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The landlord is playing hard-ball on a lease renewal. They want a substantial increase in the rent the business is paying, as well as a contribution to capital improvements to the property. The landlord’s agent, acting as their proxy, is doing the negotiations, if that’s what you call them, and is happy to play “bad cop”.
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The numbers aren’t sitting where they need to be. Revenue is too low and a shocker month this month means that cashflow will be horrendous in 60 days time.
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Our eldest son, Callum, is a big unit. The man mountain wasn’t always a large chap. A debilitating knee injury playing AFL ten years ago, which involved a full knee reconstruction, was when the weight started to pile on. His recovery from the operation was drawn out, exacerbated by a re-entry to hospital to treat a golden staph infection he contracted in the first round of proceedings.
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There’s a lot in the media at the moment about the “cost of living crisis” that Australia is currently experiencing.
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It’s Wednesday afternoon. In this current client project, we’re having a meeting in between our regular meetings, as we map the road forward for this family’s business.
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In my opinion, too many small and family business owners aim too high! Not in their expectations of success, but in what they’re trying to build.
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It’s Sunday evening. We’re overnighting in Gundagai on our journey south to catch the Spirit of Tasmania out of Geelong. We’d left home late and the day’s journey had been hot. Three hours didn’t quite break the back of the trip, but it was enough to give us a good head start for day two.
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The gig economy. You’ve heard the term. You might or might not understand what it means. We’ve been told for the past 15 years that this is the way of the world and, as it happens, some very large, global players have popped up out of nowhere, had a bright idea, then proceeded to disrupt various elements of society.
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It was a busy return to work after the Christmas break. Lots on and plenty to clear before our planned road trip to Tasmania in mid-March.
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Have you ever come across a business owner where it’s “my way or the highway”?