Ideas & Stories

Client Profile: Andrew McConnell

Extraordinary talent, successful entrepreneur, culinary legend In this world, only a small handful of people ever achieve the absolute pinnacle in their field.  Be it sport, entertainment, politics or business. Or food & beverage.  It is …
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Hello Job Maker?

Just as Job Keeper becomes a distant memory, clients are now asking, what about Job Maker? It has been with us since the October Federal budget, but (backdated) payments only commenced in February 2021. At $10,400 for an under 30-year-old new …
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Smart Owner Part 4: Crazy debtors

Many moons ago, we had a dispute with our (then) international association. We decided to leave them and find a new home. We eventually found that home as the Melbourne representatives of Grant Thornton (see footnote). But in the course of …
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Client Spotlight: Tathra Beachside… surviving 2020!!!

Garry’s formula for success. “I am sad it’s all over” Garry said to me in 2008 after he eventually parted company with the purchaser of their previous famous resort park, Pambula Beach Holiday Hub. He and his wife Narelle had built up the …
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