The “ Survival in Difficult Times Product Package” contains a range of articles, reference material, questionnaire workbook containing thought-provoking questions to assist accountants, business advisors to undertake a detailed due diligence review of a client’s business activities so as to give your client suggested strategies to assist your client to survive in these “ Difficult Times.”
Please note that, if you subscribe to the “Survival in Difficult Times Product Package” you will receive all of the papers mentioned in the “Survival in Difficult Times Learn More”.
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Email - peter@essbiztools.com.au Phone - 1800 232 088
Survival in Difficult Times for SMEs Workbook – a series of 42 questionnaire workbooks to assist in the evaluation of a client’s business operations which could be undertaken by your client’s leadership team or as an assignment performed by your team.
You will have access to the weekly videos that we have prepared in conjunction with our affiliates and other experts which we believe will assist you in the delivery of Business Advisory Services advice to your clients
ESS BIZTOOLS “Business Plus” a monthly newsletter that accountants/business advisors can badge and send to clients.
The “Survival in Difficult Times Product Package” has been prepared to assist accountants/business advisors to mentor clients on a range of commercial issues relating to the survival of their businesses during the COVID-19Coronavirus/Recovery from Natural Disasters Period.
There are a number of components incorporated within the “Survival in Difficult Times Product Package” including:
Loans – Primary Producers And Farm Businesses Because Of Natural Disasters:
Primary Producers and Businesses Loans Because of Natural Disasters
Grants/Relief – Primary Producers Because Of Natural Disasters
Small Business Loans Because of Natural Disasters
Small Business Grants Because of Natural Disasters
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Andrew Geddes has been involved with business improvement work with professional service firms and smaller private companies for over forty years. He created one of Australia’s most successful business consulting and training companies in the process (FMRC Pty Ltd in Armidale, NSW).
He was the Inaugural Chairman of Greencross Limited, a veterinary group that was listed in 2005. It grew to become a top 200 ASX company in 2014, before being purchased by private equity in 2017.
Andrew spent twelve months in the late 90s working with accounting firms in the UK and North America. His material was enthusiastically received in these markets. He conducted practice development planning retreats, firm reviews, succession management and specialty service development sessions with firms of all sizes. He also spoke at conferences and seminars on a regular basis.
Andrew now specialises in assisting business owners create Senior Management Teams so that they can further develop their businesses and create succession solutions in time. He is an experienced External Chairman and Business Improvement Coach.
He currently works with both consulting and manufacturing engineering firms, surveying and land development firms, accounting firms, management consultants and IT scale ups.
He has run management skill development workshops for over forty years and is an experienced adult educator drawing on his chairmanship experience, business coaching and executive management positions.
Beyond Accounting Technologies was founded in 1999 by Paul Barnaby. Beyond Accounting Technologies provides specialist implementation on the methodologies of:
Paul is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' experience in the profession.
For 15 years, Paul was Managing Partner of a second tier national firm in Wellington NZ.
For the past 10 plus years he has operated a Queensland Australia-based specialist consulting practice. His input to any business is practical, hands-on and designed to give clients confidence in the process of strategic planning and forecasting, as well as knowledge of software tools.
Blackstone is committed to offering tailored solutions to their clients.
They offer their clients a one-stop-shop for all of their workplace growth and compliance needs.
The goal of Blackstone Business Services is to help their clients maximise staff performance and increase their profits.
We know that clients each face their own set of unique challenges, therefore, Blackstone approaches each new engagement with the intent to gather specific information so that they can devise a tailored strategy and solution for the client's business.
Blackstone was founded to revolutionise the workplace relations industry in Australia. The goal of the team at Blackstone is to cut through the obscurity in the marketplace and offer the most premium business development and employee management services at an affordable rate for all clients.
When it comes to putting in place documentation or dealing with employee issues people tend to be either “PROACTIVE” or “REACTIVE.” Quite often people are the latter. Because of this reactive approach, employers usually seek help only once there is a problem.
Unfortunately, if you have not followed the correct processes in line with Fairwork Legislation large amounts of damage can already have been done. This is why at Blackstone their focus is to make setting up the systems to help protect your business a painless and stress-free experience. At Blackstone, you can now afford to be “PROACTIVE.”
The vision of Blackstone is to provide an advanced HR and MANAGEMENT resource that you can call YOUR own no matter how large or small your business, company or organization may be.
As experts in the field of workplace culture, employee behaviours, human resources and WHS strategy, Blackstone will prove itself to be a valuable complement to your operation.
Amanda has been a career accountant all her life, working in a Big 4 and then a mid-tier accounting firm. Amanda is an FCA and had a successful accounting practice for 18 years which she started from scratch in 1999.
