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How does customer feedback shape Reckon One? Ask us on the Reckon Community 🙋⁠ ⁠ Thanks to popular demand, we’re bringing back the AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) to the Reckon Community, this time with Head of Research & Design Kelly Jennings 💃⁠ ⁠ Kelly is an integral part of how we enhance our award-winning accounting & payroll software 💻 In the AMA, you can ask all about how she and her team:⁠ 👂 Listen to your feedback⁠ 🔧 Get to the heart of customer problems⁠ 🌟 Refine the user experience⁠ 🙌 Make Reckon the best it can be for every Australian small business⁠ ⁠ Start posting your questions in the Reckon Community today (16 Sep) and join in to read her answers from 21 to 24 September (Monday to Thursday) 🗓️ ⁠ ⁠ Everyone is welcome, so no stress if you don’t have Reckon 😁⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to join the discussion 🔗 ✨
5 stages of business growth 📊 🚀 🌱
Here’s what *actually* makes a great place to work 😤⁠ ⁠ Keeping staff happy is essential. Happy staff stay longer, which not only makes your business stronger and more resilient, but also stops turnover — which is a huge drain on time & money 💸💸💸⁠ ⁠ But luckily, you don’t need to offer perks and packages: what people really want from a job is ✨support ✨, not just benefits. ⁠ ⁠ “People stay where they feel respected, listened to, supported, and where they find meaning in their work,” says Reckon GM of People & Culture, Jess Morris, who helped get Reckon certified as a Great Place to Work in 2025 🏆⁠ ⁠ This support can look like: ⁠ 💡 Investing in career goals ⁠ 💬 Building trust with clear leadership & communication⁠ 🤝 Sharing wins, so your victory is theirs⁠ 💛 Creating a safe & respectful work environment⁠ ☕ Taking the time to connect with employees⁠ ⁠ R U OK Day is a great annual reminder to check in with coworkers and employees *every day*, because we’re all human! We want to feel like the work we do matters 💪⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for more tips on making the workplace better 🔗 ✨
I’m just a boss 😭⁠ ⁠ Running a small business (and social media!) is hard enough as is without people in the comments 😩⁠ Be nice! Shop small 🫶Leave a good review if they earned it.⁠ ⁠ And don’t try to haggle prices 🙅 (Unless they’re into it?) ⁠ ⁠ Tips on running your own business social media in the link in bio 🔗✨
How to track income & expenses like a boss 😎
Behind-the-scenes filming at the Bluesalt Swim School in Melbourne 🏊 🌊 🎬 ✨⁠ ⁠ Visual Domain always smashes it when making videos about small businesses, and this one is gonna be a real treat 👏 Well done Melina for a star-making interview! ⁠ ⁠ Swipe to see the snaps 📸
WORD 👏 OF 👏 MOUTH 👏 IS 👏 GOATED 👏⁠ ⁠ Seriously, nothing compares to a five-star review 🥰 It might be annoying to get asked to leave one by every shop, but shopping small is great for your local economy and community — and nobody trusts an ad like they do your PERSONAL recommendation ✨⁠ ⁠ Shout out your favourite small business in the comments xx
What is payroll? 💸 🧐 How to pay your employees in Australia
An arts accountant spills the tea on Payday Super 🫖💰⁠ ⁠ Non-compliance with super payments is still a huge issue in creative industries, mostly due to ignorance. Michael Fox, an arts accountant who runs a gallery in Melbourne, says creative freelancers like artists, musicians, writers, and actors don’t get taught the rules when they should 😬⁠ ⁠ But breaking the rules can have severe consequences, from damaged reputations and financial loss to costly ATO penalties 🏦⁠ ⁠ So we asked Michael Fox to share his thoughts on how creative small businesses can stay compliant in a post-Payday Super world 🎨✨⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for full interview 🔗 ✨
Srsly 😑😑😑⁠ ⁠ Accountants are important financial professionals for small businesses! They can do everything from setting up payroll, preparing and lodging tax returns, and advising clients how to structure their business 💸⁠ ⁠ A good accountant will keep your budget, goals, and business in mind when giving advice 🙂 And this is why it’s essential to get good advice from qualified, accredited accountants (not silly memes 😆) ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to compare accountants 🔗 ✨
Idiot proofing Payday Super 🙌😉⁠ ⁠ Payday Super is a new law that means employers must pay super contributions at the same time as salary and wages 💸 ⁠ ⁠ These contributions must go to the right super fund at the right time. Otherwise, it’s late or missing super, and you could cop a huge penalty 😬⁠ ⁠ To stop silly mistakes, the ATO introduced member verification requests (MVR) in its latest compliance update. Now, whenever employers pay a new super fund, they send an MVR through their payroll software to check their employee’s details 👀 The super fund then has to accept or reject the MVR within 24 hours ⏱️⁠ ⁠ Rejection = wrong fund, wrong person ❌⁠ Acceptance = right fund, right person ✅⁠ ⁠ If you get a rejection, no stress! Now, you can correct any mistakes in time before the Payday Super deadline 😮‍💨⁠ ⁠ Reckon Payroll is one of the few software plans that comes with MVRs 💰 So hit the link in our bio to learn how this idiot proofs Pay Day Super 🔗 ✨
What is accounting, and why is it vital for business? 🤔 💰

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