Author: Ewen Fletcher

Buying a business premises is similar to buying a house however, there are a few differences. First, you’ll need to undertake a thorough due diligence process, which includes things like: If you need to obtain finance, allow long enough for your bank to settle; typically 60-90 days. You will also likely need a much larger…

How a Virtual CFO Works & What Strategies Are Involved Today we’re talking about our VCFO service and how this can help you with your long term strategy for your business.  Typically we find business owners are stuck in the day to day grind of running their business.  What we do is help to pull you…

A CFO is the Chief Financial Officer. They operate within your business and they provide a high level of strategic advice, and they also oversee a number of parts of your business. A Virtual Chief Financial Officer is all about bringing the CFO experience into everyday businesses like yours. The benefit of having a Virtual…

Hello, it’s Ewen Fletcher from Sharp Accounting! I’m here with our first video of the Cash Flow video series. We’re going to talk about one thing per week on how to improve your cash flow for your business. Now this week I want to talk about portable payments – taking payment when you’re out on a job.…

How taking upfront payments can improve the cash flow of your business Today we are going to talk about up front payments and how you might utilise these in your business to enhance your cashflow and also provide you with a bit of security in regards to the work your undertaking for your customers. What…

Hi its Ewen Fletcher from Sharp Accounting. In this weeks cash flow video we are going to look at supplier credit terms. Now what are we talking about here? Well you’d be familiar with your customer terms. As in how long and how many days you provide credit to your customers if you do provide credit. That…

Hi, its Ewen Fletcher from Sharp Accounting. I’m going to be coming to you each week and speaking to you in regards to cashflow and how this can be improved in your business. Each week we are going to have a specific video on how to improve the cash flow within your business. If you’d…

Hi, its Ewen Fletcher from Sharp Accounting. I’m going to be coming to you each week and speaking to you in regards to cashflow and how this can be improved in your business. Each week we are going to have a specific video on how to improve the cash flow within your business. If you’d…

The top 3 percent of workers could be in trouble this federal budget with persistent whispers in Canberra that the tax rate on super contributions could double for the people who earn more than $180,000 a year.  Obviously by introducing this measure the current limit would be reduced from $300,000 to $180,000 imposing a 30 percent…

From 1 July 2015 the government has made changes to the way you can claim your work related car travel expenses. Prior to 1 July 2015 taxpayers could use four different methods to calculate their claims. Read on to see what changes were put in place. But as of 1st July 2015 the government has…

With budget night fast approaching, there is more and more press regarding potential superannuation changes that be made to both Superannuation Contribution limits and also pension or assessing of your super via an income stream. With all of the uncertainty that currently exists, we suggest you contact your accountant if you are over the age…