Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash Financial hard times happen to the best of us. Whether it’s a failing economy or the loss of a job, struggling to pay the bills and trying to make ends meet can be exhausting and scary. While there’s not much you can do to control the economy or even […]
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How to Use Business Debt to Your Advantage
Image: http://9928-presscdn-0-75.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/debt-consolidation.jpg Debt is good. While this idea seems to go against common financial wisdom, in some cases, debt can be advantageous. The most nightmarish stories involve would-be entrepreneurs trying to establish their start-up in a market only to find themselves drowning in debt, whether the business is a good idea or not. Using […]
Outsourcing your day Job
Learn to outsource your job and make more time for this Credit : Flickr Relaxing in Maldives by nattu is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The outsourcing revolution Entrepreneurs regularly outsource to save time, access specialised expertise and get work done. In the last decade as access to the internet and data-speeds have improved, particularly […]
How Merchant Cash Advances Are Helping Small Businesses
Small businesses play an important role in the Australian economy by continually meeting the increasing demand for jobs. However, small businesses that want to expand are often held back by lack of working capital and the difficulty of obtaining business loans. Some turn to local banks, but banks do not make it easy for small […]
Funding the Future of Social Enterprise
It’s a sad fact that the wealthiest 62 people in the world have as much combined wealth as the poorest 3,600,000,000. The image of a business tycoon lording over his employees, exploiting them for their financial game, is not a cartoon – it is a reality. You can check your ranking here: The Global Rich […]
Is it the end of pay day loans in Australia
Payday loans, which is a popular concept in the USA now has a flourishing and growing industry in Australia. It has grown in popularity in recent times in the US due to the failing economy and jobs situation in United States. In Australia recent job losses with the downturn in mining industry, random corporate job […]
Treasurer Scott Morrison slams banks for not passing on full interest rate cuts
Australia’s Reserve bank has reduced interest rates to a record low, cutting its cash rate from 1.75% to 1.5%. while the reserve bank board and government hopes the further cut will boost the labour market and economic growth, the banks are not entirely supporting this. Banks in recent times have either not been passing on […]
7 Things You Can Do When You Own Your Own Home
Owning your own home is a great dream of many young Australians, or even many older Australians who haven’t quite managed to get there yet! The reasons for wanting to own your own home are rich and varied, and different from person to person. It might be that you love painting the walls of your […]
Low doc loans solutions for self employed business people
Are you a self-employed professional? Do you find availing loans for your business or personal needs difficult? Did you face unending hassles the last time you applied for loan from the bank? Self employed low doc loans If the answers for all the questions are in positive then it means you are facing some serious […]
Bankwatch – Rate Cut Update
2 October 2012 – At its meeting today, the RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent, effective 3 October 2012 Treasurer Wayne Swan welcomed the RBA’s decision, saying "Australians deserve cost of living relief and today that’s what they got". Change in rate […]
