The Business Behind Your Business Hosted by Paul Sweeney

The Melissa Caddick Ponzi scheme rocked the investment world when it came to light a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, this kind of fraudulent behaviour is nothing new or unusual and we all need to guard against it.

Our special guest, Bruce Gleeson (Jones Partners), is the liquidator for Melissa Caddick and has been very busy working on this case. Bruce shares some advice to help investors protect themselves from Ponzi schemes. He also explores how business owners can use this information to assess new clients, customers, suppliers or business partners and (hopefully) stay clear of fraudulent activity.

Bruce Gleeson is a Director and Owner in Jones Partners, a firm that provides tailored solutions to companies (particularly small to medium enterprises) and individuals in financial difficulty or that require restructuring assistance, exit planning advice or general strategic advice.

He has in excess of twenty five years in corporate insolvency, restructuring, exit planning and bankruptcy experience. Bruce has also held roles in commerce with several Top 100 Companies (James Hardie and AMP) to further add to his professional skills in areas such as compliance and project management.

Bruce is a Registered Liquidator, Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Justice of the Peace (NSW).

https://www.jonespartners.net.au/

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Are you curious about starting a business? Do you want to learn more about the SaaS industry?

Maybe you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur yourself? Listen in and gain some insight from our special guest, Stuart McLeod, co-founder of Karbon. 

Stuart has had many experiences as an entrepreneur. He started off in his early days with creating a tool to solve his own business problem, and luckily found a greater market for it. Jump ahead to Karbon, where Stuart has purposely planned, developed, launched and scaled a successful business. Stuart has done it all.

Learn more about the entrepreneurial world as Stuart discusses his journey - from developing a successful payroll system that was sold to Xero to co-founding a company creating time-saving practice management tools for accountants.

Stuart McLeod started his first business 13 years ago and has had many successful ventures, including Paycycle, founded in 2009, which he sold to Xero in 2011. He then built the global Xero Payroll team that delivers payroll software across the US, AU, UK and NZ markets. In 2015, Stuart co-founded Karbon, and served as CEO until 2023. He lives in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe with his beautiful wife and three kids.

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https://karbonhq.com/


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Did you know that a series of changes to industrial relations laws have been happening in Australia? Some have come into effect in Dec 2022 and others are happening throughout 2023. Many business owners are not aware of these changes.

It is necessary for business owners to keep on top of this information - ignorance is no excuse. Penalties will apply to businesses not following the new rules, once a law comes into effect.

Here's a brief summary of the changes most likely to affect small and medium businesses:
Introduction of paid domestic violence leaveChanges to pay secrecy/confidentiality laws Changes to discrimination laws (there are three new protected attributes - breastfeeding, gender identity and intersex status)Changes to sexual harassment laws (comes into effect 6 March 2023)Changes to the right to request flexible working arrangements (comes into effect 6 June 2023)Changes to unpaid parental leave (comes into effect 6 June 2023)Changes around the use of fixed-term contracts (comes into effect 7 December 2023)To help you understand these IR changes and what it will mean to your business, we are joined by Paul Cripps (PK People Solutions) and Kylie Maxwell (Frank Law).

Paul Cripps, founder of PK People Solutions, provides operational and strategic HR solutions in collaboration with business leaders and key stakeholders He helps businesses to align the activity of their workforce to the business strategy to improve performance and profitability Paul is a licensed member of the HR Coach Network – the largest independent HR Coaching Network in Australia. His HR corporate career has spanned over 20 years (in Australia and the UK) for QBE Insurance, GE, Allianz, Willis Towers Watson and BNY Mellon.
Contact Paul Cripps at paul@pkpeoplesolutions.com.au
https://www.pkpeoplesolutions.com.au/

Kylie Maxwell, is a lawyer with Frank Law. Kylie specialises in  Employment Law, Not-for-Profit Law and Occupational Health and Safety Law, with 9 years corporate experience through Allens and having worked in-house for a Telco subsidiary. Kylie has  advised on disciplinary and termination issues of a shrinking 400 staff to minimise risk to the business; drafted executive contracts for Catholic church entities; settled discrimination dispute (carer responsibilities) for large aged-care facility; settled adverse action claim for an importer. Kylie has extensive experience in setting up and managing employer contractual frameworks. 
Contact Kylie Maxwell on her LinkedIn or by phone  +61 2 8607 7032 or email kmaxwell@franklaw.com.au
https://www.franklaw.com.au/


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Do you feel like you are stuck in a rut making the same goals for your business every year because these goals are never achieved?

