In November of 2021, a record number of job vacancies were listed, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). A promising post-pandemic situation for employees, the number of job vacancies is 74% higher than they were at the start of the pandemic. To put this into literal numbers, the overall total for Australia sits …
With over 1000 SMEs surveyed in December 2021 through MYOB’s Business Monitor, we have found that mental health is of a significant concern to Australian business owners, with anxiety and depression having a serious impact. In fact, 45% of all interviewed noted that over the past 12 months, running a business has caused them to …
Over the last two years many people have taken stock of their life and have had a chance work out what is most important. So now is a great time to review your financial situation to ensure it still fits with your plans for your future.
New year is a great time for making lifestyle changes, however, for goals and changes affecting your financial health, there’s often no better time than when starting a new job.
If you’re a business owner and have been struggling to find talent for your business lately, you’re not alone. You have to have been living under a rock to have not heard of the Great Resignation that is plaguing businesses overseas, although we won’t blame you if you’ve been too busy with internal matters. COVID-19 …
The sixth annual Ethics Index has been released by the Governance Institute of Australia. This is a survey that gauges what Australians think of the ethical standpoint of the professionals in many sectors of business in society. We are proud to report that accountants continue to top the ranks within the sector of finance and …
The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) has recently reported some distressing figures. The levels of long-term unemployment in this country are at an all-time high, with as many as 826,000 individuals needing income support over the past year. This is more than double initial record highs that were seen in the 1991 recession. Understandable, …
We understand that running a business can be hard work. It is oftentimes lonely, isolating and extremely stressful. Recent years have done nothing to improve business owner’s sense of wellbeing. Interestingly, it seems as if this compassion has filtered through. Since 2015, there has been an increasing trend of trust in the relationships held between …
Hard work by accountants are paying off with SME trust skyrocketing Read More »
The NSW Government has announced a $1bn support package for struggling NSW small businesses. Acknowledging the difficulty that business operators have faced, the NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has announced a package of measures to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19 over January and February 2022. Releasing the package, the NSW Treasurer said, “household balance sheets …
It’s been another year of turmoil for business owners. You wouldn’t be wrong in wondering if this is your reality now, that going back to ‘normal’ isn’t going to be entirely possible. If your business has survived into 2022, chances are you’ve had to pivot and adapt to make that happen. You might be wondering …
