined in order to make good decisions as you move the business forward.In this epis...

Are you part of the finance team in your organisation or do you have a finance team? Today I want to talk to you about understanding finance team culture and its organisational impact so that you can make strides towards enhancing your team cul...

Firing a client is never easy and it’s not something any of us ever really want to do. However, it’s important to maintain a profitable business so that sometimes means doing the difficult thing. In this episode I want to take you through my pr...

In this episode I want to talk about paying yourself first from your business and also why, how and when to do it. So, the question is, are you paying yourself first? And if so, do you know how to pay yourself first?If your business is ...

Personal/professional development training is one of those expenses where it can be difficult to measure in terms of impact and ROI as it’s a long term venture. Personal development training expenses can also eat up a large portion of your PD b...

Finding an accountant can be a daunting task at the best of times. On the one hand there is an abundance of accountants all seemingly performing the same duties. On the other hand, how do you know who to trust? Do they specialise in your type o...

If COVID has taught us one thing, it’s that having a business continuity plan is necessary moving forward. In this episode I want you to think about your own business continuity planning for your business and how that has effective...

I want to discuss job automation and job loss and what this means for jobs in the future.Globally, It’s already been a wild year and the future of the workplace might feel even a little more uncertain for some. Robots taking over jobs i...

Are you thinking of starting an enterprise here in Australia that has a social purpose? Perhaps starting a social enterprise is something you have in your long term business plan?Well, starting a social purpose enterprise is a little di...

It’s a strange time right now in the business landscape and there are very few businesses that aren’t dealing with a business crisis. In this episode I am going to walk you through some tips around how your accountant can help with...

We’ve officially moved into an interesting time here in Australia, as well as globally, where working from home and flexible working arrangements have been enforced.It’s not an easy task understanding how to facilitate flexible working ...

Now more than ever we need to be thinking about how we will emerge on the other side of a national crisis. In today’s episode I am going to give you a handful of tips on crisis management and what to do now that we are actually in need of busin...

It’s an interesting question and I want to walk you through how to think about it in a way that positions you well for business.I want you to ask yourself, who do you want to be? Better still, who do you want to be today?If you ...

 When you begin to go down the rabbit hole of building a business in Australia there are so many questions involving the ‘how’. One of the biggest downfalls of that thinking is that we need a ‘how to start’ motivational speech just to get ...

Sometimes it can be difficult to put empathy and care about the fiscal needs of the business but today I want to talk to you about caring in business and how caring about employees makes for good business.It seems obvious right? That we...

Are you a leader of a company and tearing your hair out because building trust in the workplace is HARD?! You aren’t the only one!Building trust in teams isn’t easy but it also isn’t complicated! The good news is that a culture of trust...

Internal fraud is a very real thing in business but unfortunately by the time you know anything about it, it’s too late. Preventing employee theft is possible though - but for you it can feel awkward.In this episode I look at employee t...

Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about how to systemize your small business? You’re not alone! Figuring out your business procedure after business procedure and turning them into some type of documentation is a bit of an area a lot of bus...

Are you an accountant or lawyer and want to give back but not sure where to start? Well, let me share a bit of my story in this video about how I became a company secretary for a non profit company in order to give back.Non profit gover...

Are you wondering what your first steps to starting a business should be? In this episode I walk you through three things you should consider when planning your first steps to starting a small business or a large business.The list of th...

If you want to know how to close a business or how to dissolve a business and you own a small business in Australia, then stick around. In this episode I walk you through some business exit strategies that include (but are not limited to), sell...

If you are a lonely entrepreneur or you’re thinking of starting your own business then watch this video for my take on how to create a helpful and solid network.When you hear people speak about how to network effectively it kind of make...