Business, Equipment & Home Finance for SMEs
We are delighted to announce our team member, Sharon Piening has been selected as the Victorian Equipment Finance Broker of the year for 2020 as part of the MFAA Excellence Awards. This is richly deserved recognition for someone who is exceptionally client focused The MFAA Excellence Awards are given to Finance Brokers who "display exceptional [...]
With the new financial year fast approaching, many businesses are turning their mind to their plans for next year and recovery from COVID-19. If this involves acquiring equipment, then it is important to understand the Asset Finance options available and avoid expensive mistakes. Why use Asset Finance? The major benefit of Asset Finance is that [...]
The Federal Government has today announced that Instant Asset Write-Off which was due to expire on 30th June, has been extended to 31st December 2020! To qualify, the assets must be used for business purposes and be installed by 31st December 2020! How the Instant Asset Write Off works The Instant Asset Write Off provides [...]
If you are thinking about investing in new equipment, there are five critical Equipment Finance Traps to avoid! Increasingly, business owners need to invest in new equipment to improve productivity, create efficiencies or meet higher customer expectations. Having the latest equipment can help businesses sustain their competitive advantage, but if finance is required, it is [...]
There is a simple, low-cost, step that will help avoid disaster when buying a second-hand car! That is; use the federal government Personal Property Security Register (PPSR). A quick search will cost only $2 but it could save you thousands! The PPSR can help you avoid financial disaster by confirming: The vehicle is not held [...]
To assist businesses thinking about investing in new equipment, I have launched a comprehensive Equipment Finance Handbook. At this time of year, many businesses turn their mind to ways they can compete more effectively, improve quality, shorten turnaround times or improve productivity. Often to achieve this, new equipment is required. Which in many instances needs [...]
The 500 Group are delighted that two of our Directors, Eamonn Keogh & Greg Pierlot were awarded the ANZ Commercial Broker of the Year 2019 Business Banking! The award is fantastic recognition for the outcomes they have been able to achieve for their clients in a challenging operating environment. Successful Outcomes Require a Partnership! For [...]
Reflection is a powerful but vastly under utilised tool that we can use to solve problems and achieve the outcomes we seek. Whether you run your own business or are an employee, the pace of life can be frenetic. Even if you love what you do, there never seems enough time to do everything that [...]
The new year is a time when we often reflect and set goals for the coming year. These can be both business and personal goals. However unfortunately research (& lived experience) demonstrates that whilst we may start out with great intentions, far too often our goals fall by the wayside as life takes over! Why [...]
Whether you are a business owner or employee, the need to do what we can to improve our personal productivity has never been greater! The demands on our time are increasing and it seems there always more to do than the time we have available! Added to this: Customer expectations are increasing The need to [...]
