Mark Neaverson & Associates Pty Ltd - Business Management

"Make informed business decisions using effective financial reports"

Cashflows & Budgets

Business owners should prepare a cashflow budget every year. Preparing a cashflow will force you:

1. anticipate the peaks and troughs in your business activity
2. motivate you to seek solutions to improve your cash flow during high and low periods. You will be in a better position to judge how your business is performing by analysing your cashflow.

The preparation of a cashflow helps maintain a good working relationship with your Bank or Finance Company. It is necessary for the future with a loan or re-financing.

Assistance with Loan Applications

Should you need to borrow money from the Bank or re-finance your business, you will need to prepare a detailed Finance Application.

Assistance with Interest Subsidy Applications

The interest subsidy is provided by the government for farmers with an overdraft / loan facility, who are operating in a drought affected area.
Mark Neaverson and Associates can help you to complete the application. It is essential that you follow the guidelines when applying for these subsidies.

Property Purchase / Sale Advice

Before making a decision regarding a property sale or purchase, always consult your accountant. A number of factors that must be considered when making decisions ie the impact on your tax position, cashflow and loan structuring etc.

Business Valuation Assistance and Preparation

If you are consideringt buying a business contact your Mark Neaversont before signing a contract. We will act in your best interests, and have considerable experience and expertise in both buying and selling a business. It is important to ensure you pay a realistic purchase price, you you may continue to pay the price over the years of the business.

We can also provide a valuation indicating our opinion on what your business selling price should be.

Ratio Analysis

Ratio analysis is used to compare relationships between elements of your profit & loss statement and balance sheet. The most important aspect in undertaking ratio analysis is:

• the correct interpretation of the result and secondly
• to take action based on the findings.

Mark Neaverson can compare your past performance and advise appropriate strategies to meet your goals.

Succession Planning

Is the planning necessary to ensure longevity of your business operation. It should address all aspects of generation trading and outline policies to ensure that the business is preserved through various family member ownership. The plan should be prepared with open communication between all family stakeholders, your accountant and your solicitor. There are also cashflow and tax consequences that must be considered.

Business Planning

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing business owners and managers is making the time to work on their business rather than in it. It's easy to be distractes by the day-to-day running of your businessfalling into the trap of being reactive.

Business Plans

The blueprint that gives your business direction. The business plan should be a realistic and set out the objectives and goals for your business. Your business plan should prepare for the best and the worst. It should outline contingencies for dealing with such situations.

Marketing Plans

Marketing a broad range of areas that need to be addressed by every day business. A Marketing Plan will direct how you will use price, promotion, production and distribution to attract customers, meet their needs thus ensuring repeat clientele.

Government Grant Applications

There are a number of Goverment Business Development grants available in the area of:

Mark Neaversonhas been successful in the past with preparation and submission of these grants..Call and see if there is a grant to suit your needs.

Market Research (including Client Advisory Board)

Market Research is the collection of data to gain knowledge of a market. Market research is vital to gain a better understanding of your client ensuring your product and services meet their needs.

Recruitment, Training & Evaluation for Your Team

Mark Neaverson offers a wide range of services including:

Team training and development of internal policies are vital to providing a consistant level of high quality service to your customers.