# Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising #### ESS BIZTOOLS Blogs [ 1st Dec, 2021![Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am300-3.jpg) Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’ Accountant's Minute 300 Andrew Geddes, Accounting Industry Coach and former Chair of Greencross Ltd, a Top 200 ASX company joined Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS for a discussion in Session 2 of the ESS BIZTOO… - Tags: [Debtors' Days Outstanding](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Debtors'%20Days%20Outstanding) | [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Scaling Up](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Scaling%20Up) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/implementing-systemisation-session-2-accountant-s-role-is-a-bit-like-a-financial-sherlock-holmes) [ 16th Nov, 2021![Business Advisory Services Is A WIN, WIN, WIN!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am296-v2.jpg) Business Advisory Services Is A WIN, WIN, WIN! Accountant's Minute 296 WIN for your clients, you’ll be assisting them to add value to their businesses! WIN for your team, who will have interesting and challenging work, will help your firm with retention and attraction… - Tags: [Accountants](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accountants) | [Bookkeepers](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Bookkeepers) | [Budget & Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budget?Cashflow_Forecasts=) | [Business Advisors](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisors) | [Business Advisory Services Podcast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Podcast) | [Chief Financial Officers](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officers) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse) | [Grant Finder - ESS BIZGRANTS](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Grant%20Finder%20-%20ESS%20BIZGRANTS) | [Research & Development Tax Incentive Rebate](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development_Tax_Incentive_Rebate=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-is-a-win-win-win) [ 5th Nov, 2021![You’ve Got To Start It Now - This Afternoon!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/AM295.jpg) You’ve Got To Start It Now - This Afternoon! Accountant's Minute 295 “Because Your Greatest Challenge At The Moment Is Getting Good People To Work With” Andrew Geddes, Australian Accounting Legend, Chair for 10 years of Greencross Ltd, a company which developed over… - Tags: [ESS BIZTOOLS' Business Advisory Services Podcast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/ESS%20BIZTOOLS'%20Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Podcast) | [Export Market Development Grant](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Export%20Market%20Development%20Grant) | [Scaling up Strategies for Team Building](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Scaling%20up%20Strategies%20for%20Team%20Building) | [Tools to Create Opportunities](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Tools%20to%20Create%20Opportunities) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/you-ve-got-to-start-it-now-this-afternoon) [ 30th Jun, 2021![Goodbye 2020/21!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am277.jpg) Goodbye 2020/21! Accountant's Minute 277 The financial year commenced with significant challenges for businesses, governments and accountants trying to assist clients to survive the challenges of COVID-19. At 30th June 2021, 12,000,000 peo… - Tags: [Business Advisory Services Implementation Training](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Implementation%20Training) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Programme](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Programme) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/goodbye-2020-21) [ 18th Jun, 2021![It’s Time!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am275.jpg) It’s Time! Accountant's Minute 275 Business Advisory Services has been talked about for the last decade and has got a little bit closer to becoming a mainstream accounting industry service each year, over that 10 year period. The Com… - Tags: [Achieve Targeted Profit](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Achieve%20Targeted%20Profit) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse%20Report) | [Professional Service Firms’ Charge Out Rate Calculated](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Professional%20Service%20Firms%E2%80%99%20Charge%20Out%20Rate%20Calculated) | [Retail Businesses’ Product Mixes And Mark-Ups To](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Retail%20Businesses%E2%80%99%20Product%20Mixes%20And%20Mark-Ups%20To) | [To Achieve Targeted Profit](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/To%20Achieve%20Targeted%20Profit) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/it-s-time) [ 19th Mar, 2021![Differentiation Can Be Very Rewarding - Offering Research & Development Services Helps!