Straight Up Small Business
This podcast covers all things bookkeeping, finance and small business. Each episode will leave you feeling more informed and more confident about running your business so that you can make better financial decisions and create the business of your dreams.
Episodes
105 episodes
Bye for now
The driving force behind everything I do in my business is to free purpose-led business owners from financial stress while consciously fulfilling social and environmental responsibilities. This podcast certainly helps achieve this vision and ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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4:19
How to choose the right bookkeeper and/or accountant for your business
Getting your numbers right is crucial for business success, which makes having the right bookkeeper and accountant by your side all the more paramount. Many of my clients came to me following a bad bookkeeping experience elsewhere, where they r...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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14:38
Why every business needs a dashboard
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 101
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16:00
ATO Payment Plans Explained
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 100
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15:05
A chat with Chris Edwards about entrepreneurs and their relationship with numbers
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 99
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31:42
The low down on director's loans
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 98
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13:07
Record keeping essentials for business owners
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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14:20
Tips for coding transactions in Xero
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 96
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27:52
The best Xero Reports to run for managing your business
As we kick off the new year, it's a perfect time to explore the power of Xero Reports for managing your business effectively. In this episode, I’m diving into the most useful Xero Reports that every business owner should consider running regula...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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19:16
Earn frequent flyer points on your business payments with pay.com.au with Grant Austin
Ever heard of pay.com.au? As a business that provides account payable services, we get a lot of queries around this payments platform. In today’s episode, I sit down with Grant Austin, the COO and co-founder of pay.com.au to pick his brain on h...
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Episode 94
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15:43
RECAST: Is your business healthy? Here's how you can tell
This is a recast of a previously released episode that performed really well. I thought it may be useful for you as a business owner. I'll be back with new episodes in a couple of weeks!An entrepreneur recently asked me whether...
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Episode 93
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14:58
RECAST: 8 productivity tips for entrepreneurs
This is a recast of a previously released episode that performed really well. I thought it may be useful for you as a business owner. I'll be back with new episodes in a couple of weeks!Today I want to talk about productivity. For these...
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Episode 92
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18:45
Things I'm doing in my business before 31 December
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 91
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18:44
My path to becoming a Certified B Corp business
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 90
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19:22
3 game-changing business practices I've embraced in the past year
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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17:30
Mastering business systems with Megan Robinson
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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35:37
What expenses can you put through your business?
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode, the Coodjinburra People of the Bundjalung Nation, and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and pre...
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Episode 87
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14:39
Business cash safety net: how much should you have saved?
- I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I recorded this episode and the land on which you're listening to it. I pay my respects to the elders, past and present, of those lands. I extend that respect to all ...
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Episode 86
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19:31
Bouncing back: 5 steps for navigating rejections in your business journey
Today I’m broaching a topic that is an inevitable part of any business journey: rejection. We've all been there, and I recently had an experience in my business that prompted me to share my insights on how to turn rejection into a positive expe...
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Episode 85
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15:11
Deep diving into branding and website design with Zoe Scott
If you’re like me, you may have started off in your business without a true understanding of what branding really is. I thought I simply needed a logo and some colours for my website, and off I would go. However, branding is so much more than t...
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Episode 84
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35:18
Don't be scared of GST
I’ve been hearing some strange comments of late from business owners around GST, so I thought I’d clear up a few things on this important topic. In an ea...
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Episode 83
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11:24
How I simplified my business and the benefits that came when I did
If you’re a small business owner or an aspiring entrepreneur, you’ve likely been overwhelmed by the huge number of tasks and decisions that come your way. I believe the solution to this is to simplify your business, and that’s something I striv...
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Episode 82
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16:56
Do a health check on your Xero file with these 5 steps
I’m so pleased to be back with you after taking a bit of a break from the podcast for a much-needed reset and refresh. So today, I’m excited to dive back in and continue sharing short and sharp financial insights to support you on your busi...
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Episode 81
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21:23
How I use AI in my business
Artificial Intelligence is a huge topic at the moment and quite a divisive one but whether we like it or not, it’s already here and it’s not going anywhere. When I realised this, I decided I wanted to ride this wave of change and began implemen...
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Episode 80
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21:43
Putting people and the planet first: an interview with Stephanie Devine of The Very Good Bra
On the podcast today I interview Stephanie Devine - the incredible and inspirational founder of The Very Good Bra, which makes the world's first botanically, circular and fully compostable bras in the same size ranges as conventional bras.<...
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Episode 79
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34:26