Business By Design
By Stuart Wemyss & Mena Abraham
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Episodes: 187
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Business by Design is the podcast for owners who want to start, scale or exit a business. Each week, Stuart Wemyss and Mena Abraham unpack the four things every business must get right: value, engine, reach and team. Using the VERT flywheel, they show how these fit together to build a business that runs without you, and how the choices you make inside the business flow through to your personal wealth, lifestyle and exit options. Every episode is short and to the point, with no fluff and no sales pitches.
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Ep 187: Why We Retired "The Holistic Accountant"
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Ep 186: The Holiday Test: Can your business run without you?
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Ep 185: Warning- Asking for feedback and ignoring it is a liability
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Ep 184: Stop hiring on gut feel: a scorecard process that works
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Ep 183: How business owners can navigate the proposed tax changes
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Ep 182: EOFY tax planning for business owners
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Ep 181: Buy your premises or trap your cash? The OpCo-PropCo test
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May 26, 2026 |
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Ep 180: Expansion math: when a new site actually makes you poorer
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ep 179: From lumpy projects to predictable annual recurring revenue
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May 12, 2026 |
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Ep 178: Lifestyle creep is a capital allocation problem
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 177: Controls without bureaucracy- how to scale safely
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Ep 176: Div 7A liquidity without the tax blow-up
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Ep 175: Buy lease or finance: how to make the right call
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Ep 174: The delegation tax- saving money is costing you millions
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Ep 173: Most team problems are actually clarity problems
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Ep 172: Capital allocation policy: owner wage, buffers, reinvestment, investing, lifestyle
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Ep 171: The gross margin lie: your mark-up math is wrong
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Ep 170: Data room first: exit readiness starts 24 months early
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep 169: Shadow Equity: Incentives without giving away shares
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep 168: The key person discount & the sabbatical stress test: why your business is devaluing you
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ep 167: The Finance Function Evolution: bookkeeper → controller → virtual CFO
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ep 166: Philanthropy at Scale: Private Ancillary Funds & Giving With Governance
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Ep 165: When choosing an accountant on price may quietly cost you more
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep 164: Financial Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in Their First Three Years
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Ep 163 : Best of 2025 - How to read financial statements like a CFO
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep 162: Best of 2025- How to tax effectively get money out of a company
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Ep 161: Best of 2025- Navigating the main residence 6-year rule CGT exemption
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ep 160: Best of 2025- Strategies to minimise CGT
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Ep 159: Best of 2025- Tax changes for 2025-26 financial year
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Ep 158 : 500+ of interviews, top 5 lessons: what every successful business owner must know
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ep 157: The strategic shortcut- 5 questions that transform business growth
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Ep 156: 10 important business tips from Verne Harnish
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Ep 155: When to Rethink Your Advisors- Red Flags With Your Accountant or Advisor
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ep 154: Redefining success: What does it really mean in business?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ep 153: When Partnerships Fall Apart: Why Some Business Collaborations Just Don’t Work
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Ep 152: The Synergy Effect – How Smart Integration drives business growth
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ep 151: Don’t trust your accountant
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Ep 150: Conducting a health check of your business
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ep 149: 1%ers in business that can benefit your personal lifestyle
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Ep 148: Young entrepreneurs and building wealth outside their core business
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Ep 147: Maximising your EV FBT Benefits as a business owner
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep 146: Common accounting errors to avoid
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Ep 145: Making money with small-scale property development: Risks and opportunities
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ep 144: Sale Succession Strategy – Selling to an External Buyer
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ep 143: Transition Succession Strategy – Selling to Key Staff
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Ep 142: 3 Pillars of Business: Profit margin, Distribution, and Demand
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Ep 141: Business Activity Statements 101
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Ep 140: How to tax effectively get money out of a company
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ep 139: Strategies to minimise CGT
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ep 138: All you need to know about purchasing a franchise
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Ep 137: Navigating the main residence 6-year rule CGT exemption.
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Ep 136: Treasurer, Jim Chalmers calls for tax reform.
