When we first started working the test was ‘If you didn’t want to see it on the front page of the newspaper, you probably shouldn’t say it’. Yet how many of us stop and think about that before smashing out a new post on Instagram or putting up a blog article or google review? The reality is that these mediums are quickly become a business risk, both if one of your employees says the wrong thing and if a customer doesn’t stop to think. In this episode Sarah and Trudi talk through this business risk with special guest Samir Banga from Banga Legal. We are talking about defamation – where (very very broadly) someone tells untruth and this has a reputational or financial impact on you and/or your business. In a very insightful conversation Samir explains what defamation is and what you can do to protect your business if you have been defamed or if one of your employees does so (whether intentionally or not) while representing your business. Listen in for our biggest tips to protect your business.

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

It's the first episode of season 4 and we are excited to be back with lots of updates for you! Sarah and Trudi chat about the current lending environment in light of the recent interest rate rises. Listen is for a few tips and things to be aware of if you either have a mortgage or are trying to get one. They also chat about some recent tax changes around FBT and a few that are coming up - think bonus deduction - (once the legislation is passed!) We check in on words of the year (do you remember what yours was?) and give a preview of what's planned for this season! Looking forward to another fun season!

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

Here we are again at the last episode of Season 3! In this Season Finale double length episode we interview Verity Hare from Tradie Wives. Verity started a facebook group seeking support for herself and has managed to turn it into her full time gig supporting Tradie Wives across Australia, and now has over 16k in members!!!Listen in for a fun and inspiring chat about how she went from managing her husband's admin to owning/running a successful business herself.

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

When you started your business did you think about how you might exit out of the business? Reality is that most of us don't. In this episode Sarah and Trudi have a chat about some of the exit strategy options that are available and why it is important to consider these even if you have no intention of exiting right now (who knows what the future holds, right?). They also have go through some of the things you can do to prepare your business for sale if you know that is the option on the horizon. Whether you are starting out or heading towards the twilight years of running a business, have a listen and start working towards putting a plan in place for your business.

Check out Bsale.com.au

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

Did you know all businesses have some intellectual property (IP)? Did you also know that all business should take steps to protect this valuable asset? Trudi and Sarah talk to Jen, a legal IP lawyer, from Studio Legal about all the things IP related. We will take you through the different types of IP a business may have and the different protections that are available to businesses. Including which protections you need to apply for and which are automatically applied. If you've been following along this season and now have your marketing sorted, you now need to make sure your IP is protected so that all those $$ spent on developing and marketing your brand don't go to waste!

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

Following on from last week, Trudi and Sarah continue this discussion on marketing your business with Jessica Campbell from Penguin Wolf. This time the focus is on marketing strategy, branding and how to incorporate video content into your marketing plan. Jessica talks about how to get started with marketing your business and what goes into developing a marketing strategy (hint: it is more than create a cool logo!).

Penguin Wolf focuses on video content so we also chat about some of the different types of video content and how one shoot can be reused on different platforms. Plus Jess introduces us to Google and their marketing tools- some that we had never heard of! Join us for a very information chat around some marketing tools that can help accelerate your growth.

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

This week Trudi and Sarah have invited in their own Social Media Manager Camielle Honrade from Follow Me Media to talk about using social media within your business. While they started with a list of questions to fire at Camielle, the three quickly found a topic they could have talked about for much longer! Camielle talks about some of her favourite platforms and why she feels that all businesses can benefit from social media. They will take you through some of the ways businesses can use social media, which platform to use and also briefly touch on the dreaded algorithm. This is a fun relaxed chat all about social media that is a great listen for all business owners.

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

Please also leave us a review within your app!

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

If you haven’t had a conversation about interest rates or increase cost of….well anything – then you having been living under the proverbial rock! With the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the first time in over 10 years it is a popular topic right now. Sarah and Trudi break down some of the factors that have caused the increase in interest rates in laymen’s terms everyone can understand. We’re not economists so they chat on the bits that are most relevant to you. They also talk about why it is relevant to you and take you through some useful tips on some of the things you should be doing right now to minimise the impact the rate rise has on your business/personal cash flow. Interest rates impact us all, so this is an episode for anyone who needs a breakdown in a fun chat that is easy to understand.

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here 

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

It’s a common issue that when you’re growing your business you often need finance to assist. In today’s episode we break down the most common types of Asset Finance, and how they apply to what you are trying to achieve. We discuss the different types of loans including Chattel or Commercial Mortgages, Hire Purchases, Leases and Novated Leases as well as Standard/Full Documented or Express Loan Applications. Sometimes overlooked in the excitement to obtain your new goods, the length of term vs asset retention or lifespan of the asset aren’t considered and so we also break this down too plus chat about comparing Repayments and Directors Guarantees and their impact on your personal position.

If you have any questions regarding this type of finance, please feel free to reach out to Sarah at SFE Loans 

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Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message, or suggest a topic, you can do so here and we'd really love it if you could leave us a rating!

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DISCLAIMER- The information and material in this podcast, and supplementary and associated information available, is for general information only. It should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the podcast owners, and we recommend you seek independent suitable advice that is specific to your unique circumstances

If you have a company or a registered business name then you should be familiar with ASIC otherwise known as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In this episode Trudi and Sarah talk about ASIC as a regulator and some of the areas they are responsible for. We also talk about the companies register and the current project to merge more than 30 registers into one to improve reporting and efficiencies. In closing Sarah and Trudi detail the new requirement for Directors to obtain a Director Identification Number. If you have a company, this is a great episode to update your knowledge on the latest info you need to know.

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A short episode that really sets the scene on what Financial Fofu is and how it impacts you in your life

Just two industry experts having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge.

We aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance. tax and a range of other financial topics.

This is a safe space to ask questions and hear useful info on financial matters.

Read more about FOFU here

And, if you'd like to leave us a message hit us up on socials, and please leave us a review within your listening app!