Using your accountant or adviser as a mentor for your new business
Starting a business is an exciting yet challenging endeavor. As an entrepreneur, you need to navigate various systems and processes while minimising errors and maximising success. To gain a competitiv …
Financial security: four key strategies to safeguard your financial future
Financial stability doesn’t usually come by chance; it requires preparation and strategy. Most of us depend on a steady paycheck, but few consider what would happen if it disappeared suddenly.Protecti …
As the year winds down and the festive season approaches, I find myself looking back on 2025, a year of change, connection, challenge and clarity.At IAS, we speak often about life cycles – the stages …
Top five fears of small business owners and how an accountant can provide solutions
Starting and running a small business is both rewarding and challenging. While the independence and potential for growth are appealing, small business owners often face numerous fears that can keep th …
Top 10 tips to fortify small businesses against cyber threats
Integrating cybersecurity into the fabric of small business operations requires both strategic planning and practical measures. Here are the top 10 tips to fortify small businesses against cyber threa …
Understanding the essence of inspiration and how to harness it
Self-inspiration is a transformative process, igniting our internal drive and pushing us toward our goals with newfound energy and enthusiasm. It is the spark that fuels our passion, creativity, and r …
Government set to plant seed of new environment regimen
Environmental protection reforms are expected to be introduced to parliament on Thursday after six years of wrangling in the halls of power.PROPOSED ENVIRONMENT LAWS* Better protections for natural si …
Top 5 goals for business owners: Taking an idea to market
Starting a business is often born from a spark—an idea that feels too good not to pursue. But taking that idea to market requires more than passion; it requires strategy, resilience, and clear objecti …
New Workplace Reforms: Balancing Flexibility, Fairness and Work-Life Boundaries
Workplace rights and obligations continue to evolve, with new measures aimed at improving the balance between work and personal life, and clarifying pathways from casual to permanent employment.Two ma …
Real wages boost for workers, but costs might worry RBA
Workers have enjoyed the strongest annual growth in real wages in more than five years, but the Reserve Bank will be on alert in case labour costs cause inflation to fire up again.Wages grew by 3.4 pe …
‘A luxury not a lifeline’: call to defend penalty rates
Penalty rates are a “lifeline” for Australian workers and major unions are backing a push to prevent companies from paying their employees less.The federal government has introduced a bill that would …
Aussies missing out on payoff from research investment
Australia is missing out on a $7 billion per year economic boon because it has failed to keep pace in the international research and development stakes, according to a new report.Tax cuts and red tape …
