Australian Business Clinic

05/08/2026

Overnight getaway after a very successful Professional Partnerships Programme meeting with Noosa’s leading accounting practice. Exciting times ahead as we roll out our programmes for small business.

06/07/2026

"When did you last pay yourself?"

Most business owners I ask pause before answering.

They've been covering payroll, suppliers, rent, and overheads. Their own income has become the shock absorber — the first thing cut when everything else stays fixed.

At some point, the owner becomes an unpaid employee of their own business.

If that sounds familiar, it doesn't mean the business is broken. It means the cashflow model needs attention — and there's almost always something that can be done.

A free 30-minute consultation is a straight look at what's actually going on.

👉 australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

03/07/2026

One week into FY27. And there's still one question every business owner should ask: Do I actually know where my business stands?

Most owners I speak to have a feeling something isn't right — but they haven't been able to name it yet. They're not sure if it's a cashflow problem, a profitability problem, or something else entirely.

This article outlines 5 pathways most business owners don't know they have. If FY27 is the year you want clarity, it's worth 3 minutes of your time.

👉 Is Your Business in Trouble? Here's What Most Owners Don't Know About Their Options

No pressure. No jargon. No obligation.

By Garry Godfrey, Australian Business Clinic Every week, I speak to business owners who have been sitting on a problem for six months longer than they should have. Not because they were in denial.

30/06/2026

You can be profitable on paper and still run out of cash.

It happens all the time:
→ Revenue is real but payment terms are 60+ days
→ Stock is tied up in cash that hasn't converted yet
→ Wages and suppliers are paid before receivables clear
→ Growth consumes working capital faster than the margin comes back

The P&L says the business is fine. The bank account disagrees.

Understanding which problem you actually have — cashflow, timing, or structural profitability — changes what you do about it.

The Business Revival Package is built to answer that question.

👉 australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

23/06/2026

Not sure what calling actually involves? Here's exactly what happens in the first 30 minutes.

1. You talk. I listen. No script, no sales process.
2. I ask direct questions — about cashflow, debt, suppliers, and where the business is going. Some will be uncomfortable.
3. You leave with an honest assessment of where you stand and what your options are. Including if I think you don't need me.

No pitch. No invoice. No pressure.

Most people leave with more clarity than they've had in months.

👉 australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

19/06/2026

The instinct when your business is under pressure is to go to the bank.

More capital. A bigger facility. Something to buy time.

Sometimes that's exactly right. But borrowing more into a model that isn't working just delays the problem and adds repayments on top.

Before you go back to the bank, it's worth understanding exactly where the money is going — and whether more money is actually the solution.

A free 30-minute consultation will give you that picture, with no obligation.

👉 https://australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

HASHTAGS

15/06/2026

5 warning signs your business is sending you 👇

1. You've stopped opening certain emails (ATO, supplier, the bank).
2. You're paying staff before yourself — and it's been months.
3. The line between business and personal money is gone.
4. You're avoiding the P&L because you already know what it says.
5. You're Googling things at 11 pm — "voluntary administration", "can the ATO take my house".

If you recognised yourself in three or more, your business isn't broken — it's just sending you a signal.

The Business Revival Package is built for exactly this stage: australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

10/06/2026

Twenty years ago, I sat across from a business owner who'd waited six months too long to ask for help.

He'd done everything right by his team. Paid staff out of his own savings. Stretched suppliers to the breaking point. Avoided his own family at the dinner table because he didn't know how to tell them.

By the time we met, half the options I'd have given him three months earlier were already closed.
That conversation is why the Business Revival Package exists.

Not because there's a magic fix for businesses under pressure. But because most owners have more options than they realise — and the ones who reach out earlier always have more time, more leverage, and better outcomes.

If something in your business feels off but you don't know what to call it yet — that's the right time to talk.
The earlier you call, the more options you have.

👉 Book your free 30-minute consultation: australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb

Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

08/06/2026

If your business has been feeling the squeeze lately — you are not the only one.

Most business owners we speak to didn't reach out when things first started to slip. They reached out six months later — when the bank had said no a second time, or a big client walked.

Every one of them said the same thing: "I thought I could fix it on my own."
That instinct is normal. It's also the most expensive one we see.

If your business has been "okay" for long enough that you're not sure it actually is okay anymore, that's the right time for a conversation.

No pitch. No pressure. Just a clear look at where you stand.

👉 Book your free 30-minute consultation: australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.

03/06/2026

Let's clear something up.
Most business owners hear "restructuring" and picture the worst — staff gone, doors closed, name in the paper.

In reality, the businesses we work with are usually doing the OPPOSITE:

✔ Keeping the business open
✔ Keeping the team employed
✔ Negotiating a workable position with creditors instead of being chased
✔ Stripping out the loss-making parts so the profitable parts can breathe

It's not a last resort. It's a planning tool — and the earlier it's on the table, the more options you have.
If you've been told "things will pick up" for longer than they actually have, you deserve a clearer answer.

👉 Book a free 30-minute consultation: australianbusinessclinic.com.au/brp-fb
Prefer to talk? Call Garry on 0416 067 395.