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Excess franking credits appear to be an issue coming into this election. The ALP is calling excess franking credits a gift to the taxpayer. Shorten has claimed that if “you are getting a tax credit when you haven’t paid any income tax , this is a gift.” AFR page 1, 15 April 2019. Company shareholders […]
In 2016 I plan to transform B&I Lockwood Accountants into a digital practice. Or at the very least implement a digital transformation strategy. But the notion I have been wrestling with is : What does a digital accountancy practice look like? I know that we need to digitally transform our practice, but, HOW? And […]
Do you want to refine your business model? Help is available! The Melbourne Business Model User Group provides a workshop format to allow you to : ascertain and describe your present business model clarify your value proposition clarify and better specify your customer segments identify your present partnerships identify the present revenue streams and cost […]
Are you looking for a unique solution to a succession planning problem? Recently I have been working with a new client to help them to work through what is essentially a ‘succession planning’ issue. Our client’s father is stuck in the old way of doing things and does not appreciate that in this world there […]
Last night my son-in-law showed me a video on YouTube which was absolutely inspiring. It was a bike-rider negotiating the heights of the Isle of Skye. It was breath-taking! Absolutely breath-taking! And it got me thinking about the attributes that are required to start a business and to make the necessary changes as you progress […]
In my experience working with the Business Model Canvas the biggest hurdle to jump over is to clarify just exactly who your business should be targeting as customers. And yet the pay-offs of doing this are huge! One reason the pay-offs are huge is in respect to advertising. If you have only a vague idea who […]
If you are seeking to develop your business model because you are in start-up phase OR you are seeking to rejuvenate your business model because you are feeling the heat of competitors the you should attend the next meeting of the Melbourne Business Model User Group. It is on Wednesday 8 April, 2015 In our first […]
Alexander Osterwalder has followed up on the Business Model Canvas tool with the Value Proposition Canvas. Its from his new book—-Value Proposition Design. I have applied it on several occasions now to clients and find that it is very useful pinning down exactly what the customer needs are. The starting point is to identify exactly […]
By Ian Harris and Dr. Vesna Grubacevic Ian Sets the Scene Usually, as a business advisor, I find that I have to assist clients to mentally prepare for the challenging road ahead. Often there can be many mental and financial challenges in starting a business, especially after being retrenched. Recently a younger fellow was referred […]
Recently Neil Armstrong was the key speaker at an accounting conference in Australia. Watch the CPA Australia Series HERE This was a mighty gutsy and creative initiative and I hear you saying—-“What has landing a man on the moon got to do with accounting?” Well, firstly, beavering away in the background at NASA were the […]
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