Chris Ridd
Evaluate your customers to boost your profits
Kick off the new financial year by discovering who your profitable customers are and gently shed the loss makers. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero, explains how.
The good news about bad debts
Bad debts can be bad news for small business. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero Australia, explains how you can deduct them from your tax – and how you can avoid them.
Tax deduction tips for your home business
Did you know you can claim for cleaning costs and wear-and-tear on your furniture at your home business?
Five small business tax deductions
The end of the financial year is fast approaching and small businesses need to get their tax affairs in order.
How to use technology to compete with the big guys
Not only do SMBs now have access to the same new technology as large organisations, they’re also able to embrace and react to it more quickly, nimbly and cost-effectively. Here’s how you can take advantage of your pole position to steal a march on the big guys.
10 time-saving technology tips for SMEs
The rise of cloud computing, social networking and mobile applications in the past couple of years has turned doing business on its head. Ordering software on CD and installing it on employee machines is a thing of the past. But for many business owners the sheer saturation of products available makes choosing the right technologies hard.