Small Pty Ltd Company Results

• In the twilight zone

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Apr 2013

  Christopher Niesche provides some tips to help SME directors walking the blunt and blurry line between solvency and insolvency. It’s truly frightening when you’re going through it, says Paul Cooper of entering what receivers call "the twilight zone". "It’s very intense – it consumes v...

• SME fundraising

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Apr 2013

  Raising equity capital might not be as hard as you think for SMEs. John Price outlines the various ways in which it can be done. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are public companies can and often do seek to raise equity capital as an alternative to bank financing. In fact, SME...

• Cash flow – are you being told the full story?

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Mar 2013

  Roger Mendelson provides some pointers to help non-executive directors ask the right questions about their organisations’ billings and collection processes. Most companies handle their billings and collection processes poorly. This is a bold statement but I believe it’s well justified...

• ASIC’s small business focus in 2013

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Dec 2012

  Greg Tanzer outlines some of the ways in which ASIC will be helping small businesses over the next 12 months. One of the three strategic priorities of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is efficient registration and licensing with a focus on small business. Here i...

• Standing strong in 2013

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Dec 2012

  Tony Featherstone says directors of SMEs should plan for the worst and hope for the best as trading and economic conditions tighten. A friend recently complained about the parlous state of his small manufacturing enterprise. The high Australian dollar is crunching export sales, costs are ...

• Protecting your business in 2013

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Dec 2012

  With 2013 predicted by some to be the toughest year since the global financial crisis, Michael Fingland provides some tips on how directors of SMEs can protect their businesses from the storm. The year 2013 is expected to be the toughest since the global financial crisis (GFC), with the p...

• The finance balancing act

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2012

  Domini Stuart asks the experts for tips on how directors of SMEs should deal with the new reality of uncertain access to finance. Australia may be in good shape compared with other advanced economies but that brings little comfort to many directors and owners of small and medium-sized ent...

• Directors Counsel Remedies for oppressive behaviour

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Sep 2010

  Professor Bob Baxt reviews a recent case concerning the remedies available to dissatisfied member directors of closely held or private companies. Remedies for oppressive behaviour Many members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors are directors of companies I generically r...

• Feature New accounting blues

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2010

  Domini Stuart reports on why aspects of the proposed new differential reporting regime may create headaches for some directors. New accounting blues Areas of concern for differential reporting include: A “clarification” for special-purpose fi...

• Opinion Good governance is good business

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jul 2010

  Andrew Douglas explains why good governance can be a treasure trove of opportunity for SMEs wanting to get serious about their business. Good governance is good business Improved productivity, responsiveness and resilience driving greater and more sustainable profits with less risk i...

• Feature Avoiding family feuds

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 May 2010

  Family can be both a big plus and a minus for family run businesses. Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to turn the minuses into pluses. Avoiding family feuds Challenges for family businesses include: Nepotism and family conflict Succession planning Different sharehold...

• Feature Sowing the seeds for growth

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 May 2010

  With the economy on the up, it’s time to start branching out again. Nichola Clark provides some pointers on how SMEs can start repositioning themselves for growth. Sowing the seeds for growth SMEs repositioning for growth should focus firmly on Relations with their bankers Plan...

• Feature Becoming sale ready

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Nov 2009

  Giles Parkinson provides some tips on how directors of SMEs can improve their organisations’ attractiveness as buyers start trickling back into the market. Becoming sale ready Becoming sale ready Identify who your likely buyers are Anticipate what they will be looking for Ensure rel...

• Feature Opening the family board to NEDs

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Jun 2009

  Tony Featherstone investigates why the founders of some family owned companies resist forming a board, and the benefits they may be missing out on. Opening the family board to NEDs Key points A family company board poses unique challenges Founders struggle w...

• Profile All in the family

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Feb 2009

  Harris Farm Markets chair Catherine Harris chats to Zilla Efrat about the trials and tribulations of running a family board. All in the family These days, Harris Farm Markets has 21 outlets and employs over 1000 people. But running this family business hasn’t always been smoo...

• Big Issues for Small Business

  Content Type: CDM Article

  01 Feb 2007

  Most of the focus of the renewed emphasis on corporate governance has been on large publicly-listed companies. However, as Domini Stuart highlights, effective corporate governance is just as important for small companies. Big issues for small business Small business owners are notorio...