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Ep 135: Digitising, streamlining and automating your tax affairs
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Ep 134: Tax changes for 2025-26 financial year
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ep 133: Should you be considering a super contribution strategy as a tax planning measure in your 30s and 40s?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Ep 132: Considerations for your business when creating your Will
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Ep 131: What to consider when establishing a corporate beneficiary?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ep 130: Lessons from a quarter of a century in business
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep 129: Non-Financial Considerations When Purchasing or Partnering With a Business
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May 27, 2025 |
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Ep 128: Profit Distribution Strategy to Minimise Income Tax
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ep 127: What Does a Holistic Accountant Financial Health Check Include?
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May 13, 2025 |
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Ep 126: What Does a Labor Party Victory Mean for Small Business?
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep 125: What is the Biggest Profit Multiplier?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep 124: Navigating Decision Paralysis
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ep 123: Small Business Tax Planning
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Ep 122: PAYG/Individual Tax Planning
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Ep 121: Beware! The ATO is on the Audit Warpath
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep 120: Tax strategies to optimise your borrowing capacity
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ep 119: Considerations When Making a Living Inheritance
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep 118: What Value Can Accountants Add?
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Ep 117: How to make your business cash work for you
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ep 116: Becoming a self-employed medical specialist - here’s what you need to know.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ep 115: The art of business structuring
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Ep 114: What will accountants be doing in 2040?
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep 113: What are things that business owners should be thinking about and working on at the beginning of the year?
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep 112: When You Should Consider Outsourcing Your Finance Function
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep 111: Understanding Employee Share Schemes for Your Small Business
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep 110: How Payroll Tax Works and What You Need to Know
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ep 109: MYOB versus Xero: which software is better for business?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Ep 108: Understanding the Instant Asset Write-Off
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Ep 107: Case study: $66,000 annual tax saving
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep 106: The Future of Work: How AI and Automation Are Reshaping the Modern Business Landscape
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Ep 105: Identifying what business failure looks like
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ep 104: The key to business success is fanatical discipline
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Ep 103: Using the flywheel concept to grow your business
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ep 102: How to improve your business’ productivity
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep 101: Firing bullets and then firing cannonballs
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep 100: Interest rates have a wide-reaching impact on business
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep 99: The importance of running your own race
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Ep 98: Why self-employed people favour investing in property
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Ep 97: How to prepare your business for an economic slowdown/recession
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ep 96: How to maximise your borrowing capacity from your business
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep 95: How to structure your property development
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Ep 94: How to best protect your interests in the event of a relationship breakdown
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep 93: Protecting your business from cybersecurity threats
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ep 92: What insurance should you have for your business?
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep 91: Asset protection for business owners
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Ep 90: Create a financial crystal ball for your business
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 89: Business planning for a new year
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Ep 88: How to fire a bad customer
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Ep 87: Top 5 reasons why businesses fail
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Ep 86: Our top 10 hiring mistakes and learnings
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep 85: Customer feedback surveys: everything business owners must know
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ep 84: Tax planning for End of Financial Year
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May 28, 2024 |
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Ep 83: Should I merge my business?
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep 82: What should my profit margin be? 5 strategies to improve it
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May 14, 2024 |
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Ep 81: What to do if you are reliant on one customer?
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep 80: Why you should outsource your bookkeeping function
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep 79: Considering financing an asset in your business? Here’s a few considerations
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep 78: Debunking common tax minimisation myths
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Ep 77: Who’s going to look after your business when you die?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Ep 76: Under what circumstances can businesses borrow?
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep 75: Powerful business insights – introduction to cost accounting
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep 74: Making the most of the 1 July tax cuts
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Ep 73: How to minimise land tax
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Ep 72: Should you own a car through your business?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep 71: Offering customers discounts – should you, when, how and why?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep 70: Understanding & improving your business model
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Ep 69: Business exit strategy - personal considerations
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep 68: Do you have too many products and/or services?
