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Important advice… Having a sound investment strategy is not only a sensible thing to do, it is a legal obligation of SMSF trustees. The law doesn’t set out exactly what the investment strategy needs to look like, or what it ...

There are some good points made by Richard Wakelin in his recent article in the AFR: before we write the obituary for SMSF property investment, it is worth remembering that the practice has managed to survive since the rules allowing borrowing ...

More red tape for small business (or worse) – tax changes funded by the mining tax have been reversed with the repeal of the tax. This is very unfair as a business has a right to some certainty that rules ...

This could be the ultimate list recently published by News Ltd. We have discussed some of these ideas (and others) here before, but we believe the key is to get advice and get it early. WHEN you are thinking of ...

Ross Greenwood makes some very important points in this recent article. We believe it is vital for inventors and entrepreneurs to seek advice early to avoid many of the pitfalls. SOME people have good ideas. Some people can turn good ...

We see these every day, but it is not difficult to correct these mistakes. The starting list from News Ltd: 1. You don’t charge enough Small Business advisor Andrew Griffiths says this is more common than you’d think. “Many businesses ...

This article originally from Elite Daily, really sums us up here at OLCC. The first line is something we will use going forward… we are start-up junkies too. I’M A start-up junkie.  I love the atmosphere of being able to ...

Social media used to be relatively easy – open a facebook page and spit out some tweets and away you go. We now have consultant we hire just for this purpose as it can be that important for some businesses. ...

I have often explained to clients that there are very few businesses where the main measurement of success is money. The success of the business is usually measured by something else such as number of customers, units sold, regions serviced, ...

This is a very informative article from Drew Hendricks. The title suggests what investors should look for – I would suggest that it is what they DO look for. 1. An All-Star Team Angels are more likely to invest in ...