Out of the payments lab

Out of the payments lab

According to Visa Australia country manager Vipin Kalra, thousands of V.me accounts were opened that day last October. CatchOfTheDay’s website crashed – which is not particularly unusual. And by 7.30pm that night, Visa’s website was getting jammed – which is unusual....

Win with MYOB

There are $10,000 worth of marketing grants to be won… As MYOB BankLink says “You can refresh your brand, update your website, hold an information evening, do an advertising campaign, or anything else you wish!” The competition runs until 30 September 2013. For...

Complying with compliance

The aim of the sessions was to receive feedback from IPA members about how they advise small businesses about ASIC compliance obligations, and to provide direct input into how ASIC should develop its small business strategy. Legal obligations for small business ASIC...

The path to productivity

Despite this, the 2012 Telstra Productivity Indicator shows that while 80 per cent of Australian businesses identify employee efficiency as an ongoing priority, only 25 per cent are making moves to quantify, assess and improve it. The survey, which examines the views...

Staying afloat

For most accountants, planning their own and their clients’ business continuity after things go terribly wrong is simply not a priority. But that’s a big mistake, warns seasoned expert Robert Lengyel, who maintains that more than 90 per cent of Australian businesses...