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1st Dec, 2021
Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’
Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’
Accountant's Minute 300
Andrew Geddes, Accounting Industry Coach and former Chair of Greencross Ltd, a Top 200 ASX company joined Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS for a discussion in Session 2 of the ESS BIZTOO…
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16th Nov, 2021
Business Advisory Services Is A WIN, WIN, WIN!
Business Advisory Services Is A WIN, WIN, WIN!
Accountant's Minute 296
WIN for your clients, you’ll be assisting them to add value to their businesses! WIN for your team, who will have interesting and challenging work, will help your firm with retention and attraction…
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5th Nov, 2021
You’ve Got To Start It Now - This Afternoon!
You’ve Got To Start It Now - This Afternoon!
Accountant's Minute 295
“Because Your Greatest Challenge At The Moment Is Getting Good People To Work With” Andrew Geddes, Australian Accounting Legend, Chair for 10 years of Greencross Ltd, a company which developed over…
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30th Jun, 2021
Goodbye 2020/21!
Goodbye 2020/21!
Accountant's Minute 277
The financial year commenced with significant challenges for businesses, governments and accountants trying to assist clients to survive the challenges of COVID-19. At 30th June 2021, 12,000,000 peo…
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18th Jun, 2021
It’s Time!
It’s Time!
Accountant's Minute 275
Business Advisory Services has been talked about for the last decade and has got a little bit closer to becoming a mainstream accounting industry service each year, over that 10 year period. The Com…
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19th Mar, 2021
Differentiation Can Be Very Rewarding - Offering Research & Development Services Helps!
Differentiation Can Be Very Rewarding - Offering Research & Development Services Helps!
Accountant's Minute 265
“Research and development services can help an accounting firm to differentiate itself in a market that, from a business operator’s perspective, most accountants look very similar” said Mark Holton…
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12th Mar, 2021
Converting Research & Development To “Return On Investment"
Converting Research & Development To “Return On Investment"
Accountant's Minute 264
Are companies giving sufficient priority to determining return on investment as part of the decision as to whether to proceed with a research and development project?  This will be the theme for…
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5th Mar, 2021
Imminent Cessation of JobKeeper Highlights Challenges for Accountants
Imminent Cessation of JobKeeper Highlights Challenges for Accountants
Accountant's Minute 262
In the ESS BIZTOOLS’ Business Advisory Services Webinar/Conversation on Wednesday 10th March 2021, Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS will discuss with Priscilla Bea Smith, Director, Cloud…
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18th Dec, 2020
Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021
Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021
Accountant's Minute 256
In our last Business Advisory Services Webinars/Conversation for 2020 Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS and Paul Barnaby, Managing Director, Beyond Accounting Technologies and Australasia…
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11th Dec, 2020
Predictive Accounting Helps Understand Impact of Decisions
Predictive Accounting Helps Understand Impact of Decisions
Accountant's Minute 255
Knowing the financial impact of decisions before a client implements them is very important for financial stability.  This process is generally known as “Predictive Accounting”. The process com…
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27th Nov, 2020
Advising SMEs On Funding Opportunities
Advising SMEs On Funding Opportunities
Accountant's Minute 253
Despite COVID-19 Coronavirus and all of its associated problems Crowd Sourced Funding continued to grow in Australia during 2020 and the Joint Founder and Managing Director of Birchal Pty Ltd, one of…
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19th Oct, 2020
Predictive Accounting - Being A Forecaster Instead Of A Historian!
Predictive Accounting - Being A Forecaster Instead Of A Historian!
Accountant's Minute 249
Business people are looking for more accurate financial information as to what the effect of their decisions will be on their future operations by utilising 'predictive accounting' which incorporates…
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22nd Sep, 2020
Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue!
Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue!
