debtor-management

Your 8-Step Guide To Debtor Management In Australia

Debtor management is one of the most undesirable parts to owning a small business in Australia. You pour your heart and soul into working for a client, and then they dispute your invoice. It’s a great way to get emotional and upset, so it’s best to have a system or … […]

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What An Online Bookkeeper Can Do For Your Business

Online bookkeepers offer a range of services that are hard and time consuming to do yourself. Whether that’s keeping an eye on your books, preparing your BAS, monitoring cash flow or helping you develop long-term strategies. Many  are also qualified BAS Agents and can give you insights on your financial … […]

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Admin Outsourcing For Trades & Services Businesses

Top 10 Reasons It’s Time To Consider Outsourcing For Your Trades & Services Business   In this article we look at some of the top reasons you may want to consider outsourcing as a solution for your trades or services business. There are a few different options when considering outsourcing … […]

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How to do a BAS Statement

If you’re running a trades or services business and earning over $75,000 per year, one of the main regulatory requirements you need to complete is preparing and submitting a Business Activity Statement or your BAS. For some business owners this can be a tricky task to complete. You simply may … […]

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Our Top 5 Negotiation Tips for Tradies

Prior to launching Office Shed and offering administrative support services, our Commercial Director spent 4 years working in negotiation consultancies, where he completed consultant training and ran a global negotiation training program. Here are his top 5 tips suitable for any negotiation:   1. Set clearly defined objectives What is … […]

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Top ten tips for tradies using Xero

          As part of Office Shed’s administrative support services, we suggest Xero as the top accounting software package for trades and services business owners. Why? Because Xero does everything you need it to do and does it very well. Xero is user friendly, cloud based so … […]

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How to impress clients and win more business: Get your quotes out faster

You have spent your hard earned on SEM and now have leads flooding in, well in perfect world that’s what would happen.  Or, you have worked for years building your hard-earned reputation with a well-established client base. All tradies operate in a highly competitive landscape where buyers usually talk to … […]

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