We've been full steam ahead here at Accounting North recently launching a new set of client testimonials on our website and welcoming a couple of fresh faces to the team. We welcomed Graduate Accountant, Mitch Bond who recently completed his accounting degree at Sunshine Coast University and our resident bookkeeper, Melanie Huxley-Smith who's working with clients to alleviate their bookkeeping pressures allowing them to focus on the bigger picture of their business.
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Day 1 – Dumplings, kimonos, green tea and me... Out for a run at 7.30am in the bitterly cold air. Hands frozen . We just did 30 minutes to get the blood pumping. We ran down by the bay that is actually part of the course we will run on Sunday. Then to breakfast with a view from the 54th floor which is amazing. The Dumplings for breakfast were sensational.
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Right now, the QLD government is offering a $750 subsidy to eligible businesses to rethink their business waste and boost recycling.
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Much has been made in the media about Australia surviving the global financial crisis (GFC) or Eurogeddon as some of the finance crowd labelled it. On the ground however, the headlines concealed the reality of a patchwork economy where some industries pushed ahead while others were flailing in a sea of weakening consumer confidence, heavy discounting, tight lending conditions, and billowing debt cycles.
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You might have heard the advertising about the Personal Property Securities Act (PPS Act) and the national register that opened on 30 January 2012. But with a title like that it’s easy to think that the Act and the register are not something that the majority of us need to worry about.
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I write this blog whilst sitting in the stadium at the Caboolture Sport Centre as my 9 year old competes in the regional little athletics meet. I love watching kids get excited about competition and the process of discovery that takes place when they start to decide what they want to focus on as they get older. The role of sport in youth development can never be underestimated. My trip to Japan for the Senshu International Marathon is fast approaching and the excitement has been heightened after receiving a detailed itinerary and correspondence from my host family.
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Insolvency specialists will tell you that business failures don’t show for months if not years after an economic downturn as business owners struggle to hang on. A business can go broke for many reasons but one consistent factor is the owner’s fail to recognise the warning signs and take appropriate action. Here are a few of the key indicators:
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