It’s a given that you’ll want to maximise your business income. Sometimes, however, when factors outside your control are limiting your income, rethinking your costs might be where you can shift your outcomes in your favour. Whether the market’s in an upward or downward cycle, good systems for tracking and controlling costs will help your …
Holding too much stock regardless of what industry you are in, can have its pitfalls. In busy times it can be beneficial to buy more stock than you require if you know you will be using it or can sell it later. You may even have that buying power when you purchase more or have …
Thinking of buying or selling your business? A new tax rule comes into effect on 1 July 2021 that will have an impact on the way you negotiate. The new rule is designed to create more certainty in purchase price allocation, which is the way the purchase price is divided up between the various types …
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Improvements can always be made at the margin. Small tweaks to your processes or systems can make a massive difference to the end result. It’s the same with your business margin – a 1% increase in your gross margin on $500,000 of sales is an extra $5,000 on your bottom line. The best part about …
It’s important to note that this is not yet law – these are proposed changes but the Bill will come into effect two months after it has passed as a law, which could be mid-2021. The Government has introduced the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill to increase the minimum employee sick leave entitlement from …
More importantly, what can we do for you? At Engine Room, we pride ourselves on being Business Specialists. Although Accounting is a large part of our job function, there is much more we provide than financial accounts. Our approach is to offer more than your average accountant – more than just keeping score. In fact, …
What you should consider when you want to exit If you are looking to exit your business or have a future intention to do so, you need a plan to get the business ready for sale. When you sell, you want your business to have as much inherent value as possible – so you get …
Key points to consider when buying a business Buying an existing business can be a great way to get started as a business owner, or to expand operations if you are already running a business successfully. We have recently seen a lot of activity with people buying a business even in these Covid-19 times. Established …
