How do you finance government contracts that have progressive payments?

For many businesses the dream is to win a contract to supply either local, state or federal government. When you tender for these contracts you are asked to provide evidence that you can fulfill [...]

It's time for business owners to venture outside the banks...Pre-election time in Australia. A sit and wait time for business. Both sides talking a big game. But what will come of it? Probably [...]

Australian Banks aren’t immune to further attacks from the GFC… A read recently about Tony Abbott’s pitch for a small-business ombudsman. Basically a harmless piece of pre-election [...]

According to some new research from JPMorgan and Fujitsu, banks are more now more willing to finance SMEs. Gee, isn’t that big of them! Martin North, Executive Director industry group, Fujitsu [...]

PO Funding, is it a Voodoo financing option? Lack of affordable capital. The curse of small business. It stifles start-ups. Established enterprises struggle to expand without it. Banks will go [...]

Don't get left behind in business...new funding options are the key to growth. This may come as a surprise to many SMEs, but there are products available that can fill some of the capital finance [...]

Julia Gillard and stormy weather is putting the brakes on...Today, I spoke with Mark Turner from BME, a QLD-based equipment financier about how everything from heavy rain to Julia Gillard is [...]

"most SMEs are keeping equipment finance separate from their banker" Welcome to the first installment of Ask the Experts. Each month we’ll be talking with finance professionals about what’s going [...]

Don’t get tempted to give up your equity just yet… Since the GFC, banks have hit the reset button on lending to small business, especially to start-ups. So, unless you have assets, [...]

Beware the silent killer...late payments: Bills. They sit on your desk. They’re seemingly inert, but remarkably powerful. You’re stomach starts to do ‘The Lambada’ as you sift through them. You [...]