by Andrew Collins | May 12, 2015 | Small Business Tips
Budget night and it is pleasing to see the focus on assistance to small business. The big takeaway for small business is that the Government has put in place some sweeteners to encourage an increased investment from small businesses (i.e. businesses with an annual...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 24, 2015 | Small Business Tips
You have probably heard this advice countless times in small business forums and blogs. Saying that you should be working on your business and not in it sounds like very strong advice, but many of us are still confused about what it actually means. Working on the...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 20, 2015 | Small Business Tips
Work is not the same place that it used to be. Until recently, work was where we would all go, check in with our supervisor, receive our tasking for the day and then complete it while sneaking looks at the clock whenever we thought that the supervisor wasn t looking...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 19, 2015 | Small Business Tips
Cash flow management, keeping track of the money that comes in and goes out of your business, is an important measure of the success, solvency, and the health of your business. For any business to survive, it is obvious that there needs to be as much or more money...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 15, 2015 | Small Business Tips
The strategic planning and financial risk management knowledge of a Chief Financial Officer can be the difference between long term security for your company and countless sleepless nights wondering where your company s money is and where it is going. You may not be a...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 13, 2015 | Productivity
Most of us start our small business because it allows us to work on something that we are passionate about, whether it is baking cakes, selling books, helping people keep their swimming pools clean and beautiful, or what have you. With this much passion, it is really...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 1, 2015 | Inventory Management
A huge part of any business is simply keeping track of stuff. It might be the stuff on your shelves that you are going to sell to your customers, it might be the individual components that you need to order so that you can build a new supercomputer. It doesn t matter...
by Andrew Collins | Apr 1, 2015 | Productivity
It started out as an after school and weekend job, but Tim knew that landscaping was the career for him. The fact that he enjoyed being outdoors and working with plants and outdoor features helped, but he also found that he was good at developing a rapport with his...
by Andrew Collins | Mar 25, 2015 | Cloud Computing
Lower prices. Better service. More options. The ability to work anywhere. The ability to work collaboratively with your employees and clients. No need to hire an expensive IT department. Eliminating the need to constantly upgrade hardware. If you are a small to medium...
by Andrew Collins | Oct 7, 2014 | Xero
Xero is kicking off another one of their famous roadshows next week. The focus of this roadshow is to explore the vertical markets and how accountants and bookkeepers can grow their practices by focusing on specific industries. The specific industries which will be...
by Andrew Collins | Aug 16, 2014 | Xero
Xerocon Sydney 2014 kicks off this week, the biggest accounting technology conference in Australiasia and the team from Cloud Ease Consulting will be relocating to Sydney from Wednesday to Saturday. As this is my 5th Xerocon here are my top tips for having an awesome...
by Andrew Collins | Mar 16, 2014 | Inventory Management
There s little doubt that cloud-based inventory management is the future for any forward-thinking business, but choosing the right software for your company can be a real challenge. Looking at the current cloud-based accounting & inventory landscape, there are...
by Andrew Collins | Mar 12, 2014 | Inventory Management
What is inventory management? Inventory management is the process by which units of your stock flow through your business. It is not simply about moving your inventory from point A to point B, but also how well managed the inventory is whilst it s under your watch....
by Andrew Collins | Feb 11, 2014 | Productivity
It took longer than expected, but businesses around the world are beginning to embrace the potential in cloud technologies and are taking full advantage of the savings these technologies offer their businesses. Recent research shows that the uptake of cloud services...