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am265.jpg) Differentiation Can Be Very Rewarding - Offering Research & Development Services Helps! Accountant's Minute 265 “Research and development services can help an accounting firm to differentiate itself in a market that, from a business operator’s perspective, most accountants look very similar” said Mark Holton… - Tags: [Business Tree Pty Ltd](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Tree%20Pty%20Ltd) | [Research & Development Incentive Rebate](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development_Incentive_Rebate=) | [Smithink Pty Ltd](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Smithink%20Pty%20Ltd) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/differentiation-can-be-very-rewarding-offering-research-development-services-helps) [ 12th Mar, 2021![Converting Research & Development To “Return On Investment"](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/AM264.jpg) Converting Research & Development To “Return On Investment" Accountant's Minute 264 Are companies giving sufficient priority to determining return on investment as part of the decision as to whether to proceed with a research and development project? This will be the theme for… - Tags: [Assignment of Intellectual Property Agreements](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Assignment%20of%20Intellectual%20Property%20Agreements) | [Australian Government's 50% Guaranteed Loan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Australian%20Government's%2050%%20Guaranteed%20Loan) | [Brad Smart's Tip of the Week](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Brad%20Smart's%20Tip%20of%20the%20Week) | [Business Tree Pty Ltd](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Tree%20Pty%20Ltd) | [Confidentiality Agreements](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Confidentiality%20Agreements) | [Government's Post JobKeeper Announcements](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Government's%20Post%20JobKeeper%20Announcements) | [JobKeeper Support Program](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/JobKeeper%20Support%20Program) | [Research & Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development=) | [Selling the Message](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Selling%20the%20Message) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/converting-research-development-to-return-on-investment) [ 5th Mar, 2021![Imminent Cessation of JobKeeper Highlights Challenges for Accountants](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/AM262.jpg) Imminent Cessation of JobKeeper Highlights Challenges for Accountants Accountant's Minute 262 In the ESS BIZTOOLS’ Business Advisory Services Webinar/Conversation on Wednesday 10th March 2021, Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS will discuss with Priscilla Bea Smith, Director, Cloud… - Tags: [Australian Government 50% Guaranteed Loans](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Australian%20Government%2050%%20Guaranteed%20Loans) | [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Capital Raising under Section 708 of Corporations Act](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Capital%20Raising%20under%20Section%20708%20of%20Corporations%20Act) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Equity%20Raising) | [Early Stage Innovation Company Capital Raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Early%20Stage%20Innovation%20Company%20Capital%20Raising) | [Key Drivers](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Drivers) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Projected Balance Sheets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Projected%20Balance%20Sheets) | [Research & Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/imminent-cessation-of-jobkeeper-highlights-challenges-for-accountants) [ 18th Dec, 2020![Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM256.jpg) Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021 Accountant's Minute 256 In our last Business Advisory Services Webinars/Conversation for 2020 Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS and Paul Barnaby, Managing Director, Beyond Accounting Technologies and Australasia… - Tags: [Budget](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budget) | [Cashflow Forecast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecast) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Profit & Loss Account](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Profit?Loss_Account=) | [Projected Balance Sheet](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Projected%20Balance%20Sheet) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-will-help-plan-2021) [ 11th Dec, 2020![Predictive Accounting Helps Understand Impact of Decisions](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM255.jpg) Predictive Accounting Helps Understand Impact of Decisions Accountant's Minute 255 Knowing the financial impact of decisions before a client implements them is very important for financial stability. This process is generally known as “Predictive Accounting”. The process com… - Tags: [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-helps-understand-impact-of-decisions) [ 27th Nov, 2020![Advising SMEs On Funding Opportunities](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM253.jpg) Advising SMEs On Funding Opportunities Accountant's Minute 253 Despite COVID-19 Coronavirus and all of its associated problems Crowd Sourced Funding continued to grow in Australia during 2020 and the Joint Founder and Managing Director of Birchal Pty Ltd, one of… - Tags: [Birchal Pty Ltd](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Birchal%20Pty%20Ltd) | [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/advising-smes-on-funding-opportunities) [ 19th Oct, 2020![Predictive Accounting - Being A Forecaster Instead Of A Historian!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM249.jpg) Predictive Accounting - Being A Forecaster Instead Of A Historian! Accountant's Minute 249 Business people are looking for more accurate financial information as to what the effect of their decisions will be on their future operations by utilising 'predictive accounting' which incorporates… - Tags: [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Key Components of Cashflow Management](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Components%20of%20Cashflow%20Management) | [Predicted Balance Sheets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predicted%20Balance%20Sheets) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-being-a-forecaster-instead-of-a-historian) [ 22nd Sep, 2020![Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM247.jpg) Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue! Accountant's Minute 247 “The