Accountant's Minute 247
“The Australian economy is going to be very reliant on a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 Coronavirus if we are going to get the economy operating as it was in January 2020 once again.  In the mean…
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3rd Sep, 2020
Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper
Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper
Accountant's Minute 246
"The key group of clients that accountants should be promoting the concept of Business Advisory Services to, are any clients who are receiving JobKeeper payments", said Mark Holton, Director, Smithin…
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5th Aug, 2020
Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service
Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service
Accountant's Minute 243
The latest developments in Victoria, where Level 4 restrictions have now been imposed in Melbourne and Level 3 in Regional Victoria, have really highlighted the challenges that can confront businesse…
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29th Jul, 2020
Advisory Services & Business Funding Are Important Products for SMEs
Advisory Services & Business Funding Are Important Products for SMEs
Accountant's Minute 242
“Business Advisory Services” – highlighted by the Commonwealth Bank’s “Accountants Market Pulse” report has been the activity identified by a group of accountants as being their main priority for the…
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7th Jul, 2020
Business Advisory Services - Crowd Sourced Funding - The Action Areas
Business Advisory Services - Crowd Sourced Funding - The Action Areas
Accountant's Minute 239
83 days to go to the end of JobKeeper – will your clients be ready? Business advisory service expected to be the most in demand! The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse for June 2020 has identified th…
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21st Feb, 2020
Is Your Client Having Problems Borrowing from Banks
Is Your Client Having Problems Borrowing from Banks
Accountant's Minute 219
Bank problems? Are your clients having difficulties borrowing from banks? Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS, will be making a presentation to the Crowdfunding Institute of Australia nex…
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14th Feb, 2020
Business Improvement Services Explained!
Business Improvement Services Explained!
Accountant's Minute 218
The start of a new decade! 2020 heralds the start of a new decade – “The Decade of Change”.  Many people expect this decade to introduce significant changes to the accountancy profession – some…
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14th Nov, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Gives Accounting Firms an Entry to Advisory Services
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Gives Accounting Firms an Entry to Advisory Services
Accountant's Minute 213
The Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms for 2019 Report has again identified that many of the top 100 firms have expanded beyond traditional auditing and taxation work into higher margin consul…
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22nd Oct, 2019
First Anniversary - An Opportunity to Add Value
First Anniversary - An Opportunity to Add Value
Accountant's Minute 212
Yes, 19 October 2019 was the first anniversary of the commencement of Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising when private companies were able to raise capital direct from the public. If you have clien…
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7th Aug, 2019
31,141 People Have Invested an Average of $1,207!
31,141 People Have Invested an Average of $1,207!
Accountant's Minute 203
The Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard produced by ESS BIZTOOLS as at 31 July 2019 has identified that 31,141 investors have invested an average of $1,207 in the 44 companies that have ra…
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25th Jul, 2019
What Should Shareholders, Company Directors and Managers know about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising?
What Should Shareholders, Company Directors and Managers know about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising?
Accountant's Minute 202
What is in it for a company? Ability to raise up to $5 million in a 12 month period direct from the public This is not a loan therefore: No loan application required No security req…
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23rd Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Accountant’s Role – Assisting a Company on the Journey
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Accountant’s Role – Assisting a Company on the Journey
Accountant's Minute 201
Accountants can assist companies to prepare the documentation that they will require: Business Plan Budgets/Cash Flow Forecast Customer analysis Identification of unique competitive advantage…
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18th Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard
Accountant's Minute 200
Based on information contained within the Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediaries’ websites we have prepared the following scorecard as at 19 June 2019: Link to Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raisi…
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16th Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – “House In Order” Required!
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – “House In Order” Required!
Accountant's Minute 199
Companies need to have their “House in Order” - Andrew Geddes Chair of Greencross Ltd for 11 years (former ASX top 200 company) and a consultant to the Australian Accounting Industry for the last 30…
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16th Jul, 2019
Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising the Same as Crowdfunding?
Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising the Same as Crowdfunding?
Accountant's Minute 198
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising is not the same as “Crowdfunding”. Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising is governed by the Australian Government’s “Corporations Act” which specifies stric…
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9th Jul, 2019
Early Stage Innovation Company – a “Cousin” Entity to a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Company
Early Stage Innovation Company – a “Cousin” Entity to a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Company
Accountant's Minute 197
When the then Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull announced the Coalition Government’s Innovation Policy in December 2015 he indicated that two new types of corporate entities would be establ…
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9th Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising - Who Might Be Interested?
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising - Who Might Be Interested?