Maybe it's time to take a closer look at how you are setting your goals.

Paul Sweeney (Pretium Solutions) explores how goals are developed - and asks the all-important question of what lies underneath your goals, the why.

Find out how you can create a plan for your business that will actually work, with goals that are achievable.

Paul Sweeney Chartered Accountant & Business Advisor, launched Pretium Solutions after a long and successful career in accounting and business advisory. Paul credits his passion for small business with growing up in country NSW, where family-run businesses were the cornerstone of everyday life.

For Paul, the driving force behind The Business Behind Your Business was to make high end, proactive, directed and value-based advisory services available to small to medium businesses.

Paul brings to the table decades of experience as a highly qualified accountant and business advisor at every level of business. Through consulting, coaching and on-the-ground training and operations, his focus is on unlocking the untapped potential for greater profitability. Paul’s qualifications allow him to pair strategic advice with an advanced understanding of taxation and compliance matters.

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Business owners spend a lot of time thinking about the things they should be doing. What are the latest trends to get on top of? What are the newest tools you need to be using? What are your goals and targets for the year ahead?

But few business owners take the time to think about what they need to stop doing.  We all pick up habits, some good, some not so productive.  And sometimes it's useful to take a moment and evaluate what you are doing that could be making your work harder and less efficient.

Stopping these 5 activities will free up time and energy that can be better spent on making your business a success:
Working with bad clientsChecking your email constantlyTaking on work you aren't engaged to doStoring knowledge in the business owner's headMixing personal and business expensesJoin Paul Sweeney (Pretium Solutions) as he explores some strategies for stopping these unhelpful behaviours and improve your business as a result.

Learn the fine art of saying 'no', and see where your business takes you.

Paul Sweeney Chartered Accountant & Business Advisor, launched Pretium Solutions after a long and successful career in accounting and business advisory. Paul credits his passion for small business with growing up in country NSW, where family-run businesses were the cornerstone of everyday life.

For Paul, the driving force behind The Business Behind Your Business was to make high end, proactive, directed and value-based advisory services available to small to medium businesses.

Paul brings to the table decades of experience as a highly qualified accountant and business advisor at every level of business. Through consulting, coaching and on-the-ground training and operations, his focus is on unlocking the untapped potential for greater profitability. Paul’s qualifications allow him to pair strategic advice with an advanced understanding of taxation and compliance matters.

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Are you feeling stuck in the day to day routines of your corporate job? Have you ever dreamed of running your own business? You are not alone! Many people take the plunge into the SME waters - but is it worth it? And is it the right decision for you?

If you are thinking about making a move, then this is the episode for you!

We are joined by Wendy Minne from Nova Mentis, an accredited business coaching organisation. Wendy took that exciting leap from the corporate world to running her own successful business.

Find out what it's like to make this move and discover what skills and knowledge you'll need to run your own business. Learn how to avoid some common pitfalls. Wendy shares her valuable insights to make it a smoother transition for others thinking of making this journey.

Wendy Minne is accredited in Organisational Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation. Her activities include coaching senior manager initiatives as well as young leader development. Wendy benefitted from coaching during her corporate career, and she is passionate about coaching for success at all levels.

Wendy's area of specialisation in coaching is supporting leaders and potential leaders, particularly engineers, through change and transitions. It can be confronting when engineers transition from being the expert to leading others. They step back even further from their area of expertise when they are leading leaders.

Wendy has a corporate background that includes extensive experience in leading teams through change and transition. With her understanding of the business environment and her coaching skills, Wendy supports clients through a journey of self-discovery to find strengths-based solutions and develop as leaders.

www.novamentis.com.au
Contact Wendy via her LinkedIn , email  wendy.minne2@gmail.com or phone  0413 433 808.





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