After 18 years as a practice owner, Amanda pivoted and now coaches and consults to accounting practice owners wanting to embrace contemporary practice ways that are a win/win for all – themselves, their families, their teams and their clients.
Amanda developed quite a niche with accounting practice owners with children (or who would like to have children in the near future) who want a practice that not only ticks the boxes professionally but personally as well.
Amanda's bespoke coaching for accounting practice owners brings together her entrepreneurial and empathetic business and practice management skills.
AAA+ Financial Solutions is Northern Queensland's premier finance, mortgage broker and home loan specialists.
Operating since 2001, it has helped thousands of regional Queenslanders to achieve their financial goals.
Their award-winning service offers a superior, personalised approach so you can be sure you are dealing with trusted and experienced professional brokers.
Based in Townsville and servicing all areas of regional Queensland, they can take care of your complete finance requirements. From large commercial, rural funding through to home loans and car and equipment loans, they can assist with every aspect of your portfolio of credit needs.
AAA+ offers an open and trustworthy process for you to locate and source the loan suited to your particular situation and circumstances – they pride themselves on their independence and are under no obligation to any one lender.
They will work with you to identify and value all of your specific and changing financial needs.
AAA+ Financial Solutions is fully qualified members of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia so you can be sure that you're dealing with the specialists you need.
Trent Butler Consulting Pty Ltd help accountants, bookkeepers and financial services professionals attract the right type of clients by leveraging the power of LinkedIn.
Trent is a Chartered Accountant based in Sydney, Australia. He knows a ton about developing a practice using online channels, which makes for a rather unique mix of skills. He works exclusively with accountants and advisers to help them grow their businesses by providing them with a best-practice approach to acquiring clients online.
Trent has a passion for building businesses. Specifically, building accounting and advisory practices through the power of clear messaging and valuable conversations.
Trent and his team help accountants and advisory business gain an immediate increase in clients and gross fees. The short-term objective is always positive ROI within the first 30 days.
What Trent Butler Consulting will do for you:
Geoff Goodrich, Director, has been working in the Smart Energy space for 6 years. He has been operating and managing businesses in the NT since 1991, and has had extensive involvement in the local community.
Geoff is the founder and an active member of Territory Proud Inc, recently handing over the chair to become Ambassador. He is also the co-founder and driving force of SmartEnergy NT, a community organisation with a mission to promote the economic and social benefits of Smart Energy in the Territory.
Geoff and his team are committed to implementing change for good at both the organisational and individual level.
They help clients save money and reduce their carbon impact by adopting smart energy practices and improving energy efficiency.
BIZTOOLS NT is an organisation dedicated to sharing useful information to SMEs and accountants in the Northern Territory and beyond to build their knowledge, avoid some of the pitfalls of business and make owning a business less stressful and more profitable.
Priscilla started her accounting career in 1999, achieving a Bachelor of Tax Degree in 2006.
Always with her eye on the latest trends in the profession, she is an expert in the 'cloud' systems operation and implementation.
Agent at present, after a career built working for several Accounting Firms as a Senior Accountant.
Runs her own Accounting Practice and her passion is supporting small business and mentoring young accounting professionals, in order to achieve success.
Business advise and tax planning is her strongest skills, achieved in a 20+ year career.
Developed 'The Modern Accounting Practice' model with a strong vision of the future, based on innovation, proactive customer service and efficiency in operations.
Amongst other talents a love for teaching, she is a great dancer and an amazing cook.
Working Better, Operations Management Consultant
Operations Management is analysing your business down to the ‘nuts and bolts’ level to ensure everything works together for an optimum result.Areas covered are operations, workflows, quality control, accounting systems, time management, automation, purchasing and billing, cash flows, budgeting, IT and sources of non-bank finance.
Kevin is now retired from active work but currently writing an online course with lessons on each of the above topics and how you can implement them in your business. All based on his experience as a CFO, cost and management accountant mostly in the manufacturing industry, owner/operator of a mechanical workshop and management consultant. As well as many hands-on skills e.g farming, earthmoving, mechanical – none of which were too difficult when you already had a head start growing up on a farm where multi-skilling is a necessity.
Digital marketing is the current project and much more of a challenge than I ever anticipated.
Matthew's presentation will be titled "Legal Issues Relating to COVID-19 and in Particular Business Contracts and Force Majeure".
Matthew was the founder and Principal Solicitor at AMK Law. He consistently engaged with small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking to expand by delivering high-level legal advice and services. Before starting AMK Law, Matthew worked in major firms and organisations including Clayton Utz, HWL Ebsworth and ASIC. As a result, he is very well-equipped to deal with matters of any size and complexity and working with a broad range of clients, from small and medium enterprises through to large Australian corporations, including Indigenous organisations and government bodies.
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