Accountant's Minute 196
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising represents the biggest improvement in business financing for small businesses and medium sized enterprises in the last 35 years! Australia is playing catch…
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3rd Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising In the Beginning
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising In the Beginning
Accountant's Minute 195
In the Beginning………. The original amendments to the Corporations Act required a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Company to be an unlisted public company. The legislation was changed from 19…
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3rd Jul, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Report Card June 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Report Card June 2019
Accountant's Minute 194
Happy New Financial Year! 36 companies have raised $31.6 million as Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Companies. This augers well for a great capital raising performance during 2019/ 20.  T…
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21st May, 2019
Crowd Sourced Funding – Knowledge is the Key
Crowd Sourced Funding – Knowledge is the Key
Accountant's Minute 192
Prepared from an interview with Andrew Geddes, Public Company Director, Consultant to Accountants and businesses wishing to “Scale Up” included within the webinar “All Female Business Very Popular”.&…
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10th May, 2019
All Female Business Very Popular
All Female Business Very Popular
Accountant's Minute 191
Shebah Rideshare Pty Ltd broke the Australian record for the largest Crowd Funding Equity Raising deal to date recently. The intermediary company which acted for Shebah, Birchal announced that $3 mil…
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22nd Mar, 2019
Experts Endorse Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising
Experts Endorse Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising
Accountant's Minute 189
Who would have thought that Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (CSF) would have had such a rapid uptake as a way for small and medium sized businesses to raise capital, especially as it’s so new…
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7th Mar, 2019
12 Steps To Successful SME Capital Raising
Accountant's Minute 188
By now you will probably have heard about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (CSF) and just how powerful an option it is for your small and medium sized business clients to raise capital from the p…
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22nd Feb, 2019
7 Facts Accountants Need To Know About Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising
7 Facts Accountants Need To Know About Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising
Accountant's Minute 187
A sure way to be rewarded with new revenue streams is to be a progressive and innovative accountancy firm, always open to new business ideas which could help your clients build a future for their com…
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8th Feb, 2019
Accountants Raise Capital for your SMe Clients and Profit from New Fees
Accountants Raise Capital for your SMe Clients and Profit from New Fees
Accountant's Minute 186
Let me be blunt. You are running out of time! If you want to discover how your SME clients can raise capital without throwing themselves at the mercy of the banks, and, how your acco…
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29th Jan, 2019
Helping Your SME Clients Raise Capital Painlessly
Helping Your SME Clients Raise Capital Painlessly
Accountant's Minute 185
Helping SME (Click here) clients raise capital can be a funny process and when confronted with ideas like Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (Click here), it’s understandable that your first reacti…
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10th Jan, 2019
Tax Work Avoid the Famine
Tax Work Avoid the Famine
Accountant's Minute 184
It’s sad, but true. Tax compliance work alone isn’t going to keep your practice running in the years to come. Recent research amongst the Top 100 accountancy firms (Australian Financial Review) cle…
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10th Jan, 2019
Clients Aren't Mushrooms
Clients Aren't Mushrooms
Accountant's Minute 183 - Don't Keep Them In The Dark
How often do you stay in contact with your SME clients? Is it just once a year to remind them it’s tax time again, or maybe, every three months for their quarterly BAS? Well, if that’s the case, th…
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7th Jan, 2019
What Do Your Clients Expect From You in 2019
What Do Your Clients Expect From You in 2019
Accountant's Minute 182
Have your clients, as part of their New Year resolutions, asked themselves….  “Am I getting everything I should be getting from my accountant?” When you hear of new, innovative ideas in the wor…
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12th Dec, 2018
Complacency - A Good Way To Go Broke
Complacency - A Good Way To Go Broke
Accountant's Minute 181
When you hear of new, innovative ideas in the world of accounting, is your first reaction to say “Oh well, my clients wouldn’t be interested in that”? Do you really know your clients as well as you…
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10th Dec, 2018
Is Your Firm Committed To Supplying Advisory Services?
Is Your Firm Committed To Supplying Advisory Services?
