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The 2024 Small Business Growth Support Guide
Navigating small business ownership can be challenging whether you’re brand new to it or you’ve been running your business for years. One thing is certain - there is always something to learn! In business learning from our mistakes can often be costly, draining and take you further away from what you’d prefer to be spending money and time on.
Small business owners: Why you needed a privacy policy yesterday
If you are a small business owner, you may not be aware that there have been some significant changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act), with more likely coming, that you should know about and act on.
You’re busy and unless you’re a privacy enthusiast, this topic can be a bit of a snooze fest.
NDIS support worker service agreement essentials
As a sole provider or small agency operating to provide support to clients on the NDIS, your time is precious and you shouldn’t need to spend time dealing with confusion or disagreements with clients. Some of the key issues we have seen come up time and time again for NDIS support workers with their clients include confusion, disagreement or disputes about:
What to know before hiring NDIS contractors & subcontractors
If you are engaging a support worker as an independent contractor, this article was written with you in mind. Equally, NDIS contractors with extra disability support work who are on the hunt for another set of NDIS-approved hands, this has also been written with you in mind.
NDIS business owners: What to know to legally & correctly hire a support worker
Hiring an employee can be challenging at the best of times but even more so in the NDIS sector where there are additional checks involved. As someone who works in this field, you are likely to already have your hands full navigating the everyday management of your work and those you manage, so knowing the legally correct way to hire a support worker is essential to get right.
The art of getting paid: How to recover unpaid invoices
Never has it been more important to ensure you get paid for your work. Inflationary pressures and whispers of a potential recession on the horizon make for a gloomy economic outlook with even more belt-tightening in store. With the chances of buyer’s remorse high, you’ll want to read our guide below on how to recover unpaid invoices and what you can do to prevent issues from occurring in the first place.
How to protect your intellectual property in business: Trademarking online courses and programs
If you are an online course or program provider or are considering pivoting towards the online learning space, you’ll need to know how to protect your intellectual property in business and in your course or program.
The 7 Minute Online Business Audit - Make your next 12 months the best yet!
Whether you are just starting out or have been in business for years, it is a good idea to annually audit what is working and what isn’t working, particularly in areas where there is legal and financial risk. Often in business we are so busy that we can overlook some of the core elements that help minimise risks and issues with customers or clients that can chew up time and energy and money. This online business audit is specifically for business owners with any degree of online presence.