7 Tips to Maintaining Cash Flow in Your Business
Anyone in business for more than 30 days knows that cash flow is the most vital part in keeping your doors open! As I recently read in a Harvard Business Review article, ‘You can’t pay bills with profits—only cash”.
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Entering a Commercial Lease
5 Things To Keep In Mind Before Entering a Commercial Lease. If you’re a business owner it is unlikely that a commercial lease is a foreign concept to you – businesses enter into them every day. Despite the fact it may seem like a simple thing to understand, signing a commercial lease is no trivial matter, in fact, many businesses find themselves in tricky and often avoidable spots when they rush into signing commercial leases.
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How the 2020 Budget Might Affect You as a Business Owner or an Employee
We sat down with Francis Rigby of Financial Advice Matters to discuss the ins and outs of this Federal Government Budget and how it will affect everyday Australians as well as business owners.
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5 Ways to Protect Your Business and Employees While Working From Home
The year 2020 has been one for the history books and now, more than ever, businesses have needed to find a new ‘normal’ when it comes to navigating a range of challenges and disruptions to both service delivery and operations – none more than when it comes to staff working arrangements.
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Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing
Queensland has now enacted the principles of the Federal Government’s Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing. The Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (the regulation) came into effect on 28 May 2020. This regulation implements the National Cabinet mandatory code of conduct – SME commercial leasing principles during COVID-19 (the Code).
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Government approach to rental and lease agreements during Covid-19
Lease and rental agreements: key points The Australian Government is working with the States and Territories to limit the economic impacts of Covid-19 on commercial tenancies. With constant updates coming from the Government, we have summarised some key takeaways for you here.
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9 Ways To Create a Positive Work Environment For Your Staff
Brandon & Gullo Lawyers is thrilled to have been nominated and selected as a finalist for the QLS Workplace Culture and Health Award. From the beginning, firm founder’s Ashley and Karen, have sort to ensure their workplace culture is one where staff feel valued and supported in both their personal and professional lives – a rare thing to find within the legal profession.
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Are you currently a shareholder?
Simply put, a Shareholder Agreement is an agreement between the shareholders of a company. It sets out each shareholder’s rights and obligations.
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Warranty changes are coming that may affect your business
Do you offer a warranty against defects in relation to goods or services? It is vital that you are aware of the changes under Australian Consumer Law and include particular wording in your warranty to ensure you comply with the changes.
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You NEED A Will: Directors and Shareholders
We often meet clients who do not realise the importance of estate planning where they are involved in a private company as a director and/or shareholder.
Recently, we met with a client to prepare their Will, they were ready to tell us about their intentions for their assets and children. However, when we tried to discuss their business succession, they had not thought about it or reviewed their company constitution and trust deeds to see if they provided any options.
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