Templates, tools and guides

If you have not received payment within the timeframe outlined in your payment terms and conditions, or what has been agreed with your client, use our overdue payment reminder email template to formally request payment.

This tool has been created to help you calculate your average decline in turnover when applying for the Small Business Rent Relief Package - Tenant Rent Relief Scheme March 2022 (Tenant Rent Relief Scheme) or the Small Business Hardship Grant Program.

Use this calculator to help you understand the breakeven point for your business: the point at which total revenue equals total costs and expenses. Knowing this can help you determine the profitability of your products or services and the volume of sales required to make a profit.

Our free online Business Licence Finder will help you discover the licences, permits and registrations you need to start or run your business.

If you’re unsure of how much to charge for your services use this online tool. This article on how to calculate your hourly rate will help you use this template.

Use the cash flow forecast calculator to help you anticipate the movement of cash in and out of your business, such as your projected income and expenses.

The cost of goods sold is the cost of merchandise sold during a period. This cost will vary in direct relation to the level of products purchased and/or manufactured and your level of sales.

If your business is impacted by a disaster, such as a fire, flood, or major building damage, our disaster recovery checklist can help you assess the situation, minimise the impact and return to business as usual.

To help you organise your financial records and find the paperwork you’ll need for tax time, we’ve put together this handy end of financial year checklist (covering the 2024-25 financial year).

The start-up costs calculator will help you work out the costs involved in starting and running your business.

If a business stops paying your invoices, and you believe they may be insolvent, follow this checklist of the proactive steps you can take to try to protect yourself from losing money or assets.

There are a number of everyday operating expenses involved with running a business. Use this template to forecast the expenses (fixed costs), such as rent, bank fees and wages, to run your business.