Accountant's Minute 180
If so, have you claimed Crowd Sourced Funding Advisory Services as one of your specialities?  If you have… congratulations, but not many accountancy firms have done this, at this stage.  Wo…
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3rd Dec, 2018
CSF Could Help Repay Mum & Dad Loans
CSF Could Help Repay Mum & Dad Loans
Accountant's Minute 179
According to Kate Carnell, the Australian government's Small Business Ombudsman, more than 25% of small and medium enterprise loans are being supplied by the parents of small and medium enterprise ow…
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26th Nov, 2018
Crowd Sourced Funding Presents Advisory Work Opportunities
Accountant's Minute 178
Advisory work is on the increase for accountancy firms as indicated by the 2018 Top 100 Accounting Firms Survey conducted by the “Financial Review”: “Number Crunchers Follow the Big Four into Advisor…
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8th Nov, 2018
Don't Forget Medium-Sized Companies for Crowd Sourced Funding
Accountant's Minute 177
Medium-sized companies, turnover $2 million to $25 million, are a prime group of clients to whom accountants could consult relative to their directors’/management’s vision for the future to determine…
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31st Oct, 2018
Do You Want Your Clients to Grow?
Accountant's Minute 176
Do you want to help your clients to grow, or are you just happy doing their compliance work? If you want to take a more serious role, as a trusted business and financial advisor to your clients, the…
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22nd Oct, 2018
This Could Be Just What You're Looking For!
This Could Be Just What You're Looking For!
Accountant's Minute 175
Are you looking for a way to retain your clients by helping their businesses to grow? Then this, could be just what you’re looking for. As accountants, we all know that running an accountancy firm…
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9th Oct, 2018
Would You Benefit From a Shark's Advice?
Would You Benefit From a Shark's Advice?
Accountant's Minute 174
Frustrated with the way that your team is responding to the challenge to provide a broader range of professional services – known as commercial services? Can’t get everyone to see where you want…
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8th Oct, 2018
Crowd Sourced Funding Launches 19 October 2018
Crowd Sourced Funding Launches 19 October 2018
Accountant's Minute 173
At long last Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising for Private Companies is available from 19 October 2018. Do you envisage that your accountancy firm will proactively promote the opportunity for som…
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25th Sep, 2018
Accountants Be Proactive! Don’t Chase Courageous Clients Away!
Accountants Be Proactive! Don’t Chase Courageous Clients Away!
Accountant's Minute 172
What do you want your accountancy business to look like in 1 to 2 years’ time? The same as it looks at present or have you developed a strategy for the future or are you thinking about a strategy fo…
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19th Sep, 2018
Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising a Unique Opportunity for Accountants?
Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising a Unique Opportunity for Accountants?
Accountant's Minute 171
If you want your accountancy firm to be differentiated in the marketplace and recognised as a market leader, then offering a proactive service on the new Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising for priv…
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17th Sep, 2018
Crowd Sourced Funding Amendments Passed!
Crowd Sourced Funding Amendments Passed!
Accountant's Minute 170
The Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Crowd Sourced Funding for Proprietary Companies) Bill 2017 on 12th September 2018.  The legislation will be operational 28 days after Royal Assent.&…
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17th Sep, 2018
Will All Your Stakeholders Be Happy?
Will All Your Stakeholders Be Happy?
Accountant's Minute 169
Would you be happy if your accountancy business was able to achieve the following within the next 2 years? “Accountancy firms with new income streams, higher average fee per client, complying with m…
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30th Jul, 2018
Future Proofing Generates ROI
Future Proofing Generates ROI
Accountant's Minute 163
Welcome to Accountants Minute. Creating a “FUTURE PROOFING” strategy is vital for accountancy businesses that aspire for a future as the key financial advisor to clients – not fighting competitors w…
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23rd Jul, 2018
Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing
Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing
Accountant's Minute 162
What is corporate governance?  Our view is that corporate governance relates to an understanding of business.  Many directors do not fully appreciate the wide range of items that they are l…
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26th Jun, 2018
Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed
Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed
Accountant's Minute 158
Welcome to Accountants Minute. The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse June 2018 identified a number of service lines, outside of traditional accounting/taxation services, in which some accountants are…
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13th Jun, 2018
Exploring New Opportunities!
Exploring New Opportunities!
