Business Building Blog

Profit is for keeps

Terry Dewing - Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Do you ever sit back at the end of a hard week of work and ask yourself “why am I putting myself through the wringer each week?” Well if you do, the answer to yourself is probably tha ..

Tax Returns and Peanuts!

Terry Dewing - Monday, September 19, 2011

Apparently according to an article I read the other day almost 71% of people use a tax agent each year. However this doesn't mean your tax return will be correct - almost 22% of tax returns lodge ..

Help me plan for the future of my business

Terry Dewing - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

At some stage every business owner must sell or pass on - transition from - their business. Many business owners have predicated their post exit plans on having a nice nest egg from the sale of th ..

Personal Properties Act - does this apply to you?

Jennifer Palmer - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

New legislation known as the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PSSA) will change the way security is taken over personal property other than real estate. The PPSA incorporates a single natio ..

Make Sure the Investment Advice You Receive Makes Sense

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Just read an article where a financial planner advised a client to sell two investment properties that had achieved significant capital gains as they looked fully valued and it was time to "de-ris ..

Never Forget the Importance of Profit

Terry Dewing - Monday, August 08, 2011

Imagine you are a juggler with 5 balls in the air. This is something like what a business owner must feel when managing their business. Four of the balls are the same colour representing product,  ..

Bananas to you

Terry Dewing - Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Why do the Reserve Bank keep blaming the inflationary pressures on the increase in the price of bananas. Sure the price has gone up. But this is purely a function of supply and demand. If the supp ..

China

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Craig James from Commsec delivered his predictions for the economy last week over breakfast hosted by Sullivan Dewing. He advised if anyone asked you about the economy you should give the answer  ..

Cutting Prices is Not the Answer

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The other day I was reading Alan Weiss’s eUpdate. He was saying there are no “bad seasons” or “poor economies” in terms of the promotion of your business and its product ..

Would you like a Government Grant of up to $5,000?

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The NSW government has a Business Growth Program available to assist business to grow, improve their competitiveness and assist development. Grants will be given to businesses who wish to engage  ..