Australian economy is going to be very reliant on a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 Coronavirus if we are going to get the economy operating as it was in January 2020 once again. In the mean… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/businesses-want-broader-range-of-services-to-continue) [ 3rd Sep, 2020![Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM246.jpg) Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper Accountant's Minute 246 "The key group of clients that accountants should be promoting the concept of Business Advisory Services to, are any clients who are receiving JobKeeper payments", said Mark Holton, Director, Smithin… - Tags: [COVID-19](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19) | [COVID-19 Survival Panel Webinars](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19%20Survival%20Panel%20Webinars) | [Marketing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Marketing) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/promote-business-advisory-services-to-clients-receiving-jobkeeper) [ 5th Aug, 2020![Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM243.jpg) Fund Raising is a Great Business Advisory Service Accountant's Minute 243 The latest developments in Victoria, where Level 4 restrictions have now been imposed in Melbourne and Level 3 in Regional Victoria, have really highlighted the challenges that can confront businesse… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/fund-raising-is-a-great-business-advisory-service) [ 29th Jul, 2020![Advisory Services & Business Funding Are Important Products for SMEs](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM242.jpg) Advisory Services & Business Funding Are Important Products for SMEs Accountant's Minute 242 “Business Advisory Services” – highlighted by the Commonwealth Bank’s “Accountants Market Pulse” report has been the activity identified by a group of accountants as being their main priority for the… - Tags: [Cashflow](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow) | [KPIs](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/KPIs) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/advisory-services-business-funding-are-important-products-for-smes) [ 7th Jul, 2020![Business Advisory Services - Crowd Sourced Funding - The Action Areas](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM239.jpg) Business Advisory Services - Crowd Sourced Funding - The Action Areas Accountant's Minute 239 83 days to go to the end of JobKeeper – will your clients be ready? Business advisory service expected to be the most in demand! The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse for June 2020 has identified th… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-crowd-sourced-funding-the-action-areas) [ 21st Feb, 2020![Is Your Client Having Problems Borrowing from Banks](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/am219.jpg) Is Your Client Having Problems Borrowing from Banks Accountant's Minute 219 Bank problems? Are your clients having difficulties borrowing from banks? Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS, will be making a presentation to the Crowdfunding Institute of Australia nex… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/is-your-client-having-problems-borrowing-from-banks) [ 14th Feb, 2020![Business Improvement Services Explained!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/am218.jpg) Business Improvement Services Explained! Accountant's Minute 218 The start of a new decade! 2020 heralds the start of a new decade – “The Decade of Change”. Many people expect this decade to introduce significant changes to the accountancy profession – some… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [COVID-19](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-improvement-services-explained) [ 14th Nov, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Gives Accounting Firms an Entry to Advisory Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am213.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Gives Accounting Firms an Entry to Advisory Services Accountant's Minute 213 The Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms for 2019 Report has again identified that many of the top 100 firms have expanded beyond traditional auditing and taxation work into higher margin consul… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-gives-accounting-firms-an-entry-to-advisory-services) [ 22nd Oct, 2019![First Anniversary - An Opportunity to Add Value](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am212-graphic.jpg) First Anniversary - An Opportunity to Add Value Accountant's Minute 212 Yes, 19 October 2019 was the first anniversary of the commencement of Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising when private companies were able to raise capital direct from the public. If you have clien… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/first-anniversary-an-opportunity-to-add-value) [ 7th Aug, 2019![31,141 People Have Invested an Average of $1,207!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM203.jpg) 31,141 People Have Invested an Average of $1,207! Accountant's Minute 203 The Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard produced by ESS BIZTOOLS as at 31 July 2019 has identified that 31,141 investors have invested an average of $1,207 in the 44 companies that have ra… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Equity%20Raising%20Scorecard) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermedi8ary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermedi8ary) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/31141-people-have-invested-an-average-of-1207) [ 25th Jul, 2019![What Should Shareholders, Company Directors and Managers know about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM202.jpg) What Should Shareholders, Company Directors and Managers know about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising? Accountant's Minute 202 What is in it for a company? Ability to raise up to $5 million in a 12 month period direct from the public This is not a loan therefore: No loan application required No security req… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/what-should-shareholders-company-directors-and-managers-know-about-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising) [ 23rd Jul, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Accountant’s Role – Assisting a Company on the Journey](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM201.