Epoch Admin Bookkeeping

18/01/2019

"I don't know" should never be the answer you give to a question about your goals and vision. You need to have clarity, otherwise your actions will just be random and thus, ypu get random results.

27/10/2017

Does anyone else sometimes feel like they are drowning in emails? That the more responses you give the more questions come back, and you never quite close off a task? Are we becoming more efficient, or just keeping that part of our brain happy that likes to tick things off? Most people know how many emails are in their inbox, and it’s a source of pride or pain. But does it help businesses operate effectively?

I spent all of last week travelling around Australia with one of my clients. She heads up innovation at a top tier law firm and I’d been brought in to deliver innovation keynotes at all of the firm’s offices. In one of our taxi rides, the conversation turned to email. She told me she gets around 350

11/07/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgH8nLT6Ut8

Explore the benefits of outsourcing your bookkeeping to a qualified professional. Find out what to look for in a bookkeeper, what skills they have, and how a...

06/06/2017

Something to ponder for all of our small business clients. Would you be happy with a team that worked remotely more often than not? Don’t forget the face time though
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/news/five-reasons-why-your-sme-should-seek-to-implement-an-anywhere-working-policy.html

Workplaces continue to evolve. The needs of employees are constantly changing. It has never been so pertinent for businesses to adopt innovative strategies, become more flexible and address the emerging needs of their people and the new business environment. Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) introduc

30/05/2017

The Federal Budget announced a couple of weeks ago has lots of ramifications and we thought this was a pretty good summary on how it will impact small business.
https://www.commbank.com.au/guidance/economy/federal-budget-2017--small-business-proposals-201705.html?SOC=LI-FedBudget-2017

Tax concessions and a boost to productivity were key highlights for small businesses in this year’s Federal Budget.

27/04/2017

The ability to control, manage and trim unnecessary spend in the current business climate is an important element of operations. Many businesses need some fine tuning to help with cash flow and controls around outgoings.

http://www.epochcfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Cost-Control.pdf

11/04/2017

As part of our ongoing goal to help support small businesses, we came across this great article we thought we would share about what the best leaders do. How well do you balance agility and consistency?

https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-best-strategic-leaders-balance-agility-and-consistency?referral=00203&utm_source=newsletter_management_tip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tip_date&spMailingID=16911292&spUserID=MjYyMDY2OTI1OTAzS0&spJobID=1000194427&spReportId=MTAwMDE5NDQyNwS2

Here’s how to do it.

04/04/2017

Lack of cashflow is a burden on many business owners, but the reality is people are paying their bills better than they have in a long time. So why is cashflow such an issue? It is still true that Cash is King, and we offer some thoughts on the importance of keeping a close eye on cash in your business, and some tools to maximise your cash.

16/01/2017

Timely reminder on WA Today's website today to be REALLY diligent with opening your emails and to check that they are actually real emails.
Be careful don't be sorry!
http://www.watoday.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/phishing-emails-and-other-online-scams-on-the-rise-as-australians-lose-millions-of-dollars-20161115-gspnar.html

The scammers have come a very long way.

16/12/2016

If it can happen to the ATO then it can happen to you.
Technology is all around us and we cannot live without our business admin systems.
But what plans to we have in place, just in case?
What do we do when things go wrong?
Perhaps we shouldn't wait until its too late?
Look at your systems, review them regularly, be proactive, make contingencies, mitigate the risks. Have a plan and stick to it.

If you don't know what to look for, or what questions to ask, maybe you should call us! We as a group with The Admin Manager and Epoch CFO Advisory have been doing "everything" business admin systems, from bookkeeping to strategy and software for over a combined 50 years.

Interesting read ....
https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/ATO-systems-update/?page=1

This page includes a summary of ATO system availability, which has been continually updated since systems issues arose on Monday 12 December. The page also contains FAQs addressing questions regarding data loss, what caused the outage, and how we will work with clients to ensure they are not disadva...

27/10/2016

Our primary focus is to free up your time to focus on running your business, all the time knowing we are experts in getting your accounts complete for you. Either through lack of time, or simply no desire to continually keep your records up to date, we are here to help. Wouldn't you prefer to be doing what you love?