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This article outlines six reasons why it is smart and cost effective to be a member of a professional organisation that understands your business and offers real support to you.

It is aimed at bookkeepers, however whatever your occupation - take a look to see if there are professional organisati Read More

Sometimes in business you help people out for free. Your five minutes may save them hours of grunt work. There’s no point raising an invoice, but can you be rewarded for contra deals in other ways? Read More

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In my work life, I come in contact with a lot of start up micro businesses and have discovered some of the mistakes they have made. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to learn from them, and hopefully avoid the same mistakes ourselves. Read More

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