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep 67: Sub-dividing land – tips and traps
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ep 66: Getting your business ready for sale
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep 65: Tax-effective home repayment case studies
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Ep 64: How to receive and leave an inheritance and minimise tax
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Ep 63: Should you go into business with family or friends? If so, how?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep 62: How to unlock the most value from your accountant
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep 61: How to read a set of financial statements
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep 60: Payroll management: what system to use?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ep 59: Best practice BAS lodgement – who should do what and when
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ep 58: How does the PAYG instalment system work?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Ep 57: Getting money out of a bucket company
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ep 56: Mastering the art of delegating so you can grow your business
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Ep 55: What can and can’t a SMSF invest in?
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ep 54: Best way to use your business build personal wealth
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Ep 53: Key financial ratios to measure the health of your business
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Ep 52: Capital raising for your business
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Ep 51: Did you have to pay more tax on super contributions (Div. 293 tax)?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 50: Should you employ contractors or employees?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Ep 49: Tax bonuses and incentives for business in FY23 and FY24
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep 48: How to choose a great accountant – an insiders perspective
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ep 47: The pros and cons of holding investments in a family trust
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep 46: Tips for managing a happy and productive team
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep 45: Simple things you can do that produce big results
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ep 44: How businesses can navigate high inflationary environments
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Ep 43: How to own investment properties – trust, company, personal name, etc.?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ep 42: What to consider when buying into a business
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Ep 41: When should you start employing staff?
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Ep 40: Is it worthwhile engaging a business coach?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Ep 39: 2023 tax planning ideas and tips
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep 38: What tax deduction am I entitled to as an investor?
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep 37: What is a service entity and when should I use one?
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May 16, 2023 |
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Ep 36: Should you own your business premise?
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ep 35: Beware: Unknown payroll tax liabilities
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep 34: Tax incentives for business people to buy an electric vehicle
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Ep 33: Tax minimisation opportunities for PAYG employees
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Ep 32: Are holiday homes tax-effective investments?
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep 31: Is spending money on entertainment tax deductible?
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Ep 30: Will buying a motor vehicle help you minimise tax?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Ep 29: How can you tell if your accountant is doing a good job or not
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Ep 28: Start-ups: what are blockhole expenses and how to treat them
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep 27: How to build a consulting/professional services business
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Ep 26: What costs are deductible when you buy an investment property
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ep 25: How to manage your stock on hand to maximise profit
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Ep 24: What you must know about trust distributions
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Ep 23: Intersection of investment and taxation advice (case study)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Ep 22: Should you pay yourself a salary?
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Ep 21: Great Xero apps that will streamline your business
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Ep 20: Tax-free capital growth: Make the most of your main residence CGT exemption
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Ep 19: What to look for in a bookkeeper (and how to find a good one)?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Ep 18: Does becoming self-employed help me pay less tax?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep 17: How do franking credits work?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Ep 16: How do I maximise negative gearing tax benefits from investing in property?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Ep 15: How do you buy a business?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep 14: What is due diligence?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Ep 13: How much super do you need to have to justify setting up a Self Managed Super Fund?
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Ep 12: What is a dump company
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Ep 11: Can I use my super to invest in property?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Ep 10: How do you value a business?
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ep 9: What are the top three reasons accountants recommend establishing a SMSF?
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Ep 8: How to prepare your business for sale and maximise your after-tax proceeds
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ep 7: How to scale your business to multiply your profits
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May 27, 2021 |
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Ep 6: How to prepare a practical and actionable business plan - and why it's so important
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May 13, 2021 |
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Ep 5: A business owners most important decision is setting the price of their product or service
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Ep 4: How to turn your business into a cash flow machine (self-fund growth and personal needs)
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Ep 3: What should you ask your accountant to focus on?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Ep 2: How to ensure your business helps you achieve your financial and lifestyle goals.
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Ep 1: Common business structuring mistakes and how to avoid them
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Mar 01, 2021 |