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GROWING A BUSINESS

MONEY & FINANCE

Managing your finances effectively is vital in a growing business. BizThinkTank offers the latest tips on financial planning, risk management, and managing debt to grow your business. Find out innovative ways to save money by trimming costs, and some of the essentials of the Australian tax system that affect your business.

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4 Must Read Business Books

Looking for the perfect holiday gift to keep you and your company from becoming irrelevant? Here are four must-read books that will help you thrive, no matter what the economy throws at you in 2012 and beyond.

12 Ways To Reduce Your Cash Cycle

Get rid of your bank lines - Bill Ritchie, CEO of ThinkFun, and his team, focused on cash and reduced what had become a permanent $1.5 million bank line down to zero in 2003.

Four Keys to Recession - Proofing Your Business

Recession or not, during these volatile economic times it's worth taking a look at the playbook of turnaround specialists. And for many growth firms, it can feel like a perpetual turnaround situation even during boom times

Australia's best government grants

If there's one thing businesses like more than winning a new deal, it's free money. Countless SMEs have been able to accelerate their growth plans, enter new markets and develop new products by accessing government grants and support programs.

10 Ways to Boost Morale and Productivity

Cheap and easy ways to increase productivity (and smiles) in the workplace

Where the rich are looking for opportunities

Of all the green shoot of economic recovery we need to watch, one of the best measures to monitor is the behaviour of the super rich.

Return of the angel investors

As the economy recovery gains pace, growing companies are hunting for sources of finance to support their expansion plans - and finding very different appetites for investment.

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