Growth Newsletter

One of the best things about family business is employing family.

One of the worst things about family business is employing family.

Huh!

One of the most exciting measures in the Federal Government’s 2016/2017 Budget was the proposal to lower business taxes for small to medium businesses.

Sunday the 5^th of June, 2016 will be a day the people of South Western Sydney won’t forget for a long time.

We have a lot to be grateful for living in Australia.

In early May, 2016, we held our Family Business Budget Breakfast where clients and colleagues gathered to hear about the Federal Budget, and to discuss the three key issues impacting Family Business right now.

I had a conversation with a good, long standing client the other week about one of their employees that I wanted to share with you. The story that my client told me simply blew me away.

The lifeblood of every Family Business is through sales.

On a cool Sunday morning in March, I flew into Los Angeles to take part in Alan Weiss’ Million Dollar Consulting Convention. I was looking forward to spending 3 days learning and spending time with some smart people from all over the world.

Not many people like to pay tax. In actual fact, most people groan if, at the end of the year, they end up with a tax bill. Actually, groan is not the word. Sometimes, the words are unprintable!

I recently had the privilege of presenting a session at the team retreat for a Family Business client. We held an interactive session designed to introduce the team to the strategic direction of the business.