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Are you making the most of your cash resources? Carefully managing cash in your business could determine whether you sink or swim through these COVID times. Here are 5 keys to minimising risk and optimising your cash management.
Business Resilience through Precise Cash Flow Management
Planning, strategy, goal-setting… They’re all critically important… but without cash, a business is very unlikely to succeed, let alone survive. Read why.
8 Areas to Maximise Your Marketing Results
What 8 Areas Should you Review to maximise Marketing Return in your business? In our article, we outline key areas and how you can use analysis of industry data (and competitors) to inform what YOU should be doing now.
Business Resilience: Vision and Goals
In times of change, challenge, and opportunity, a clear vision can be exactly the tonic a business needs to distinguish itself and achieve success. We consider some examples of vision statements.
Meet OBT Accountant, Tim
Tim joined the team at OBT Financial Group in September last year as a proficient Tax Accountant doing IAS and BAS returns, tax returns, financial statements and who supports our clients with bookkeeping across all cloud accounting platforms.
JobTrainer skills package announced
The key part of JobTrainer skills package is the expansion of the 50% apprentice wage subsidy to businesses with fewer than 200 employees. Plus, the subsidy has been extended from its original end date of 30 September 2020 to 31 March 2021.
1.75% increase to minimum wages
The new national minimum wage which applies to all full-time and part-time employees who are not covered by an award or agreement, will increase to $753.80 per week or $19.84 per hour (before tax) from 1 July 2020. The increase to awards will happen in 3 groups with 3 separate dates.
Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program
⚠️ The Queensland Government’s Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program Round 2 will open on 1 July 2020. To get ready to submit an application, follow the ‘how to apply’ information here or call OBT’s friendly Business Solutions team on 07 5462 2277. Hurry! The first round closed fast.
$150,000 instant asset write-off extended
Farmers have applauded the federal government’s decision to extend its $150,000 instant asset investment write-off offer until December after many businesses highlighted the previous deadline was too short to make practical use of the incentive.
Monthly reporting for JobKeeper Payments
Important information about the reporting process for the business monthly declaration for employers receiving the Jobkeeper payment subsidy.
