Tag: Tim Reed

Australia’s business leaders have become increasingly aware of their responsibilities within the wider community in recent years.

A spring clean traditionally marks the final farewell to winter for the year, but it’s not just your house that can benefit from a good scrub down.

Silicon Valley alumnus, Tim Reed, spent 10 years in the U.S. working in a variety of online and B2B software companies before he decided to head back home to Australia and join the MYOB team.

After a tough 12 months, small to medium-sized businesses are finally regaining faith in the economy with less concern over cash flow, fuel costs and interest rates.

Businesses with a website are seeing higher financials returns and operating more productively compared to those without a site, new research has found. Despite this, the potential benefits appear to be falling on deaf ears with less businesses building their online presences.

Just received a redundancy payout and thinking about investing this in becoming your own boss? Here are the two questions that must be answered before you start your own business.

With the Federal Government’s October Tax Forum kicking off soon, a new study by MYOB found 71 percent of local business owners want the Business Activity Statement (BAS) simplified and 76 percent want GST rules reviewed. In light of this, MYOB has released an online petition for business owners to send a clear message to the government to introduce legislation that makes life easier for SMEs.

MYOB’s Julian Smith looks at using PR to collaborate with the media to ensure your business reputation remains intact.

“Making an announcement, responding to an issue or even telling your tale to the press can be a daunting task, & it’s easy to lose control of the situation…”

Bain Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MYOB Ltd for an undisclosed amount of money, from the consortium led by Archer Capital which acquired the business in February 2009.

Julian Smith asks MYOB CEO Tim Reed what impact he expects the carbon tax will have on SMEs.

“This new policy is also one of the first to be implemented in Australia without imposing any extra paperwork on small business owners…”