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The Marist College Canberra Foundation Annual Golf day was held at Murrumbidgee Country Club on Friday 12 August 2016 and proved to be a great day for all 24 Teams raising an amazing $22,000 for the Brother Mark May Bursary Fund. The Brother Mark May Bursary Fund was established in 2010 to fund educational bursaries for young men that would...

As more people are taking control of their superannuation by establishing a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) it is becoming increasingly popular to buy property in an SMSF. There are a number of important conditions when investing in property through an SMSF: Residential property cannot be purchased from a member or related party; Residential property cannot be used by a member...

Opened in June 2016 Capital Document Storage is the Canberra regions newest entry into the document storage industry. Ray Price, general manager, has a wealth of experience in this field and is putting that into action by 'revolutionising' the document storage industry. "For a start we advertise our price. With other document storage businesses, a customer will sign a contract...

Slow moving recruitment processes and failure to move swiftly on key hiring decisions is crippling many organisations ability to attract and win talented staff. You could be forgiven for thinking that in today's fast paced race for talent, where skill shortages are increasing and organisations are in competition for the best people, that hiring managers are sharpening their recruitment processes...

The Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia Limited (CMCA) is the largest recreational vehicle (RV) club in the southern hemisphere with over 66,000 members and they are coming to Canberra to celebrate their 31st National Rally to be held at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) from 8 to 14 October 2016. "An anticipated 1,000+ recreational vehicles will descend upon Canberra...

Seears Workwear is a family owned and operated business. Between Pat and son, Shane, they have 35 years of experience in the industry. Melissa, Shane's sister, also works in the office. They are located at 60 Barrier Street Fyshwick in Canberra and also have a shop in Penrith, Sydney. The Seears Workwear premises in Canberra is approximately 1400 square metres...

To thrive in today's shifting business environment, organisations need to tightly align their people, processes and technology with their strategic vision and goals. Once aligned, the relentless focus must be on achieving the vision. On the front edge of applying Behavioural Insights in Australia Behavioural Insight (BI) is a fusion of psychology - understanding the individual, sociology - our society...

What a difference twelve months can make in a lifecycle of a business. That's exactly what Pink Frosting's CEO, Louise Curtis is saying about the business she acquired in August of 2015. Pink Frosting, a party and wedding supply business, established in Canberra in 2005, quickly grew to amazing heights and was twice listed in BRW's Fast Lists for turnover...

Beth, the owner of My Adelina Cleaning Services, migrated from the Philippines to Australia with her four children in 1995. Her first husband had passed away and Beth wanted to do the best for her children. "I brought my children to Australia for a good life and a better education," Beth explained. Beth first moved to Albury to be close...

Much of the whopping 25 percent jump in the uptake of bank debt recorded within our thinkBIG survey 2016, may be attributed to an increasing number of SME's buying their own premises. Having picked up on the rare opportunity of 'owner-occupying' being a cheaper option than leasing, more SMEs now favour buying office space in the name of their self-managed...

I could not stress enough how important Customer Service is to the success of bookkeeping business. Once, a young graduate staff asked me: "why did our client stay with us for years?" Up until then, I thought that accounting industry is competitive. A slight reduction in the fee of the competitor could make us lose a client. I explained to...

When starting a new business, a franchise can be an attractive prospect. Entrepreneurs often find the promise of a well-established brand, bankable goodwill and the guiding hand of the franchisor too good to resist, a seemingly safe alternative to starting your own venture from scratch. Success stories, neatly captured on the franchisor's website, might well convince you that a franchise...

No business can afford to toss money out the window, including on electricity. Across the ACT, many businesses are acting smart and going solar. They've discovered the benefits of solar and are enjoying the savings. Let's start with the facts: 1. Solar photovoltaic (PV) prices are decreasing and becoming increasingly affordable. 2. Solar PV is a proven technology. 3. Electricity...

Invoice finance is becoming an increasingly popular choice for businesses looking for cash flow solutions. We look at scenarios where invoice finance could provide a smart answer to cash flow needs. 1. If customers take a long time to pay, or are late to pay… Long and late paying customers can quickly absorb a company's capital, making it hard to...

Organisations are continually investing in protecting and defending against substantial online threats. Significant levels of IT resources are being invested into costly technologies aimed at protecting against these new threats. Unfortunately, many of these investments fail to understand the methods of an external attacker and as a result fail to prevent a system breach. An external attacker has a number...