20th May 2008 I'd like to congratulate all the participants in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Sustainability Reporting Awards. The ACCA has had a longstanding commitment to the course of environmental and sustainable reporting. Accountants and sustainability reporters have the crucial task in quantifying, in a meaningful way, the impact of economic activities on [...]
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law and Mr Paul Clitheroe, Chairman of the Financial Literacy Advisory Board, today launched a package of support materials and resources to help teachers deliver consumer and financial literacy education in schools."Financial literacy is an absolutely vital life skill for young Australians. The Rudd Government [...]
The end of the year is almost upon us. This is a busy time for those responsible for Payroll. My number one tip at the moment is to make sure all of your employee details are complete. Here is a simple checklist, and links to some guides on the MYOB website. End of Payroll Year [...]
Would you like to spell check your website with a fine tooth comb? Try for free a beta version of a website spellchecker http://beta.spellr.us. I did and found a couple of words that had slipped under the radar.from Heather Smith ~ MYOB Certified Consultant
I recently had to have passport photos taken for a passport renewal. They cost me $14, which while not a lot of money, seems to be a lot for a small digital photo, especially when photo reprints only cost 20 cents these days. Since then I have stumbled across this site, http://www.epassportphoto.com/ which suggests you [...]
ANZ is offering some free Small Business workshop, 'Marketing and your small business' with me. To find out more go here http://www.anzsmallbusinessworkshops.com.au from Heather Smith ~ MYOB Certified Consultant
Here is Australia, the new version of MYOB will not be released until August / September time. Here are some video snippets from the MYOB New Zealand website that may be of interest to you. There are 4 short easy to watch videos on the new features for MYOB in New Zealand.· Enhanced Search (540KB) [...]
It is great to look at KPI’s (Key performance indicators), and business statistics and comparisons, but you need to ensure that the figures that you are working with are correct in the first place. The ATO has a list of common GST mistakes :- here More to add here!!!
A resume, even that one sitting on linkedin, should be reviewed quarterly.It should include; Budget ~ details of how you achieved against the budgetMetrics ~ define and state the business metrics and then how you achieved against themTeam ~ it is important to demonstrate how successful your team was, and how you worked with them.This [...]
I can highly recommend "Orbiting the Giant Hairball A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace” By Gordon MacKenzie. It is a really easy read, with pictures throughout (I love picture books!). You can actually borrow it at the Brisbane City Council Library http://elibcat.library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/uhtbin/webcat/ on special loan for a week, they ship it up from [...]