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Accountant’s Role – Assisting a Company on the Journey Accountant's Minute 201 Accountants can assist companies to prepare the documentation that they will require: Business Plan Budgets/Cash Flow Forecast Customer analysis Identification of unique competitive advantage… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-accountant-s-role-assisting-a-company-on-the-journey) [ 18th Jul, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM200.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard Accountant's Minute 200 Based on information contained within the Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediaries’ websites we have prepared the following scorecard as at 19 June 2019: Link to Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raisi… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Equity%20Raising%20Scorecard) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-scorecard) [ 16th Jul, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – “House In Order” Required!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM199.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – “House In Order” Required! Accountant's Minute 199 Companies need to have their “House in Order” - Andrew Geddes Chair of Greencross Ltd for 11 years (former ASX top 200 company) and a consultant to the Australian Accounting Industry for the last 30… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-house-in-order-required) [ 16th Jul, 2019![Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising the Same as Crowdfunding?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM198.jpg) Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising the Same as Crowdfunding? Accountant's Minute 198 Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising is not the same as “Crowdfunding”. Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising is governed by the Australian Government’s “Corporations Act” which specifies stric… - Tags: [crowd sourced funding equity raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/crowd%20sourced%20funding%20equity%20raising) | [Crowdfunding](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowdfunding) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/is-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-the-same-as-crowdfunding) [ 9th Jul, 2019![Early Stage Innovation Company – a “Cousin” Entity to a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Company](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM197.png) Early Stage Innovation Company – a “Cousin” Entity to a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Company Accountant's Minute 197 When the then Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull announced the Coalition Government’s Innovation Policy in December 2015 he indicated that two new types of corporate entities would be establ… - Tags: [Gateway Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Gateway%20Test) | [Principles Based Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Principles%20Based%20Test) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/early-stage-innovation-company-a-cousin-entity-to-a-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-company) [ 9th Jul, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising - Who Might Be Interested?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM196.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising - Who Might Be Interested? Accountant's Minute 196 Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising represents the biggest improvement in business financing for small businesses and medium sized enterprises in the last 35 years! Australia is playing catch… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-who-might-be-interested) [ 3rd Jul, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising In the Beginning](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am195.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising In the Beginning Accountant's Minute 195 In the Beginning………. The original amendments to the Corporations Act required a Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Company to be an unlisted public company. 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T… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-report-card-june-2019) [ 21st May, 2019![Crowd Sourced Funding – Knowledge is the Key](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am192.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding – Knowledge is the Key Accountant's Minute 192 Prepared from an interview with Andrew Geddes, Public Company Director, Consultant to Accountants and businesses wishing to “Scale Up” included within the webinar “All Female Business Very Popular”.&… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-knowledge-is-the-key) [ 10th May, 2019![All Female Business Very Popular](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am191.jpg) All Female Business Very Popular Accountant's Minute 191 Shebah Rideshare Pty Ltd broke the Australian record for the largest Crowd Funding Equity Raising deal to date recently. The intermediary company which acted for Shebah, Birchal announced that $3 mil… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/all-female-business-very-popular) [ 22nd Mar, 2019![Experts Endorse Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am189.jpg) Experts Endorse Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Accountant's Minute 189 Who would have thought that Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (CSF) would have had such a rapid uptake as a way for small and medium sized businesses to raise capital, especially as it’s so new… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Equity%20Raising%20Scorecard) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/experts-endorse-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising) [ 7th Mar, 2019 12 Steps To Successful SME Capital Raising Accountant's Minute 188 By now you will probably have heard about Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (CSF) and just how powerful an option it is for your small and medium sized business clients to raise capital from the p… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Scorecard](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Equity%20Raising%20Scorecard) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/12-steps-to-successful-sme-capital-raising) [ 22nd Feb, 2019![7 Facts Accountants Need To Know About Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am187.jpg) 7 Facts Accountants Need To Know About Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Accountant's Minute 187 A sure way to be rewarded with new revenue streams is to be a progressive and innovative accountancy firm, always open to new business ideas which could help your clients build a future for their com… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/7-facts-accountants-need-to-know-about-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising) [ 8th Feb, 2019![Accountants Raise Capital for your SMe Clients and Profit from New Fees](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/AM186.jpg) Accountants Raise Capital for your SMe Clients and Profit from New Fees Accountant's Minute 186 Let me be blunt. You are running out of time! If you want to discover how your SME clients can raise capital without throwing themselves at the mercy of the banks, and, how your acco… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-raise-capital-for-your-sme-clients-and-profit-from-new-fees) [ 29th Jan, 2019![Helping Your SME Clients Raise Capital Painlessly](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am185.jpg) Helping Your SME Clients Raise Capital Painlessly Accountant's Minute 185 Helping SME (Click here) clients raise capital can be a funny process and when confronted with ideas like Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising (Click here), it’s understandable that your first reacti… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/helping-your-sme-clients-raise-capital-painlessly) [ 10th Jan, 2019![Tax Work Avoid the Famine](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am184.jpg) Tax Work Avoid the Famine Accountant's Minute 184 It’s sad, but true. Tax compliance work alone isn’t going to keep your practice running in the years to come. Recent research amongst the Top 100 accountancy firms (Australian Financial Review) cle… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tax-work-avoid-the-famine) [ 10th Jan, 2019![Clients Aren't Mushrooms](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am183.jpg) Clients Aren't Mushrooms Accountant's Minute 183 - Don't Keep Them In The Dark How often do you stay in contact with your SME clients? Is it just once a year to remind them it’s tax time again, or maybe, every three months for their quarterly BAS? Well, if that’s the case, th… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/clients-aren-t-mushrooms) [ 7th Jan, 2019![What Do Your Clients Expect From You in 2019](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2019/am-182.jpg) What Do Your Clients Expect From You in 2019 Accountant's Minute 182 Have your clients, as part of their New Year resolutions, asked themselves…. “Am I getting everything I should be getting from my accountant?” When you hear of new, innovative ideas in the wor… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/what-do-your-clients-expect-from-you-in-2019) [ 12th Dec, 2018![Complacency - A Good Way To Go Broke](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am181.jpg) Complacency - A Good Way To Go Broke Accountant's Minute 181 When you hear of new, innovative ideas in the world of accounting, is your first reaction to say “Oh well, my clients wouldn’t be interested in that”? Do you really know your clients as well as you… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Eligibility Matrix](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Eligibility%20Matrix) | [Trusted Advisor](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Trusted%20Advisor) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/complacency-a-good-way-to-go-broke) [ 10th Dec, 2018![Is Your Firm Committed To Supplying Advisory Services?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am180.jpg) Is Your Firm Committed To Supplying Advisory Services? Accountant's Minute 180 If so, have you claimed Crowd Sourced Funding Advisory Services as one of your specialities? If you have… congratulations, but not many accountancy firms have done this, at this stage. Wo… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/is-your-firm-committed-to-supplying-advisory-services) [ 3rd Dec, 2018![CSF Could Help Repay Mum & Dad Loans](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am179.jpg) CSF Could Help Repay Mum & Dad Loans Accountant's Minute 179 According to Kate Carnell, the Australian government's Small Business Ombudsman, more than 25% of small and medium enterprise loans are being supplied by the parents of small and medium enterprise ow… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/csf-could-help-repay-mum-dad-loans) [ 26th Nov, 2018 Crowd Sourced Funding Presents Advisory Work Opportunities Accountant's Minute 178 Advisory work is on the increase for accountancy firms