Accountant's Minute 156
Welcome to Accountants Minute. “Today’s business environment is in a state of flux with some industries extremely buoyant whilst others are floundering.”  “Accounting firms service all sectors…
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23rd Apr, 2018
Corporate Governance Mentoring Helps SMEs
Corporate Governance Mentoring Helps SMEs
Welcome to Accountants Minute. Corporate governance mentoring helps small/medium enterprises. The new legislation for Early Stage Innovation Companies and Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Compa…
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19th Mar, 2018
Big 6
Big 6
Welcome to Accountants Minute. This week I want to talk to you about the “Big 6” – the “Big 6” products that we have on offer for you. Products about which we believe your small/medium enterprise cl…
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2nd Mar, 2018
What Type of Services do your Clients Want?
What Type of Services do your Clients Want?
Welcome to Accountants Minute. Surveys conducted by major companies over the last 15 years have all indicated that 75% to 80% of SMEs are looking for a wider range of commercial services to be provi…
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26th Feb, 2018
Chief Financial Officer Services - A New Opportunity
Chief Financial Officer Services - A New Opportunity
The recent announcement of the first group of Crowd-Sourced Funding Intermediaries has clearly signified to the small/medium enterprise community that, at long last, Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Rais…
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23rd Oct, 2017
Crowd-Sourced Funding Presents Opportunities to Create “New Income Streams”
Crowd-Sourced Funding Presents Opportunities to Create “New Income Streams”
Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising is in the final launch stage before being available to Australian small/medium enterprises which could benefit by being able to raise capital from the public. No…
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5th Oct, 2017
Accountants – There Are Opportunities Everywhere! But You Must be “Proactive” Rather than “Reactive”!
Accountants – There Are Opportunities Everywhere! But You Must be “Proactive” Rather than “Reactive”!
You might ask – where are the opportunities to create “new income streams” from other than compliance work? The opportunities include: Personal Property Securities Register I have recently comple…
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19th Sep, 2017
Accountants – Advising clients of Government Grant is Good Business!
Accountants – Advising clients of Government Grant is Good Business!
WHY? Because SMEs love Government Grants, they are able to access services that in the normal course of events they might not have worried about, but when they can access these services for around a…
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14th Sep, 2017
Accountants and Business Advisors – SMEs want “Someone” to provide “Business Advisory Services”!
Accountants and Business Advisors – SMEs want “Someone” to provide “Business Advisory Services”!
From my point of view it is preferable that the “someone” be an accountant. Surveys conducted over the last fifteen years by MYOB, CCH and various other organisations have all identified that a sign…
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8th Sep, 2017
Accountants and Business Advisors – Are You Preparing For Crowd-Sourced Funding?
Accountants and Business Advisors – Are You Preparing For Crowd-Sourced Funding?
A tremendous opportunity for small/medium enterprises is about to occur in Australia whilst at the same time a potential new income stream will be available for accountants and business advisors who…
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29th Aug, 2017
Accountants and Business Advisors – Crowd-Sourced Funding – Heralds a New Era for SMEs!
Accountants and Business Advisors – Crowd-Sourced Funding – Heralds a New Era for SMEs!
On 29 September 2017, small/medium companies of any age, size or industry will be able to raise capital from “Retail Investors” as well as “Sophisticated Investors” of up to $5 million per annum. Sm…
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22nd Aug, 2017
Accountants, are you adding value to company directors?
Accountants, are you adding value to company directors?
Accountants, are you adding value to company directors? With Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising, available from 29th September 2017, now is an appropriate time to consider how accountants can help…
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7th Aug, 2017
Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services
Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services
Consultants’ training to deliver business advisory services is very important if you’re going to meet the challenge of being able to deliver outstanding new products and services for your clients ‘be…
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1st Aug, 2017
Accountants, Do You Want to Offer Consultancy Services?
Accountants, Do You Want to Offer Consultancy Services?
