Ten years, and the business I didn’t set out to build
This month, Cameo turns 10. That’s 10 years of… initially testing the waters, figuring out what this business really needed to be… navigating the ups and downs of business ownership… building my team and serving clients across the country. To say I’m incredibly proud of where we are right now – what we’ve achieved in […]
Why some businesses breeze through tax time (and others don’t)
It’s June. The end of the financial year (EOFY) is approaching fast. For some business owners, it means a quick conversation with their accountant, a handful of signatures, and done. For others, it means the next few weeks will be a frantic frenzy of hunting down receipts, untangling months of unreconciled transactions, and trying to […]
What is ‘financial control’ and how does it apply to small businesses?
Running a small business means you’re occasionally jumping into your accounting system to see how things are tracking. Yet, if you don’t know what you’re looking at (because numbers aren’t exactly what rocks your world – like they rock ours!), those quick check-ins can leave you feeling more confused. And before you know it, you’re […]
The importance of cashflow planning (and why it matters more than you think)
5 years ago, COVID hit and business owner Decinda – who was running an event management company centred around weddings and smaller events – saw work disappear almost overnight. Weddings were cancelled. Deposits refunded. Calendar emptied. The focus quickly shifted from growth to “How do we hold on until things improve?” The answer lay in […]