as indicated by the 2018 Top 100 Accounting Firms Survey conducted by the “Financial Review”: “Number Crunchers Follow the Big Four into Advisor… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-presents-advisory-work-opportunities) [ 8th Nov, 2018 Don't Forget Medium-Sized Companies for Crowd Sourced Funding Accountant's Minute 177 Medium-sized companies, turnover $2 million to $25 million, are a prime group of clients to whom accountants could consult relative to their directors’/management’s vision for the future to determine… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Scaling Up](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Scaling%20Up) | [Trusted Advisor](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Trusted%20Advisor) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/don-t-forget-medium-sized-companies-for-crowd-sourced-funding) [ 31st Oct, 2018 Do You Want Your Clients to Grow? Accountant's Minute 176 Do you want to help your clients to grow, or are you just happy doing their compliance work? If you want to take a more serious role, as a trusted business and financial advisor to your clients, the… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/do-you-want-your-clients-to-grow) [ 22nd Oct, 2018![This Could Be Just What You're Looking For!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am175.jpg) This Could Be Just What You're Looking For! Accountant's Minute 175 Are you looking for a way to retain your clients by helping their businesses to grow? Then this, could be just what you’re looking for. 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Accountant's Minute 172 What do you want your accountancy business to look like in 1 to 2 years’ time? The same as it looks at present or have you developed a strategy for the future or are you thinking about a strategy fo… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-be-proactive-don-t-chase-courageous-clients-away) [ 19th Sep, 2018![Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising a Unique Opportunity for Accountants?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am171.jpg) Is Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising a Unique Opportunity for Accountants? Accountant's Minute 171 If you want your accountancy firm to be differentiated in the marketplace and recognised as a market leader, then offering a proactive service on the new Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising for priv… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/is-crowd-sourced-funding-equity-raising-a-unique-opportunity-for-accountants) [ 17th Sep, 2018![Crowd Sourced Funding Amendments Passed!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am170.jpg) Crowd Sourced Funding Amendments Passed! Accountant's Minute 170 The Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Crowd Sourced Funding for Proprietary Companies) Bill 2017 on 12th September 2018. 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Creating a “FUTURE PROOFING” strategy is vital for accountancy businesses that aspire for a future as the key financial advisor to clients – not fighting competitors w… - Tags: [Chief Financial Officer Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officer%20Services) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Debtors](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Debtors) | [Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Future%20Proofing) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/future-proofing-generates-roi) [ 23rd Jul, 2018![Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/AM162.jpg) Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing Accountant's Minute 162 What is corporate governance? Our view is that corporate governance relates to an understanding of business. Many directors do not fully appreciate the wide range of items that they are l… - Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Future%20Proofing) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/corporate-governance-awareness-vital-for-future-proofing) [ 26th Jun, 2018![Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/AM158.jpg) Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed Accountant's Minute 158 Welcome to Accountants Minute. 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The new legislation for Early Stage Innovation Companies and Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Compa… - Tags: [Benchmarking](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Benchmarking) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Mentoring](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Mentoring) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/corporate-governance-mentoring-helps-smes) [ 19th Mar, 2018![Big 6](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/Big-6-AM145.jpg) Big 6 Welcome to Accountants Minute. This week I want to talk to you about the “Big 6” – the “Big 6” products that we have on offer for you. 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A tremendous opportunity for small/medium enterprises is about to occur in Australia whilst at the same time a potential new income stream will be available for accountants and business advisors who… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-and-business-advisors-are-you-preparing-for-crowd-sourced-funding) [ 29th Aug, 2017![Accountants and Business Advisors – Crowd-Sourced Funding – Heralds a New Era for SMEs!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/08/AM125.png) Accountants and Business Advisors – Crowd-Sourced Funding – Heralds a New Era for SMEs! On 29 September 2017, small/medium companies of any age, size or industry will be able to raise capital from “Retail Investors” as well as “Sophisticated Investors” of up to $5 million per annum. Sm… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-and-business-advisors-crowd-sourced-funding-heralds-a-new-era-for-smes) [ 22nd Aug, 2017![Accountants, are you adding value to company directors?