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A quick look at news headlines over the past 10 months (since we published our Business Outlook for 2021) reveals the turbulence the Australian economy has experienced. On June 1, Reuters published “Australia’s economy booms to pre-pandemic levels as consumers, businesses spend”. 6 weeks later, a Reuters headline read “Australia faces first economic contraction in…

Although Regional Victoria has come out of lockdown, support has been extended for Victorian businesses. The Victorian government has announced a fresh $2.34 billion injection to its business support package that’s jointly funded by the federal and state governments in response to Melbourne’s ongoing Delta coronavirus outbreak. Link to confirmation of extended support here. Here’s…

Aligning your marketing strategy with your financial goals helps ensure your actions are focused and impactful. But for many businesses, there isn’t adequate communication or strategy to align the two. Bridging that gap can help you take steps towards increased growth. Here are three practical ways to align your marketing strategy with your financial goals:…

There’s plenty of reason to be optimistic about 2021 - especially since the business outlook is better than you might think.

For your business to come out the other side of COVID 19 restrictions and more importantly the recession, it is crucial that you buy yourself as much time or “runway” as possible. How do you as a business owner extend the time your business has to survive and ultimately “take off” and thrive? Here are…

The Victorian Government announced updated restrictions for Melbourne and regional Victoria to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Victoria. Stage 4 restrictions are in place from 6pm on Sunday 2 August for metropolitan Melbourne. Stage 3 restrictions are in place from 11:59pm on Wednesday 5 August for Regional Victoria, including Mitchell Shire. These…

The government has announced an extension to the JobKeeper Program which would extend payments made to businesses from the upcoming end date of 28 September 2020 up to 28 March 2021. Businesses will need to requalify for the second part of the scheme that begins on 29th September 2020. While many businesses will benefit from…

We know that COVID-19 has presented Ballarat business owners with some of the toughest business challenges ever faced. But we believe that with the right advice your business can not only survive but thrive in the current market. Listen to my recent podcast with Ballarat Business to find out more. Business Advisory As a business…

Confused about the JobKeeper, or other Government Stimulus options for your Business? Join Sharp Accounting’s Ewen Fletcher and Glenn Sharp for a FREE Zoom event on 15 April – and cut through the confusion. Questions can be emailed before the event to admin@sharpaccounting.com.au or posted on the day. When: 15 April at 4:00pm Event Link:…

No one would have guessed that we would be where we are today: people in isolation, businesses shutting down completely at the directive of our governments, social distancing from everyone except our closest loved ones. Our governments’ top officials are on our media daily enacting measures to keep our people and economy afloat, and it…

The Australian federal and state governments are offering aid to businesses in a variety of ways with new measures being announced weekly, sometimes even daily. It is their top priority to balance both our health crisis happening as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the economic crisis happening as a result of…

There are a variety of supports currently in place, and more to be announced, to help individuals and households through the Coronavirus pandemic: Income support payments: JobSeeker and JobKeeper JobSeeker Payments If you have been stood down or let go from a job, you may be eligible for the JobSeeker payment. Eligibility criteria has recently…