Accounting from anywhere

Accounting from anywhere

Mobile is a different type of operating environment, however, and one that’s overtaken the desktop/laptop computing market with astonishing speed. On the smartphone side, research conducted for Google suggests that more than 65 per cent of Australians own smartphones,...
Finding the right mix

Finding the right mix

But firm leaders need to take care in managing blended practices. Practitioners point particularly to the need for accountants to set clear rules and communicate often with planners as well as clients. Andrew Gale, principal and executive director of Chase Corporate...
In the cool of the sun

In the cool of the sun

Fullarton, a fourth-generation Scottish-Australian with a love of the bush and a penchant for wearing kilts and using colourful language, is a “solar ice farmer” – harnessing energy from the sun to power his ice factory in the searing West Australian heat....
More businesses plan to hire staff

More businesses plan to hire staff

Twenty two per cent of businesses plan to employ new staff during the second quarter 2014, compared to 12 per cent which expect to reduce numbers. The response from businesses has lifted the employment expectations index to 9.2 points, up from 0.1 points a year...