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/08/AM124.png) Accountants, are you adding value to company directors? Accountants, are you adding value to company directors? With Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising, available from 29th September 2017, now is an appropriate time to consider how accountants can help… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-are-you-adding-value-to-company-directors) [ 7th Aug, 2017![Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/08/AM123.png) Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services Consultants’ training to deliver business advisory services is very important if you’re going to meet the challenge of being able to deliver outstanding new products and services for your clients ‘be… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Chief Financial Officer Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officer%20Services) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/consultants-training-to-deliver-business-advisory-services) [ 1st Aug, 2017![Accountants, Do You Want to Offer Consultancy Services?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/08/AM122.png) Accountants, Do You Want to Offer Consultancy Services? Accountants, do you want to offer consultancy services? ESS BIZTOOLS’ Gold Package includes a range of courses for accountants relating to business advisory services for small/medium enterprises. S… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-do-you-want-to-offer-consultancy-services) [ 25th Jul, 2017![Accountants, How to Create Value-Add for your Clients](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/07/AM121.png) Accountants, How to Create Value-Add for your Clients Accountants, how to create value-add for your clients is undoubtedly one of the biggest questions you need to answer at the beginning of the 2017/18 financial year. We suggest that, in the first ins… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-how-to-create-value-add-for-your-clients) [ 19th Jul, 2017![Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/07/AM120.png) Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package Accountants, you need more than marketing gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package. Whilst marketing and selling skills are important attributes for accountants who are looking to diversify… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Risk Management](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Risk%20Management) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-you-need-more-than-marketing-gimmicks-in-a-business-advisory-services-package) [ 11th Jul, 2017![Accountants, Government Grants Assist in the Delivery of Business Advisory Services for your Clients](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/07/AM119.png) Accountants, Government Grants Assist in the Delivery of Business Advisory Services for your Clients Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP. Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants; government grants assist in the delivery of business advisory services for your… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Research & Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-government-grants-assist-in-the-delivery-of-business-advisory-services-for-your-clients) [ 5th Jul, 2017![Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/07/AM118.png) Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP. Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, small/medium enterprises want value added services. Services that your clients… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-smallmedium-enterprises-want-valued-added-services) [ 27th Jun, 2017![Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/06/AM117.png) Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18 Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP. Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, there are plenty of challenges in 2017/18 and you probably don’t need me t… - Tags: [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-there-are-plenty-of-challenges-in-201718) [ 6th Jun, 2017![Accountants - Don't Forget Early Stage Innovation Companies!"](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/06/am114.png) Accountants - Don't Forget Early Stage Innovation Companies!" The Early-Stage Innovation Company legislation has been available since July 2016 but unfortunately there has been little publicity about the significant benefits this legislation offers small/medium… - Tags: [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-dont-forget-early-stage-innovation-companies) [ 29th May, 2017!["Financial Planning was Primarily an Accountant's Domain!"](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/05/AM112.png) "Financial Planning was Primarily an Accountant's Domain!" Whilst there was some superannuation available in Australia prior to 1983 it was basically organised by employers with advice from accountants. In 1983 the Federal Government introduced compulsory s… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Financial Planning](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Financial%20Planning) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/financial-planning-was-primarily-an-accountants-domain) [ 23rd May, 2017 "That's a Great Opportunity for Accountants/Advisers!" This was the reaction from an experienced principal of an accountancy business when we discussed the opportunities available from “Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising”. My colleague said “with this… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) | [Trusted Advisor](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Trusted%20Advisor) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/thats-a-great-opportunity-for-accountantsadvisers) [ 17th May, 2017![Accountants, Capital Raising Opportunities Give You a New Income Stream!