Money is Hard To Earn – Don’t Let It Leak Away
After you win the plumbing job and complete the work, you need to get paid in the most timely manner possible. And when you get paid, you need to know how much the business needs to function – and when it needs it. The following tips will help keep the cash flowing: Monitor Cashflow Performance […]
Marketing Your Plumbing Business: How To Digitise Your Strategy
Looking at marketing your plumbing business? You need to set yourself up with tools and tax structures then find customers so you can service and bill them efficiently. Marketing Your Plumbing Business: Drawing In Customers No point being the best and most competitively priced plumber in town if nobody knows about it… Plumbers, like any other […]
Set Up Your Plumbing Business Properly To Make Sure Business Flows Smoothly
Last week we touched briefly on topics that are important to the set up and ongoing success of a plumbing business. This week, we look more closely at the first two of these topics – Digging Into The Detail and Building Solid Foundations. Digging Into The Detail Where have you come from? Where are you […]
Five Tips To Designing The New Financial You In 2019
Job success never happens by accident. People plan, study and work hard for many years to achieve their career goals. At Affinitas Financial Planning, we can help you channel that same steely determination into designing your financial future. By working with us through these five simple steps, you can be well on your way to […]
Build Your Plumbing Business Right To Make Sure Profit Doesn’t Drain Away
At Affinitas, we’re good at plumbing. We can’t fix a blocked drain or install a water reticulation system – but we are very experienced when it comes to the understanding the accounting and business planning needs of the plumbing industry. It is this experience and knowledge that has allowed us to build some of our […]
Top 10 New Year Resolutions for Small Businesses
Every New Year provides the opportunity for a fresh start – and this is especially true for a small business owner. Most small business people get to take at least some time off during December and January to recharge their batteries. So what are the New Year business resolutions that could turn 2019 into a […]
Top 10 Tips for Turning a Festive Season Profit
For many, Christmas is known as The Season To Be Spending. But with a bit of forethought, you can often turn things around and earn some extra cash over the holiday season. For individuals and families, there are quite a few alternatives that could be considered. Renting Out Your Home Christmas holidays is the time […]
Fringe Benefits Tax and the season to be jolly!
Don’t let Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) become the Grinch that spoils Christmas for your organisation. If you are the person in charge of organising your work Christmas festivities, you need to make sure that they comply with current FBT guidelines. There is scope within the FBT rules to celebrate, but you need to know how […]
10 Tips To Help You Get Ahead Of Your Christmas Cashflow
Whether it’s finishing work, or attending social events, the lead up to the Christmas holidays each year is a busy time. But amongst the whirl of work projects and parties, it’s worthwhile taking time out to think about your business cashflow over the Christmas/New Year period. If you are in a business which traditionally has […]
What Happens To My Tax Return After October 31?
If you still haven’t lodged your 2018 tax return, don’t despair – you still have options available. The government’s MyTax service is still operational if you wish to self prepare your return. But you are officially late if you use this service. The ATO suggests that you contact them to discuss your reasons for being […]
