Big ideas for small business.
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Five Minutes with Accountant Greg Dennis
At The Orbit Group, we believe in building a business community. That’s why we’ll be profiling some of our clients and partners over the coming months. From local business owners to startup founders, agencies to freelancers and beyond, we’ll be introducing you to the clients we love helping. To start the ball rolling, we thought […]
The Accountants of The Future: Test Scores Versus People Skills
At The Orbit Group, we know you want the right person for your small business accounting, SMSF and taxation advice. However, the right person doesn’t always stem from the smartest student. Dealing with finances, taxation and business advisory needs more than high test scores alone. It takes personality, people skills and a dash of around-the-corner […]
How to Green your Small Business
Going green in the office environment isn’t only about conservation of the earth’s resources. It can be a great way to help you save money, too. Many small businesses look at ways to save money and bring the local community together (Hi Randwick, Maroubra, Clovelly and Coogee!). Going green can be an important step in […]
3 Days Short Of A Proper Retirement: Don’t Let That Be You
No matter what side of politics you sit on, the news that Tony Abbott was replaced as Liberal Party Leader mere days shy of a full Prime Ministerial pension is food for thought. In Australia, we’ve had compulsory super contributions since 1992. However many people, especially women, retire with less than a reasonable level of […]
Welcome to the New Look Orbit Accounting and Tax Website
Ah – nothing like spring to really warm the blood and make you feel fresh. So it’s fitting the refreshed The Orbit Group website makes its debut in spring! As our valued clients would know, we love sharing information and helping as much as we can. The new look website is a culmination of several […]
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