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What Australia’s record low insolvency and bankruptcy figures mean for businesses and individuals in 2021
How many Australian businesses are still operational that would’ve been insolvent in a normal year? We analysed the ASIC & AFSA figures on insolvencies to answer this question.
Read more7 Crucial Cash Flow Mistakes To Avoid as an Entrepreneur
In this guest article, we welcome Financial Coach Shishir Khadka to the blog to share some insights into cash flow mistakes he’s learnt to avoid from working with entrepreneurs and business owners. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself”. I believe […]
How To Write A Winning Business Plan
You’ve got a brilliant idea, and you’ve mapped it all out as a feasible, money-making possibility. You might have saved up some capital or secured funding, but you’re going to need a solid business plan to turn your dreams into reality. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a business plan before, help is at hand! […]
3 Essential Resources Your Business Needs To Thrive Post-Lockdown
As businesses across the UK reopen their doors to the public, business owners will understandably want to be as prepared as possible for success post-lockdown. With multiple priorities to juggle, we’ve made it easy for you to identify three essential business resources to give your business a boost and make the transition a smooth one. […]
How Important Is Cash Flow For A Start-Up Business?
Starting a new business is an exciting time. It’s also an extremely busy time, when you have to make important decisions under pressure – decisions that could impact the future success of your start-up business. Understanding your business’s cash flow is essential to guiding your decision-making. There are three important questions we believe every start-up […]
Top Tips For Building A Successful Referral Strategy For Accountants & Bookkeepers
When accountant and friend of Float, Heather Smith, asked the accounting and bookkeeping community for a collection of tips on building a successful referral strategy, she surfaced some incredibly useful insights. In this guest article, Heather shares those tips with you. Referral: The act of directing someone to a person or business for information, or […]
How Do Dividends Work?
Dividend – a word you’ll definitely hear if you’re looking to make investments in company shares, or if you’re a limited company thinking about offering a share scheme to potential investors. But what are dividends? And how do they work? What is a dividend? A dividend is an amount of money paid out to invested […]
Data: The Key to Unlocking Your Firm’s Advisory Services
We’re delighted to welcome Yoseph West, co-founder and CEO of US-based Relay Financial to the Float blog for this special guest post. If you’ve had your CPA firm for a while, there’s a good chance you’ve explored advisory services at some level. Data shows that accounting firms who offer advisory services generate 67% more revenue […]
3 Cash Flow Graphs Every Business Should Use
Using cash flow graphs is a quick and powerful way to really get an accurate picture of the flow of cash in and out of your business. Whether you want to delve into highly granular, detailed information or more of a bird’s eye view of your cash position, cash flow graphs can help you understand […]
7 Australian Accountancy Blogs We Love
Australian accounting blogs come in a range of shapes and sizes and cover a huge variety of different topics. From small business advice to detailed updates on legislation changes, there’s something for everyone. Here we round up some of our favourite Aussie accountancy bloggers, who are keeping Australia up to date on all kinds of […]
When Can I Afford To Take On More Employees?
Are you ready to take on a new employee? Whether it’s your first hire or you 28th, you’ll want to make sure you have enough cash in the business to cover the expense of an extra pair of hands on board. How will you know when the right time to take on a new employee […]
Do I Have Surplus Cash?
Is your business in the enviable position of having surplus cash? You’d be surprised how many business owners have no idea whether they have a little extra cash in the bank to play with. If you have more cash in the business than you need for day-to-day operations, then congratulations my friend – you have […]
How Can I Plan Ahead To Pay My Tax Bill?
Good tax planning is essential to minimise your tax bill and prepare for the impact tax payments will have on your business’s cash flow. Whether you’re getting ready to pay your VAT, GST, sales tax or corporation tax – the best way to keep your business cash flow healthy is by planning ahead. Most business […]
What Do I Need To Break Even?
Whether you’re in the early days of running a business or your business has been significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, knowing what you need to do to break even is essential to keep your business afloat. Breaking even means your total costs and total revenues are equal – your business isn’t making a loss, […]
How Do I Calculate How Much Cash Is Coming In?
Getting a strong handle on how much cash is coming into your business is essential to making informed decisions for your business. Right now, it can be hard to predict what money is going to come into your business and when. The current situation is constantly changing and the uncertainty is inevitably causing many business […]
What Australia’s record low insolvency and bankruptcy figures mean for businesses and individuals in 2021
How many Australian businesses are still operational that would’ve been insolvent in a normal year? We analysed the ASIC & AFSA figures on insolvencies to answer this question.
How Do I Keep Track Of My Bills?
Many business owners are concerned about a lack of money coming into their business as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its knock-on effects. However, keeping track of money leaving your business in the form of bills is also essential to keep your cash flow as healthy as possible at this unpredictable time. So […]
How Much Can I Pay Myself?
