Welcome back to the Emajin Golf Podcast: Beyond the 19th.

In this episode, we sit down with Hugh Perks, Partner at Grant Thornton Australia, for a candid conversation on one of the most important and often mismanaged aspects of running a business: financial management.

With over a decade of experience advising business owners across a wide range of industries, Hugh brings real-world insights into the financial mistakes that can derail even the fastest-growing companies, and what it actually takes to build a business that is not just revenue-driven, but financially sound.

We explore:

• Why scaling without financial oversight is one of the most common and costly mistakes business owners make
• The critical role of cash flow management and why a 12-week rolling forecast could save your business
• How the ATO is cracking down on business debt, and what the new payday super changes mean for your cash flow
• The importance of business structure, not just for tax efficiency, but for growth, asset protection, and succession planning
• How technology, from cloud accounting to AI, is transforming the way business owners access and act on financial data

Hugh also shares real stories of businesses that came undone through poor financial governance, and the clear, actionable steps that could have changed their outcomes.

🎧 Tune in now to hear Hugh's insights on building a financially resilient business and why "fail to plan, plan to fail" has never been more relevant.