Open for Business – Roy Morgan Survey It is estimated that 26% of Australian businesses have been affected by bushfires. A special Roy Morgan Snap SMS Survey of 1,308 Australian businesses reveals that, of those businesses, 7% have been affected ‘a great deal’, 10% have been ‘somewhat’ affected and 9% have been affected ‘a […]

  Are You in the Tourism Industry? Tourism businesses around the country may be eligible for help through the Morrison Government’s National Bushfire Recovery Fund. An initial $76 million tourism recovery package has been launched to protect jobs, small businesses and local economies by helping get tourists travelling across Australia again. Prime Minister Scott Morrison

  Scott Morrison Announces Government Help for Bushfire Victims Love him or hate him, it has to be said: the raft of measures announced by PM Scott Morrison to support small businesses affected by the bushfires is working. Willing to sacrifice a federal budget surplus, Morrison has pledged a $2 billion fire relief package. The package

  Free Legal Help for Bushfire-Affected Businesses NSW and Victorian businesses and residents affected by the recent devastating bushfires will be offered free legal help, with the setting up of the Disaster Response Legal Service NSW and Disaster Legal Help Victoria. In NSW, Attorney General Mark Speakman said Legal Aid NSW will operate the service,

Thinking of Selling Your Motel? If you’ve been thinking about selling your motel, now could be a very good time to make the first move, as we are seeing a positive change in the market. In the past, our high dollar discouraged many Australian residents from travelling domestically. These are, in fact, the travellers who

Adding Value to Australian Businesses ‘Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing’ – Oscar Wilde What does value mean to you? What does it mean to your customers? Is ‘value’ purely a financial consideration or is there more to it? We asked Australia’s leading social commentator, demographer and analyst Bernard

Franchising in Australia Think about where you’ve shopped recently; the chances are you’ve spent money with at least one franchise, probably more. Franchising is big business in Australia and for many, the only way to buy their own business. Likely contender for the title, Queen of Franchising, Janine Allis says “you are three times more

Putting a value on a business doesn’t only come down to dollars and cents – at least as far as Jim Penman is concerned. As the founder of Jim’s Mowing – now a hugely successful, multi-million-dollar company – Jim knows it’s not all about the money. Jim also knows that everything is relative. When he

The word ‘value’ is multi-faceted and when it comes to your business, several interpretations of that word applies. However, traditional financial institutions don’t always see value in the same way as the business buyers and sellers. ‘Value’ has a monetary meaning – determining how much something is worth. However, something can be valued because it

If you’re selling or planning to sell your business, it makes sense that you want to get the very best price. We asked Mark Hamilton, Director, Bentleys Newcastle for some tips to help you. Mark began by quoting respected author, Steven Covey, who said “begin with the end in mind”. “This is great advice to