Starting a business? Here are five common mistakes most business owners make when launching a new business. Listen in to learn what they are and avoid making these costly mistakes.

Have you ever disagreed with your client or advisor on the price that they think a business is worth? You’re not alone. So join in on our discussion with Zoran Sabaraca of Xcllusive Business Sales where we talk about problems with pricing a business correctly for sale.

This topic is very close to our heart. At Aspect Legal, we believe that a business has a social responsibility that extends beyond its own. Together with Wayne Schmidt, we discuss simple ways that you can start integrating a culture of giving into your business model via the platform B1G1 or Business for Good.

Today we get an inside take on Xero’s journey as a publicly listed tech startup from its former country manager, Wayne Schmidt. In this episode, we’ll examine the listing process and how an IPO strategy worked for Xero. Then we’ll also look closely at the background of the two founders Rod Drury and Hamish Edwards.

Here’s an inside take on the successful launch of an NZ accounting startup that made big waves in the accounting industry in Australia. Listen in as Wayne Schmidt, who was Xero’s country manager in Australia when it first launched in 2009, shares his insights and experiences from the early stages of this billion-dollar market leader’s journey.

Want to know how businesses are valued at sale? Find out by listening in to this episode with the trends man, Mark Ostryn of Strategic Transactions, where we talk about the statistics around key factors that influence the valuation multiples of businesses at sale. We also look into the importance of understanding buyer motives and discuss an approach that will help you achieve a successful transaction.

Welcome to the second half of our two-part series with business exit advisor Koos Kruger. In this episode, we will drill into a number of moving factors that need to be considered when using this approach. Then we’ll wrap up with practical tips for accountants, brokers and business advisors working within this space.

Business Exit advisor Koos Kruger of Business Companion maps out a unique approach to business exit planning where business owners progressively step out of the business within a five-year window. Listen in to learn all about this interesting approach in this week's episode of The Deal Room podcast!

Are early exits good for tech startups? Listen in to our discussion with industry specialist Oscar Jones of Copperstone Capital as we talk about the importance of increasing the number and quality of exits in the tech startup space.

In trade marks, how close is too close before it’s deemed an infringement? To answer this question, we zoom in on a recent stoush between a Brisbane-based burger business and global fast-food giant McDonald’s.