Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

In this week's episode we are excited to welcome back special guest Sanki Tennakoon from Stellar Frequency. Sanki is a genre spanning content writer, copywriter and consultant who has over a decade of experience in marketing and communications.

We last spoke to Sanki back in Episode 7 when we asked the question: ‘what is a copywriter’ and really, how can they help our businesses?’

Today we’re talking AI – and how, when, and if you should use it to create copy and content for your small business.

If you’d like to reach out to Sanki you can visit her website here: https://stellarfrequency.com/ or connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanki-tennakoon-stellar-frequency-copywriting-consulting-marketing/

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

Today we’re staying on the accounting theme, and unpacking how to select the right accountant for your business.

For many of us, Kristy-Lee included, this has been a pain point in the past.

Matt unpacks for us the various qualifications, certifications and licences your accountant should have, and how you can check if they actually have the qualifications they say they do.

We also speak about the difference between the qualifications of an accountant and financial advisor, and whether the same person needs to be both for your business.

Importantly, depending on your needs, we discuss whether you need a specialist accountant, or a series of specialist accountants to handle your requirements, or is in fact a one stop shop the best option for you.

Finally, but most importantly we talk about the need to find an accountant that works with you, communicates with you the way you like and who you feel comfortable working with.

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

In this weeks episode we are focusing back on the numbers side of business. For many of you this is the time of year that you may be working with your accountant to get your year-end finalised and tax returns lodged. And you may thing that your accountant will proactively filling you in on all the things you need to know and do, in order to improve things for next year. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.

Today Matt is sharing 6 key questions he thinks every business owner should be asking their accountant right now.

These questions centre around:

• Looking at business structures and assessing whether it’s time for a change;
• Asking about cashflow improvements
• Are there ways to pay less tax(legally)?
• What about changes to legislation, does any of that impact you?
• Is it time for professional financial advice;
• And of course how is your business performing?

Being proactive with asking your accountant questions like these helps ensure you are maximising that relationship and making appropriate changes, updates and improvements to support your business moving forward.

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

Today is the final instalment in our 3 part series we are bringing you on the recent Closing the Loopholes Act which delivered a raft of changes to the Fair Work Act and our Industrial Relations laws.

Today we are talking about the changes to the definition of Casual Employment.

We start by discussing what these key changes are including:

• The new definition of a casual employee;
• The fact that the contract is no longer king;
• The need to consider the totality of the employment relationship;
• The obligation of employers to get the engagement right from the outset;
• The new casual conversion pathway;
• Updates to the provision of a new Casual Employment Information Statement.

We then take a look at the risks, and incredible fines, that employers may face if they get this wrong.

Finally, we discuss how these changes impact your current casual team members.

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

Today is Part 2 of a 3 part series we are bringing you on the recent Closing the Loopholes Act which delivered a raft of changes to the Fair Work Act and our Industrial Relations laws.

Today we are talking about the introduction of the Right to Disconnect Laws.

We start by discussing what a right to disconnect is, and what this all means.

Then we look at what we know so far in terms of the specific legislation and when it commences operation.

Following this, we take a look more practically about what this means for you and your business.

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

Today is Part 1 of a 3 part series we are bringing you on the recent Closing the Loopholes Act which delivered a raft of changes to the Fair Work Act and our Industrial Relations laws.

Today we are tackling the question: is the worker an employee or contractor.

This is a topic that has been an ongoing debate, and lots of employers have been hiding behind non-existent loopholes, or assuming they can make their own rules when it comes to this issue. The truth is that isn’t going to fly anymore, and now is the time to revisit any contractor arrangements you have and make changes.

In this episode, we start by looking at the definition of an employment relationship, and particularly what defines a relationship between and employer and employee versus that of a client and supplier or contractor.

We discuss the various factors to consider when engaging a new worker in order to determine whether they are an employee or a contractor, the importance of getting it right from the outset and where to get advice from about this complex issue.

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Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

We’re back! Yes, you may have noticed we’ve been MIA. But we’re back, and we wanted to share a little about where we have been, why the radio silence and what’s coming up on the show.

Whilst we didn’t want to bore you with all the details of why we needed to take a break, we did want to share some tips we have, and some of the strategies we’ve needed to implement to keep our businesses afloat during this period of time.

The reality is that whilst we would like to keep business and personal live separate, when there is a disruption in our personal lives it will impact our businesses – in one way or another. But there are some strategies you can rely on to minimise any potential negative impact, and what’s what we’re talking about today.

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Australian Small Business Show!

Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are sharing their key end of financial year activities–that are not strictly finance based (although numbers do get a mention).

Quite often in business the plans we set at the beginning of any calendar year, well they simply don’t go to plan. Things change, priorities are re-arranged, clients come and go and we try things that simply don’t work. The end of financial year marks a great time to take stock, check in and reset for the second half of the calendar year.

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