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Tips for tax return time: freelancers, sole trader businesses
Are you a freelancer, contractor or sole trader business? Do you start to stress as the calendar creeps closer and closer to tax time? I am what they call 'numerically-challenged'. It was hard t...
What office equipment does a freelancer need?
Every freelancer or sole trader contractor needs 1) a suitable office, 2) suitable office equipment, and 3) the equipment (including software) they need for their particular business. Home-based o...
The six-monthly business review
Why conduct a 6-monthly review? Conducting a review of your business is really just stepping back and looking at your business objectively so you can see it more clearly than when you're busy wor...
Confidentiality and the Australian Privacy Act 1988
Did you know: Australian businesses that earn less than $3 million per annum are not covered by the Australian Privacy Act unless they have voluntarily 'opted in' to be covered by the Act. ...
Your business: 5 tips for being more productive
The more productive you are, the more successful your business will be and the less time you'll need to spend in front of your computer. You'll find these 5 tips for working more productively espe...
Your business: how many hours do you need to work?
If you're running a business, the number of hours you need to work depends on many things. Are you still establishing your business? Or is your business well established already and you're just kee...
The pros and cons of freelancing
What are the pros and cons of freelancing? Being the sole decision-maker It's great to be able to make all your own decisions but it can be lonely at the top. As decision-maker, the buck stops wi...
Keeping your book-keeping up-to-date
If you find it hard keeping your book-keeping up to date, you might find these basic tips helpful. Keep your book-keeping up-to-date Keeping track of which money belongs to you and which belongs ...
How I started up my scribing/editing business
Starting from scratch My business is a mixture of online and offline services. I am still developing my skills, learning to manage my business better and always improving my online shopfront (web...
The skills you need to start a typing/scribing business
To start up a home-based scribing/typing business, you'll need to: be experienced in working with sensitive and confidential information and have a very good understanding of how to keep your ...