Big ideas for small business.
May 9, 2016
I Agree. or Do You? The traps of failing to read the fine print when signing legal agreements
“The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.” This quote personifies the frustration a lot of people experience when reading and signing important documents. And in the end they do the same thing they do with software licence agreements: ignore everything and click ‘I agree’. But while this saves them time, signing documents […]
March 24, 2016
Paperless Offices and Polar Bears: 5 Simple Steps We Took to Go Paperless
I have a confession to make: I’m a closet Pinterest user. Usually, all my boards are private, but one I pin to regularly is called ‘Dream Office Space’. It has pictures of offices with pristine desks and shiny new MacBooks. And all the plants are still alive and kicking. In reality our plants are overwatered, […]
March 11, 2016
Rental Property Deductions you Can Claim on your Tax Return: 5 Take Away Tips
Accounting and tax. It’s important stuff, because you needlessly waste money if you don’t get it right. But it can get complex. That’s why one of our mantras here is to keep it as simple and crystal clear for you as possible. It’s also why we created Can I claim that?, a regular series where […]
December 14, 2015
Small Business Accounting Tools: Meet Receipt Bank
As small business accounting professionals, we’ve seen it all. We’ve encountered more receipt horror stories than the Kardashians have selfies on Instagram. When you’ve worked in accounting and bookkeeping for as long as The Orbit Group team have, you’ve pretty much seen all kinds of receipt snafus. Receipts have a hard life. They end up […]
December 7, 2015
Five Minutes with General Manager, Kate Barnett
Grab a coffee and let’s sit down with one of the faces of The Orbit Group. This time, it’s time to get up close with General Manager, Kate Barnett. Why did you get into accounting?Initially I was just working with Greg to develop the Orbit brand and look and feel. And then, well, it was […]
December 1, 2015
Are You Ready For Superstream?
“What is SuperStream?” We hear you ask. “What about an Electronic Service Address? What does that mean for me?” “USI? What USI?” No, a SuperStream isn’t a great salmon fishing ground. And no, we’re not suggesting death by acronym. If you’re running a small business with employees, we’re about to make answering these questions easier. […]
November 23, 2015
If You’re Self Employed Do You Really Need an Accountant?
Do you really need an accountant? Yes, a Randwick accountant is writing a blog about whether you do really need an accountant. We can definitely be accused of bias in this one! But you can also say we have a unique insight into why having an accountant makes all the difference. So if you’re a […]
November 17, 2015
Small Business Tools | An App Review of Pocket
Great small business tools can make all the difference to your business. At The Orbit Group, we love to get in there and automate and streamline where possible. We’re already a fan of cloud storage like Box or Dropbox, or online accounting software in the cloud like Xero. But here’s another usage for it – […]
October 28, 2015
The Four Stages Of Small Business BAS Terror
Ah BAS. It’s that quarterly sandpaper kiss from the ATO that sends small business owners in Australia into various shades of horror. This Halloween, let’s take a look at one of our biggest horror times in business. And what can be done in future to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Here are the four stages […]
October 27, 2015
Five Minutes With Bookkeeper Amelia Edwards
After profiling The Orbit Group founder and CPA Greg Dennis, we’ve now turned our attentions to our bookkeeper, Amelia Edwards. If you’ve happened to check out Amelia on our team profile page, you’ll know she loves a good baking session almost as much as helping our clients out of a stressful spot with the Australian […]
October 20, 2015
A Small Business Accountant Walks Into Social Media And Says…
You’ve probably noticed most small business accountants run screaming from social media. Facebook is especially challenging and it’s partly because like many small businesses, accountants are focussed on supplying what they do best to customers. Often marketing such as social media falls at about priority 501 on a list of 499 things to do each […]
October 15, 2015
Why Hating your Accountant is Bad for Business
Ah, the old “I hate my accountant, but it’s too hard to move” business blues. We’ve heard this tale more times than the average soap opera trots out the long lost relative. At The Orbit Group, we do understand why businesses, freelancers and startups are reluctant to change accountants. After all, you’ve usually got enough […]
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