There are still many challenges ahead for most small businesses and medium-sized enterprises.  Many of your clients will have gained an appreciation of the extra services that you can provide to them following their first-hand experience of assistance from their accountants during COVID-19. The big question now is are your clients ready for the post COVID-19 recovery? Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=303&Itemid=639

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Are Your Clients Ready For Post COVID-19 Recovery

The final COVID-19 Survival Panel webinar for SMEs is being presented on Wednesday, 28th October 2020 at 12-noon AEST (1.00pm AEDT). The keynote presenters are Ashley Evans, Managing Director, AAA+ Financial Solutions and Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS Small Business. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=273&Itemid=639

Final COVID-19 Survival Panel for SMEs

Greetings from ESS Small Business – We hope you're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Do you need an insight into research and development? The feedback that we're receiving is that many small business and medium-sized business operators have been using the work from home restrictions during COVID-19 to commence research and development activities on better ways to undertake business activities within their businesses. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=272&Itemid=639

JobKeeper Has Reduced - Have You Got Research & Development Activities - Do You Want To Improve Your Targeted Marketing?"

Worst Economic Position In Living Memory The Australian economy has been badly affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus, as indeed have the economies of most countries. The Australian Parliament has passed the extension to JobKeeper legislation at a smaller amount from 1st October 2020 to 3rd January 2021. For eligible team members working more than 20 hours per week the JobKeeper payment in the October to December period will be $1,200 per fortnight. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=271&Itemid=639

Developing Intellectual Property, Funding It, Perhaps by Raising Capital Direct from the Public

Concerns About Business Funding From 1st October 2020 Onwards Whilst the Australian government has announced that the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Loan will be redrawn and applications enabled until 30th June 2021, a $1 million maximum loan for a period of 5 years, with the money being able to be used for any business purpose, there is still an expectation that many businesses will have difficulties in negotiating with banks for new funding facilities from 1st October 2020. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=270&Itemid=639

Crowd Sourced Funding Expected To Be In Demand In 2020/21

Greetings from ESS Small Business – Tradies' Charge Out Rates Review And Corporate Governance. In our next ESS Small Business COVID-19 Survival Panel webinar for small businesses and medium-sized enterprises, Kevin Thiele an experienced Management Accountant will discuss the concepts of establishing charge out rates for tradies so as to ensure that the... Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=269&Itemid=639

Tradies' Charge Out Rates Review And Corporate Governance

The Prime Minister and Treasurer have announced significant changes to the JobKeeper program: From 28th September 2020, businesses will be required to reassess their eligibility for JobKeeper with reference to their actual GST turnover in the September quarter 2020, as compared to the September quarter in 2019, to be eligible for the JobKeeper payment from 28th September 2020 to 3rd January 2021. Read more: https://www.esssmallbusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=268&Itemid=639

JobKeeper Changes And Crowd Sourced Funding Highlights

The latest developments in Victoria, where Level 4 restrictions have now been imposed in Melbourne and Level 3 in Regional Victoria, have really highlighted the challenges that can confront businesses all over Australia if COVID–19 coronavirus is allowed to become established in a particular location. Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=282&Itemid=639 

Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service

Peter Towers presents topics to help Australian small and medium sized businesses survive and thrive during this tough economy.

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