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Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 17 November 2008 Q. I want to expand my business but I know that capital will be a problem. One of the options we are looking at is franchising. If we want to franchise the business is there much involved? How much planning do we need to allow for?...more »

Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 10 November 2008 Q. I am looking to buy a business. With the current markets, has the price for privately owned businesses dropped and should I be having the business valued prior to agreeing to the purchase?...more »

Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 03 November 2008 We have recently purchased our factory premises. It was purchased through our family trust and is being leased to our trading company. Our family is the beneficiaries of the trust and my wife and I are the shareholders of the company. So it is all in the family. How formal do we need to be with the lease arrangements?...more »

Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 27 October 2008 Q. Our company has three unrelated shareholders. We each own one third of the shares. Our current estimate is that the company is worth $4 million and we hope that this value will continue to grow. We all expect to continue with the business for the next ten years but we are concerned about how we would manage the situation if something happened to one of the shareholders. We are all active in the business. Any suggestions?...more »

Surviving the financial crisis 23 October 2008 In the first of a four part series Greg Hayes explores the impact of the financial crisis on SMEs. What to expect, what to do and where the opportunities are. ( As published in the Australian Financial Review) ...more »

Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 20 October 2008 Q. We read with interest the answer to the question two weeks ago where the pharmacist who had owned his business for more than 15 years may be able to receive the proceeds of the sale of the business, tax free. My wife and I are in a similar position. We have owned our business for 18 years. The only difference is we are in our late 40’s and plan to buy another business once we sell the current one. Can we still get the sale proceeds tax free?...more »

Top tips for surviving in a slow down 16 October 2008 We are quite clearly in to an economic slow down now. People are reporting sales and profit performances down, cash flow tight and outlook grim. Retail sales have slumped, forcing many to engage in discounting strategies, property prices are dropping, the spectacular demise of the finance company sector means that many developments have stopped or been put on hold, and the flow on effect to the trades and every other business that supplied this sector are unmistakeable. Those who haven't seen a slow down yet are bracing themselves for the flow-on effects. ...more »

Q&A - As published in the Australian Financial Review 13 October 2008 Q. Our business has been performing reasonably well over the past year but we are concerned about everything we are hearing about problems in the financial markets. Are there warning signs that we should be looking out for to protect our business against a downturn?...more »

Maternity leave: what you need to know 07 October 2008 Australia is set to introduce a paid maternity leave scheme with the release last month of the Productivity Commission’s draft report. Inside this month we explore the likely shape of the scheme in Australia and its implications for employers....more »

Family trust changes abandoned 07 October 2008 The Federal Government has reluctantly abandoned its proposed changes to restrict who can be included in a family trust. Stymied by the Senate, the measures sought to restrict the definition of who is family and remove the ability to make a one-off variation to the test individual. The changes would have reversed the Howard Government changes made last year. ...more »