Category: Maturing Business

In the realm of business, cash flow serves as the lifeblood, but working capital acts as the health checkup vital to keep your business thriving. Regularly assessing your working capital becomes even more crucial during times of economic uncertainty. This article delves into understanding working capital, its significance, and strategies for maintaining business success. What…

Are you considering retiring from your business or selling your business? Glenn explains the importance of a longer term succession plan being essential to maximise your return in this short video.

Do you remember why you went into business? In this short video, Glenn shares how Sharp Accounting can help you get clear and focused back on your business and why this is so important.

There’s a massive difference between profit and cashflow. Profit increases when you create an invoice for work you’ve done or goods you’ve sold; cash increases when you bank the money. Your lockup equals the cash that isn’t in your bank account because it’s either in work in progress (you’ve done the work but you haven’t…

Cash is the life blood of any business. In fact, even profitable businesses can and do fail because of poor cashflow. What’s important is that you understand your key drivers of cashflow. Improving cashflow is often all about changing your business’s processes, for example, how you order stock and pay for it, how you bill…

Did you know that you still have to pay tax on your debtors, even if you haven’t yet collected them? This is because you pay tax on your sales figures, whether you’ve collected the cash or not. So, how do you collect your debtors faster? Don’t procrastinate on your debtors. Establish clear payment terms and…

The impact of COVID-19 has shown us that even profitable businesses can go broke if they run out of cash. Understanding and managing your cash conversion cycle frees up your cash and helps you build a cash war chest to get you through tougher times. Your cash conversion cycle is the number of days your…

Many Australian business owners have engaged in little to no exit planning. This is true even for owners with most of their assets tied up in the business. Unfortunately, this is a recipe for disaster when it comes time for you to leave the company – whether that’s due to retirement, an accident or illness,…

Over time, even the best business processes become inefficient and outdated. Inflexible legacy systems hamper the introduction of technological innovations. In addition, shifts in consumer preferences, changes in market forces, new regulatory policies, and long-established processes affect efficiency, competitiveness, and even your bottom line. Business Process Improvement is the antidote to this.  What is Business…

What goals and targets have you set for the year ahead? Ewen explains the importance of setting these each year in this short video to help you get started.

With the advent of the internet and cloud-based solutions, many in the financial services and accounting industries suggest that the distance between them and the client is irrelevant. While this is true to some degree, you may ask yourself, what are the benefits of working with a tax accountant near me? Benefits of Working With…

The way you structure the sale of your business matters. Selling your business as a going concern, for example, can come with significant tax benefits since GST is not usually payable on the sale of a going concern. In this article, we’ll outline what you need to consider before selling your business to take advantage…