Business owners are facing tough decisions in the current climate. Caught between retaining staff and keeping a business viable, there’s also the question of how much you can actually pay yourself. It’s no secret that a CEO that pays themselves before they pay their employees can badly affect morale. And it’s a particularly pertinent point […]
Lattice Career Paths, Shifting Economies, And Purposeful Work: How Accountants Can Leverage These Trends
This is the second of two guest blog posts from technology and lifestyle accountant Heather Smith. You can read part one here: The rise of automation, the gig economy, and data: how accountants can leverage these trends. Recently I sat down with Kevin Fitzgerald, Managing Director of Xero (Asia) to talk about some of the […]
When Will I Have To Dip Into My Business Savings?
As any cash-savvy business owner will tell you, keeping some savings aside for a rainy day is an important part of looking after your business finances. Now it would appear that rainy day is, in fact, upon us. But is it time to dip into those cash reserves? And if not now, when? Understanding when […]
The Rise Of Automation, The Gig Economy, And Data: How Accountants Can Leverage These Trends
We were delighted when technology and lifestyle accountant Heather Smith agreed to write two special guest blog posts for us on trends in the accounting industry. We hope you enjoy reading this insightful article as much as we did! The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants regularly publishes Professional Insights Reports that aim to answer today’s […]
How Can I See Where We’re Overspending?
Overspending can cause serious problems for a small business. Too much cash going out and not enough cash coming in can spell disaster for a business’s cash flow. And, in the current climate, keeping tabs on overspending in your company has become more important than ever. Because no one quite knows what’s around the corner… […]
How Can I Predict Cash Gaps?
The business landscape right now is possibly as unpredictable as it’s ever been. With lockdown rules changing frequently and new government announcements to keep up with, business owners are struggling to see what’s around the next corner. How can you take control of your business finances despite the uncertainty? While future cash gaps may be […]
Small Business, Big Questions
We can help you answer the business questions you’ve been asking for years. Find our solutions to the most common business ‘what ifs?’.
10 Cloud Apps To Help Your Business Get Through COVID-19
Cloud apps and add-ons are revolutionising business as we know it. With coronavirus lockdowns continually looming, business owners need all the help they can get with streamlining their current services and improving ways to reach new customers. Wherever lockdowns have left your business, whether you’re still preparing to open your doors, starting to un-furlough staff […]
How JobKeeper 2.0 Will Affect Your Cash Flow
The Australian government recently announced plans to extend the JobKeeper Payment scheme, a support scheme introduced at the start of the pandemic to help businesses retain staff. The JobKeeper 2.0 program is set to take over from the existing wage subsidy scheme at the end of September, and while the extension of the scheme is […]
G-Hold’s Alison Grieve Gets To Grips With Her Finances
“When I grow up, I want to be an inventor,” a 7-year-old Alison Grieve said into her cassette recorder. Years later, the very same Alison Grieve is once again being recorded – this time on popular TV show, Dragon’s Den. While Alison’s hand-hold inventions, created to reduce repetitive strain injury (RSI), didn’t quite catch the […]
Expert Advice: Helping Your Agency Thrive In A Pandemic
How has agency life has changed? What are agency owners doing to keep their teams motivated? How can you keep your clients happy? And what you can do to help your agency thrive – despite the global pandemic? There’s something about Float that agency owners just love. We suspect it’s because our founder Colin came […]
Can A Business Grant Or Loan Keep You Afloat?
Seeking a business grant or loan to stay afloat has become a top priority for SMEs across the globe in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With many business’s cash flow forecasts indicating worrying cash gaps ahead, business owners are exploring their options to inject a much-needed cash boost into their companies in the form […]
12 Ways To Boost Cash Flow
Being a small business owner can be a tricky business, and unless your company is swimming in free cash, you might need to find ways to boost your cash flow. Are you doing a financial hokey cokey each month, and it seems like there’s always money going out of your business before there’s money coming […]
Why Is Cash Flow Important To A Small Business?
If you’ve got plans for your business, you’re going to need cash to make them happen. Dreaming big and running out of money isn’t a situation a small business wants to find itself in, which is why cash flow is critical to sustaining and growing a business. Time for some hard facts: it’s known that […]
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Job Retention Scheme
With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or ‘furlough’ scheme coming to an end in October, the UK Government has announced a plan to prevent mass job losses as businesses emerge to a post-lockdown world amidst the coronavirus pandemic. What is the Job Retention Scheme? Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans for a Job Retention Bonus, […]
VAT Cut For The Tourism And Hospitality Sectors
On 8th July, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in a statement to the House of Commons plans to reduce VAT rates for hospitality and tourism businesses. The VAT reduction announcement comes as many businesses have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly through forced closures and post-lockdown social distancing rules. In a bid to boost […]
The End Of Furlough – What’s Next?
The Job Retention Scheme has been extended until April 2021, but what does that mean for you and your business?
Find out how to keep your business’s cash flow healthy at this uncertain time, read this article.