Improving Performance in Your Small Business by Jacqui Brauman As a small business owner myself, I am continuously striving for improvements. I truly believe that if we are not growing (as in learning, improving, being curious, and [...]
Planning your Exit Strategy by Jacqui Brauman Your exit strategy is your succession plan from your small business. For each small business, their succession plan could look different. It could involve, depending on the level of planning: [...]
Agisted Stock: Ownership Risk by Jacqui Brauman A recent local case has brought to my attention the risks of agistment without a written agistment agreement. Where stock is agisted on a property for 12 months or more, [...]
Small Business Succession Small business succession planning is vital, both to take control of your business' future and to increasing its value. Most importantly, with succession planning, is the contingency plan - so that if something happens [...]
What do Consumer Guarantees cover? In Australia, most consumer transactions are now covered by the national Australian Consumer Law legislation (“the ACLâ€). The ACL is designed to protect consumers and to ensure fair trading. Under the ACL, [...]
Family Trust Succession Your family discretionary trust was probably set up by your accountant with the primary purpose being tax and income flexibility. As you age, your priorities will change, and if you are looking at a [...]
Consumer Guarantees - What does a supplier guarantee? by Matthew Elvin Last week I explained what the Consumer Guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law (“the ACLâ€) are and when they apply. This week I detail the guarantees [...]
Consumer Guarantees - what services are guaranteed? I have recently written about the Consumer Guarantees that suppliers provide to consumers under the Australian Consumer Law generally, and, in particular, in relation to the supply of goods. In [...]
Are "No Refund" Signs Legal? In recent articles I have written about Consumer Guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law (“the ACLâ€). If you have not already read these articles, I encourage you to do so, especially if [...]
Repairs and Spare Parts by Matthew Elvin Under the Australian Consumer Law ("ACL"), manufacturers and importers are required to guarantee the availability of repairs and spare parts to consumers for a ‘reasonable’ time. That is, they must [...]
