Many small businesses come up with great products and services, but struggle to find the right audience online. Knowing where your customers are spending time online is a key component in understanding how to market to them. Many small businesses come up with great products and services, but struggle to find the right audience online. You already...
You may have seen recent media reports about insurance issues for a range of home-based businesses across Australia. If you’re starting a business, you can take steps now to prevent your home insurance policy becoming null and void in the future. Depending on your home insurance policy, you may have cover for your buildings and structures as well...
Andrew Erkins first launched Digit to help small businesses in WA strengthen their financial management through bookkeeping and payroll support, and implement business apps and cashflow advisory. Eight years later, Andrew has grown the business into an award-winning enterprise, having won Bookkeeping Firm of the Year award at the 2021 Australian...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world. If you’re ready to embrace AI but you’re not sure how to get started, consider these five ways you might use AI in your business. Until recently, using AI may have involved simply asking your phone for directions, setting a reminder or changing a song on your playlist. But recently, you may have...
The latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have made headlines around the world. Here’s a simple starter guide to using AI in your small business – including what it’s good for and what you might like to avoid. Once confined to the imagination of Hollywood filmmakers, the powers of artificial intelligence (AI) are fast becoming a normal...
Your business could benefit from using a range of digital tools and apps to help manage your finances, keep accurate records, sell online, oversee social media accounts, improve productivity, engage your employees and customers, and more. Whether you want to boost your sales, streamline your processes or stop spending so much time updating...
Nobody likes an awkward conversation. As tough as it may be, it’s hard to avoid difficult conversations when you’re in business. Here are some tips to help you plan ahead and ensure difficult conversations run smoothly and calmly. Difficult conversation #1: A client hasn’t paid you When you spend so much of your time working to attract new clients...
October is Indigenous Business Month. In celebration of the event, we have prepared a round up of business support available to Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Western Australia throughout the month and beyond. Indigenous Business Month is held to raise the profile of business as a vehicle towards self-determination...
It’s no secret that the cost of practically everything seems to have risen. As a commercial leasing tenant, it’s important to understand the outgoing clauses in your lease, so there are no surprises later on. Our business advisers spend a lot of time speaking with small business owners across WA. One question appears to be coming up frequently in...
One silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain shortages impacting many industries, has been an increased appreciation of the significance of small businesses to local communities all around the world. The concept of localism (supporting the local production and consumption of goods) as opposed to globalism has really taken...
Taking some small actions can often help ease a larger burden when it comes to managing your wellbeing.
The way you’re feeling can often be aligned with how well your business is doing. The thought of whether you can pay the bills or wages, or whether your business can actually continue, are burdens that can weigh heavily on any business owner. There are a number of ways you can manage any stress and anxiety you are feeling. Unfortunately due to...
