One of those things isn't it? The longer you don't talk about something, or fess up, or confront an issue, the worse - usually- it gets. This time it's all about:
Having the chat with a business partner (who is often a friend or family member),
Talking openly and frankly with clients,
Some tips on getting the conversation going and avoid the negative outcomes.

Lots of us just get straight into it. Not so much planning, more on the doing! Maybe we get an accountant to set us a company, or maybe we just suddenly find ourselves busy all of a sudden and 'in business'. Chris Baskerville gives us some great insights into why you need to get organised, even if you don't have the time (who does?), In this episode:
When two's not company but an partnership,
Getting a company structure right first off,
Make agreements while you are in agreement,
What sort of agreements do you need?
How many directors is a good number?
Listen to people who are different to you!

Once again, a fair bit for the business owner to absorb. Chris has seen it all, listen in!

You've got your dream, or you've taken the leap, and you're in business! So, thinking of the movie of your business, when you've made it .... you probably didn't imagine it was 'Lights, camera, corporate structure, ACTION!" did you? Well, there's lots of reasons you might not go it alone and spend on a Pty Ltd company. In this episode we talk over:
Sole Trader vs Company
The Tax you have to Pay
Ways they can still get you as a director
It's still worth putting the money aside to get the right structure
Why a company?

Another set of insights from Chris Baskerville on 'where to go right' running a business.

What's the difference between an illegal phoenix, a legal phoenix and a restructure. Is a legal phoenix even really a thing?

In this bumper episode, Chris throws the light on the mythical bird that rose from the ashes - as it relates to a company in financial distress. We discuss:
A how to guide to the classic illegal phoenix and why you'll get in trouble now
When it isn't illegal but it's just bad
Options on how to legally restructure
What should a creditor keep in mind?
Chris is a humanitarian, what's his proudest restructuring moment?

Tune in, we packed a fair bit into this 'long play' episode!

Chris Baskerville is a member of the Insolve Panel, to find out more, go to www.insolve.com.au/chris-baskerville/

We often hear people put down a business person who 'had a go' but it didn't work out. Often enough though, that same person comes back, having learned the lessons of business failure - and they go on to build something better. How is that?

This episode Chris chats through:
Coming back after business failure,
The mind of the risk taking entrepreneur,
Running a good business if I'm not not particularly 'entrepreneurial',
Understanding and using the lessons from mistakes and things that just didn't work out.

Chris has good businesses and bad. Listen into hear what he has uncovered in over 1500 business cases of failure, restructure and success.

This time we talk with Chris about the when and why of:
1. One page business plans
2. Test your business idea first, or right now
3. Are you doing the same thing as you've always done?
4. What revenue line should a business owner never sell or surrender?
5. Examples of how thinking a bout a business 'real time' can save it.

Another set of great insights for business owners and their advisers.

Need advice? Chris Baskerville was saying last time he has a lawyer and an accountant on speed dial. Ok, so what about us mere mortals? Listen in. Where do you get decent advice on a budget, or when you have a great concept and no money? Or things are tight? And ask yourself, what are you in this game for anyway?

Businessman. Advisor. Liquidator. Raconteur.

Chris Baskerville shares his experience over the years. What are the easy wins for a business person and some of the tough choices they need to make? And when do you know which is which? Meet Chris as he chats with James Flaherty on some 'how to' stories he has experienced of success - and also what not to do. Opening, running or closing a business in Australia should be for the right reasons - a business owner himself, Chris is keen to share what he knows!

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