Is your business starting to prepare for an annual stocktake? Do you have a slight sense of panic? If so, here are some tips to help you survive and plan forward to make the experience as smooth as possible. Tip One – Use reorder points on inventory items to...
We are pleased to announce that the latest DEAR Inventory release includes a number of frequently requested enhancements, which will certainly improve your daily operations! DEAR systems is a software specially designed for cloud inventory management, which integrates...
If you own a small business and you don t know what Xero is, you need to get yourself familiar with it. Xero, a cloud-based accounting software company, is potentially the greatest thing to happen to small to medium business owners since the launch of the world wide...
As a tradie you work hard during the day, and when you re running your own business you probably find yourself working hard in the evenings and on weekends too. Along with meeting your clients needs, running a business also involves a lot of admin, from invoicing to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
