ABS Blog
Why selling your business yourself on Gumtree may not be such a great idea
Published : 27 Jan 2017 Author : Andrew Dickson Comments :
First off, let me state this is not a complaint against Gumtree. Gumtree is a great conduit for selling items and to promote small businesses. It is a very successful business that has had immense growth in Australia in the last 5 to 10 years. It is very good online classified type of Website. [...]
Read MoreLow Interest Rates the New Carbon Monoxide
Published : 27 May 2016 Author : Harry Notaras Comments :
Colourless, odourless, tasteless and initially non-irritating, the world and this country are well and truly caught in its deadly embrace. While many celebrate the reduction in official interest rates that occurred last week it is worthwhile to pause and reflect on the cause and consequence of this [...]
Read MoreOil Prices Down. Why So Serious
Published : 29 Jan 2016 Author : Harry Notaras
Amid the collapse in oil prices there has been an outpouring of heartache and misery in the financial markets. Sentiment has pushed aside fundamentals as the death throes of a world with energy constraints is replaced with one of abundance. The age of renewable energy is fast appro [...]
Read MoreBusiness Valuation Made Simple
Published : 4 Jan 2016 Author : Harry Notaras Comments :
While the reasons that someone wants to buy a business may be many and varied, the value they put on it will generally come down to the income or profit it generates. Here are a few rules of thumb to help guide you when trying to guestimate the value of a business. Average Weekly [...]
Read MoreGovernment is Now the Solution
Published : 23 Dec 2015 Author : Harry Notaras Comments :
For many years since it was put by Ronald Reagan in his First Inaugural Address there has often been a predisposition to see government action as problematic rather than remedial. To the extent that this has been the case it has been more to do with control of Government rather than Government activity [...]
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