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Shop small this holiday season 🫶 ✨⁠ ⁠ Small businesses make up 97% of all businesses in Australia — yet most money gets spent with massive companies 😱 (We won’t name names, but you know who they are 😳)⁠ ⁠ So instead of going to a big chain store or ordering online, shop small 🛍️ Advantages can include: ⁠ 🙌 Handmade products built to LAST⁠ 😯 Custom goods or services designed for YOU⁠ 💸 Way better VALUE⁠ 🌿 Smaller carbon footprint on the ENVIRONMENT⁠ 🥰 Gratitude from someone who actually VALUES your business!⁠ ⁠ Not all small businesses are created equal, but there’s something out there for everyone. Happy shopping 😊
Setting your own hours DOES NOT mean every day’s a holiday 💀 💀 💀⁠ ⁠ Freelancers have a lot to juggle 😩 That’s because sole traders are still *businesses*. And that means it’s up to them to:⁠ 🏦 File their taxes correctly and on time⁠ 💸 Find reliable sources of income (customers, projects, etc.)⁠ 🗓️ Work enough hours while balancing life commitments⁠ ✅ Stay compliant for things like GST and BAS lodgements⁠ 🧓 Contribute to their own superannuation funds⁠ 📣 Market themselves well⁠ 🏃 Compete with bigger businesses that have WAY MORE resources⁠ ⚰️ So much more⁠ ⁠ That’s a lot! Some tools, like accounting or invoicing software, make it easier to handle, and consultants such as bookkeepers or tax advisors can help 🤝 But give the freelancer in your life more credit! They’re secretly a badass. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for sole trader tips 🔗 ✨
Enter our photo contest for a chance to win $300 🤑⁠ ⁠ We're all for small, and small business owners have some of the coolest jobs in the world 😎⁠ ⁠ From running your own cafe to doing your payroll in a digger, we wanna see it! So tag us in a photo of you running your small business for a chance to win the grand prize 💰️⁠ ⁠ DEADLINE: Midnight 27th November AEST 🗓️⁠ ⁠ FULL RULES in the link in our bio 🔗 Post questions below! Runners-up announced on the 27th Nov, winner announced Friday 28th Nov 🎉
Need a nap before and after Black Friday 🛍️ 🥴⁠ ⁠ Black Friday is becoming one of the most profitable parts of the holiday season in Australia 💸 💸 ⁠ ⁠ In fact, the Australian Retailers Association says Aussies are set to spend up to $6.8 billion between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2025 🚀 🎄 📦 ⁠ ⁠ So Shop Small this holiday season 🫶 And be nice to small business owners. (They work hard!)⁠ ⁠ Black Friday survival tips for small business owners in the link in our bio 🔗 ✨
Will you have enough savings to retire? Payday Super might give you a boost 💰⁠ ⁠ Right now, Australian businesses only have to pay superannuation quarterly (although many do it more frequently) 🗓️ However, this delay means some Aussies miss out on interest! ⁠ ⁠ This is because interest is cumulative and depends on the *base* balance. So if your balance rises a little bit each month, you earn MORE interest than if it rises a lot every three months 📈 🤑⁠ ⁠ Essentially:⁠ ✨ Many smaller payments = more interest ✨⁠ 💀 Few large payments = less interest 💀⁠ ⁠ Payday Super plans to fix this gap! It will make it so that every business has to pay super alongside wages within 7 days, starting 1 July 2026. ⁠ Curious? Link in bio to see how it works and when this is happening 🔗 ✨

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