Author: David Preston

What is Business Risk Management? Risk, in simple words, can be defined as the likeliness of an event and its consequences. Business risk management is the process of identifying, tracking, and dealing with potential risks to prevent or curb their negative impact from affecting the organisation in both short-term and long-term. Through effective risk management...

Having an updated and technologically advanced record and operations management system is the key to becoming truly compliant NDIS providers. NDIS is the short form of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which offers support to people with any permanent disability to fulfil their dreams, career goals and aspirations through government supported funds. It helps the...

We have entered Q4 (fourth quarter) of 2019, which means the time to put together a business strategic plan for the year 2020 has come. Generally, Q4 of a year is considered the ideal time for building a strategic plan with the aim that the next year will not only start on a positive note...

What is NDIS? NDIS stands for National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is a brand new support system devised for those Australian citizens having a permanent or significant disability. Through the NDIS insurance program, the disabled get the opportunity to build skills that are mandatory to perform day-to-day tasks as well as get engaged with the...

Systemisation means to streamline your business and business processes. It is an amazing way to implement favourable changes within your business model and structure so as to ensure improvement in the overall productivity and performance. The positive impacts of Systemisation are felt across all levels from top to bottom tier of management and from suppliers...

Quality management is the first and foremost responsibility of any organisation because for any entrepreneur meeting the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders is crucial for success. The ISO 9000 family of quality management systems or QMS helps in ensuring it. ISO 9001, basically, is the international standard developed to specify the salient requirements...

Many things have changed since Australia’s first Whistleblower protection laws were introduced in Queensland following the recommendations of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Later, an important step was represented by the passage of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013, which consisted of the adoption of federal legislation in the field. Currently, a new era for Whistleblower in...

Small and micro businesses are expected to start/ have started rolling out single touch payroll (STP) reporting this July. This is after the Australian Parliament affirmed the expansion of the new payroll reporting system to all businesses in the country. Initially, the legislation only applied to enterprises that consist of more than 20 employees. But...

Are you and your business ready for the changes about to be implemented to the new Quality Safeguard Framework? In preparation to help you adjust with ease, we have identified top 5 most important changes that will affect all providers. There are many more topic points to consider, but the 5 topics included in this...

Quality Assurance Certification is the issuing of a written certificate by an independent organisation after auditing a company’s management systems and determining it meets the requirements specified in the standard and set by the international community. Adhering to an international standard allows you to improve and monitor all areas of your business and does not...