By Michael Derin

As seen on Dynamic Business

It’s been a busy few weeks in the Azure Group offices.  Unusual for most accountants, but for us, it’s a time when our tax team and accounts teams combine to work on reconciling our client’s accounts, record year-end tax journals as well as collecting and collating compliance files for our clients. 

By Umar Flynn, Azure Group accountant

Typically, many people stereotype accountants as boring who don’t like their job. However here at Azure Group, I can confidently say that this is not the case.

By Michael Derin

As seen on Dynamic Business

Now you might say that being an accountant is boring, well I would argue otherwise. As an accountant I get to work with some of the brightest and innovative entrepreneurs and trust me, it is very inspiring and exciting.

By Michael Derin

As seen on Dynamic Business

The other day I was asked why some small businesses fail and others succeed and it got me thinking about the defining characteristics of Australian small businesses.

In my role as accountant, CFO and business advisor, I come across many small businesses and I’m continually inspired. Overall, small businesses are innovative, creative and dynamic and they are a major driving force behind our economy (representing a quarter of our GDP).

As seen on Dynamic Business

By Michael Derin

Attending the COSBOA National Small Business Summit earlier this month, I had the opportunity to hear both major political parties address small business owners and supporters.

The opposition leader Tony Abbott used his trademark ‘personality’ to get traction with the audience and on the other hand the Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swann, presented with his usual ‘absence of personality’, leaving us staring into our wine glasses.

What it left me with was the question, will either party really deliver for our 1.93 million small businesses and put their issues on the agenda?