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/05/AM110.png) Accountants, Capital Raising Opportunities Give You a New Income Stream! There are a number of opportunities for accountants arising out of the Crowd-Sourced Funding legislation with the first listings on intermediaries' platforms (website) scheduled from 29th September 2… - Tags: [Gateway Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Gateway%20Test) | [Principles Based Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Principles%20Based%20Test) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-capital-raising-opportunities-give-you-a-new-income-stream) [ 10th May, 2017![Accountancy Firms Wanted!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/05/AM109.png) Accountancy Firms Wanted! This could easily be an advertisement in small/medium enterprise magazines as small/medium enterprises contemplate trying to raise capital as Crowd-Sourced Funding Companies. Each of these appl… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountancy-firms-wanted) [ 1st May, 2017![Wanted! Accountancy Firms Committed to Crowd Funding](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/05/AM108.png) Wanted! Accountancy Firms Committed to Crowd Funding The Crowd-Sourced Funding Legislation is brand new and therefore presents a fantastic opportunity for accountancy businesses to get involved with this new service. No accountancy business in Austral… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/wanted-accountancy-firms-committed-to-crowd-funding) [ 26th Apr, 2017![Accountants - Crowd Sourced Funding Offers You Many Benefits!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/04/am107.png) Accountants - Crowd Sourced Funding Offers You Many Benefits! Crowd Source Funding is a “new revenue stream” for the Australian accounting industry. One of the benefits is that you do not require a “special license” to act as an advisor to a company which is i… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-crowd-sourced-funding-offers-you-many-benefits) [ 19th Apr, 2017![Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/04/am106.png) Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants Crowd Funding Offers Significant Benefits to SMEs and Accountants A new opportunity for small/medium enterprises, inventors and entrepreneurs has emerged with the passing by the Australian Senate of… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) | [Market Research](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Market%20Research) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-funding-offers-significant-benefits-to-smes-and-accountants) [ 10th Apr, 2017![Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/04/AM105.png) Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"? CCH iFirm presented a very interesting webinar earlier this week which raised a number of questions relating to how you might go about building a “Future Fit Accountancy Business”. What do you need… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/are-you-building-a-future-fit-accountancy-business) [ 3rd Apr, 2017![Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Legislation Passed](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/03/AM103.png) Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Legislation Passed At long last the Australian parliament has passed the legislation that will enable companies to raise capital from the public. This is a great decision for small medium enterprises, entrepreneurs an… - Tags: [Digital Disruption](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Digital%20Disruption) | [Retail Investors](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Retail%20Investors) | [Sophisticated Investors](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Sophisticated%20Investors) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/crowd-sourced-funding-equity-legislation-passed) [ 27th Dec, 2016![Resolutions for 2017](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/12/AM95.png) Resolutions for 2017 I'd like to take this opportunity of wishing you, your colleagues and your families a very Happy Christmas and I hope that 2017 will be very prosperous for you and your business. Over the last six m… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/resolutions-for-2017) [ 27th Jun, 2016![Happy New Financial Year!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/06/AM67.png) Happy New Financial Year! Welcome to 2016/17! According to “Accounting Market Pulse” produced by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this is the year of “business advisory services”. What can you do to add value to your cli… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/happy-new-financial-year) [ 9th May, 2016![Accountants – Innovation Companies Are A Great Opportunity!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/05/AM61.png) Accountants – Innovation Companies Are A Great Opportunity! The Federal Parliament has finalised the legislation for Crowd Funding Companies and Early Stage Innovation Companies. This is a great opportunity for accountants to get ready to service a brand new… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-innovation-companies-are-a-great-opportunity) [ 13th Apr, 2016![The Innovation Company legislation presents accountants great opportunities](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/04/AM57.png) The Innovation Company legislation presents accountants great opportunities The Federal Government has finalised the legislation for the two new company-type entities that will operate from 1st July 2016. The legislation for both new company entities is currently in the Sen… - Tags: [Australian Financial Services Licence](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Australian%20Financial%20Services%20Licence) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/the-innovation-company-legislation-presents-accountants-great-opportunities)