Single Touch Payroll for Small Business (Xero, MYOB & QuickBooks Online)

Single Touch Payroll for Small Business (Xero, MYOB & QuickBooks Online)

The ATO has been talking about Single Touch Payroll for many years already and they’ve made it mandatory for large businesses already. Now it’s time for small businesses to be compliant. The good news is that Xero, MYOB and Intuit (QuickBooks) have done to...
SquareUp taking on Xero, MYOB & PayPal for Essentials – easy POS system

SquareUp taking on Xero, MYOB & PayPal for Essentials – easy POS system

Xero and MYOB have been targeting small business owners who use spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel to do their accounting with features like invoicing, BAS reporting and bank reconciliations using bank feeds. These accounting software companies integrate with PayPal as...
PayPal helps business get paid faster with either Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks

PayPal helps business get paid faster with either Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks

I always find it interesting when an accounting software company touts the fact that their clients can get paid faster using their software. The fact is that any cloud-based accounting software makes it easier to interact with other cloud services like PayPal. Now...
Using Xero but not securing your debts? Unsecured creditor?

Using Xero but not securing your debts? Unsecured creditor?

Credit Management and Payment Terms is better with Xero Ever since Xero emerged and handed control to businesses for accounting in the now (not just the cloud) businesses have been able to quote and invoice while at their customers site. Using Paypal has also enabled...
Seek, SpotED, SpotJobs, Indeed & Gumtree Jobs

Seek, SpotED, SpotJobs, Indeed & Gumtree Jobs

Hiring staff is something you’ll do as a business owner or manager at some stage in operating the business. In medium sized businesses the hiring and firing is performed by a dedicated HR Manager or Human Resources staff members and the process is exhausting and...
Small Business Marketing Tips – SHORT VIDEO

Small Business Marketing Tips – SHORT VIDEO

When to Use Newspapers for Advertising Newspapers might seem old school, but a lot of your customers might be old school too. As part of our Small Business Management Course we have a Business Planning and Introduction to Small Business Marketing Course where you can...
How To Obtain an International Trademark

How To Obtain an International Trademark

Looking to take your business overseas? A trademark is a recognizable sign, design or expression that identifies a product or service of a particular business or individual. It may include a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or combination of these...

Who Do You Trust More — Google or Xero?

Which Accounting Software Package Might Just Best Suit Your Needs? If you’re still uncertain about which accounting software package is best for your business needs, you’re probably keen to find out more about Xero as an option. Almost two years ago, Xero...

What are the Key Elements of a Digital Marketing Project Plan?

How to get your business really happening online If you’re going to execute a digital marketing campaign correctly, you first need to create a project plan. But this is much like most things with any degree of complexity. Creating a project plan is basically...

Is Xero Getting Smarter or is the ATO Better Organised?

SBR is making it easier to lodge your reports In 2010, the Australian government launched an initiative to simplify business reporting obligations, by enabling the accounting software to populate information from various government reports to save businesses time and...
Flare HR: The Small Business HR Department in the Cloud

Flare HR: The Small Business HR Department in the Cloud

HR is now in the world of cloud computing Cloud computing has changed almost every aspect of operating a small business, with one stark exception: HR. Where cloud accounting software makes it easy for small business owners to keep an eye on how they’re performing...