As pubished in CK Momentum Issue 7 (Click here to download) Cloud based tech companies, scalability and disruptive technology. Small, agile startups rushing to innovate and find a gap in the market. It is activity on a scale that has never been seen before. The way...
CK Momentum Issue 7
JULY 2015 This edition focuses on a number of issues that are relevant to startup organisations, but with plenty of topics relevant to any business going through a period of growth or change. We feature an interview with Wayne Gerard, cofounder and CEO of Brisbane...
Fintech Hub Stone & Chalk Experience Overwhelming Demand
As published in CK Momentum Issue 7 (Click here to download) Stone & Chalk describes itself as “an independent, not for profit Fintech hub whose overarching objective is to help foster and accelerate the development of world leading Fintech startups”. Before it...
Practical Considerations in Lease Negotiations
As published in CK Momentum Issue 7 (Click here to download) Congratulations! You are ready to start scaling your business and take on your first commercial lease! Now comes the negotiations with the landlord on the commercial terms of lease. Here we list some tips...
Can I Use Facebook to Screen Potential Recruits?
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) If social media is a necessary workplace “evil”, then what lies beneath is the often practised, but rarely mentioned, custom of “Facebook stalking”. This involves reviewing the social media postings of...
PPSR – Automatic Notification Service
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) Keeping up to date with what charges are held over your business can be time consuming and costly. It is impractical for business owners to constantly search the Personal Property Securities Register...
What’s News in the Agribusiness Sector?
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) The Australian agribusiness sector continues to be the focus of strong interest from foreign investors, commentators and the Federal Government. Predictions over the last few years have proved reasonably...
Reduced Corporate Insolvencies: Is It Time to Rejoice?
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) ASIC'S December 2015 insolvency statistics show that corporate insolvencies in the second quarter of the 2014/15 financial year were down 20% on the same period last year. Associate, Adam Khan, queries...
How to Avoid Spam-A-Lot
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) While unwelcome emails advertising phoney products sent en masse are illegal, you may be surprised to learn that even a well intentioned marketing campaign can fall foul of the Spam Act (“Act”). A message...
UPDATE: The China-Australia Free Trade
As published in CK Momentum Issue 6 (Click here to download) In our previous issue, we broadly addressed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (“ChAFTA”). For Australia, the winners are the dairy, mining and services sectors which will benefit from the eventual...
CK Momentum Issue 5
FEBRUARY 2015 Featured in this edition is an interview with James Vance from FIIG Securities, Australia’s largest independent fixed income specialist. Partner, Paul O’Dea, chats to James about the likely trends in the Australian bond market in coming years and...
State of the Nation
As published in CK Momentum Issue 5 (Click here to download) As the Australian population ages, the demand for accommodation, services and care within the aged care sector continues to increase rapidly. This demand, the highly regulated nature of the industry and the...