Accountants, do you want to offer consultancy services?  ESS BIZTOOLS’ Gold Package includes a range of courses for accountants relating to business advisory services for small/medium enterprises. S…
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25th Jul, 2017
Accountants, How to Create Value-Add for your Clients
Accountants, How to Create Value-Add for your Clients
Accountants, how to create value-add for your clients is undoubtedly one of the biggest questions you need to answer at the beginning of the 2017/18 financial year. We suggest that, in the first ins…
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19th Jul, 2017
Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package
Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package
Accountants, you need more than marketing gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package.  Whilst marketing and selling skills are important attributes for accountants who are looking to diversify…
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11th Jul, 2017
Accountants, Government Grants Assist in the Delivery of Business Advisory Services for your Clients
Accountants, Government Grants Assist in the Delivery of Business Advisory Services for your Clients
Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants; government grants assist in the delivery of business advisory services for your…
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5th Jul, 2017
Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services
Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services
Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, small/medium enterprises want value added services.  Services that your clients…
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27th Jun, 2017
Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18
Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18
Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, there are plenty of challenges in 2017/18 and you probably don’t need me t…
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6th Jun, 2017
Accountants - Don't Forget Early Stage Innovation Companies!"
Accountants - Don't Forget Early Stage Innovation Companies!"
The Early-Stage Innovation Company legislation has been available since July 2016 but unfortunately there has been little publicity about the significant benefits this legislation offers small/medium…
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29th May, 2017
"Financial Planning was Primarily an Accountant's Domain!"
"Financial Planning was Primarily an Accountant's Domain!"
Whilst there was some superannuation available in Australia prior to 1983 it was basically organised by employers with advice from accountants. In 1983 the Federal Government introduced compulsory s…
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23rd May, 2017
"That's a Great Opportunity for Accountants/Advisers!"
This was the reaction from an experienced principal of an accountancy business when we discussed the opportunities available from “Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising”. My colleague said “with this…
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17th May, 2017
Accountants, Capital Raising Opportunities Give You a New Income Stream!
Accountants, Capital Raising Opportunities Give You a New Income Stream!
There are a number of opportunities for accountants arising out of the Crowd-Sourced Funding legislation with the first listings on intermediaries' platforms (website) scheduled from 29th September 2…
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10th May, 2017
Accountancy Firms Wanted!
Accountancy Firms Wanted!
This could easily be an advertisement in small/medium enterprise magazines as small/medium enterprises contemplate trying to raise capital as Crowd-Sourced Funding Companies.  Each of these appl…
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1st May, 2017
Wanted! Accountancy Firms Committed to Crowd Funding
Wanted! Accountancy Firms Committed to Crowd Funding
The Crowd-Sourced Funding Legislation is brand new and therefore presents a fantastic opportunity for accountancy businesses to get involved with this new service. No accountancy business in Austral…
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26th Apr, 2017
Accountants - Crowd Sourced Funding Offers You Many Benefits!
Accountants - Crowd Sourced Funding Offers You Many Benefits!
Crowd Source Funding is a “new revenue stream” for the Australian accounting industry. One of the benefits is that you do not require a “special license” to act as an advisor to a company which is i…
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19th Apr, 2017
Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants
Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants
Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants A new opportunity for small/medium enterprises, inventors and entrepreneurs has emerged with the passing by the Australian Senate of…
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10th Apr, 2017
Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?
Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?
CCH iFirm presented a very interesting webinar earlier this week which raised a number of questions relating to how you might go about building a “Future Fit Accountancy Business”. What do you need…
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3rd Apr, 2017
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Legislation Passed
Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Legislation Passed
At long last the Australian parliament has passed the legislation that will enable companies to raise capital from the public.  This is a great decision for small medium enterprises, entrepreneurs an…
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27th Dec, 2016
Resolutions for 2017
Resolutions for 2017
I'd like to take this opportunity of wishing you, your colleagues and your families a very Happy Christmas and I hope that 2017 will be very prosperous for you and your business. Over the last six m…
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27th Jun, 2016
Happy New Financial Year!
Happy New Financial Year!
Welcome to 2016/17! According to “Accounting Market Pulse” produced by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this is the year of “business advisory services”. What can you do to add value to your cli…
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9th May, 2016
Accountants – Innovation Companies Are A Great Opportunity!
Accountants – Innovation Companies Are A Great Opportunity!
The Federal Parliament has finalised the legislation for Crowd Funding Companies and Early Stage Innovation Companies.  This is a great opportunity for accountants to get ready to service a brand new…
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13th Apr, 2016
The Innovation Company legislation presents accountants great opportunities
The Innovation Company legislation presents accountants great opportunities
The Federal Government has finalised the legislation for the two new company-type entities that will operate from 1st July 2016.  The legislation for both new company entities is currently in the Sen…
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