Small business resources
Content Summary
Tips for small businesses in uncertain times
It's important for small businesses to take proactive steps to ensure they remain viable when the economy slows
- Small Business
- Economy
Tips for managing through peaks and troughs
Read these tips for managing through the peaks and troughs of business performance
- Small Business
- Economy
Asia-Pacific small business survey
Our small business survey aims to help inform the decisions of small business owners, advisers and policy makers
- Small Business
- Economy
COVID-19 information and support
Resources, guides, advice and updates designed to support you and your clients during the pandemic.
Warning signs a business may be in trouble
We've created guides for CPA Australia members to help them identify the signs that a business may be in trouble. The guides also provide some actions you or your clients can take to help get business back on track. They're relevant for CPA members in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Hong Kong
CPA Australia - Monash University Small Business Roundtable Report 2023
This report is a collaboration between CPA Australia and Monash University Malaysia to discuss the findings of the Malaysia results from CPA Australia’s Asia-Pacific Small Business Report. Key findings from Malaysian respondents were shared with participants. This was followed by a discussion of those findings and the potential policy implications and issues that small businesses face in Malaysia.
Technology and small business
Not every small business owner is a technology expert. These guides provide details about some of the critical technology issues that small business owners should know about.
Closing and exiting a small business
Planning to exit a small business will help optimise its value. We strongly recommend owners seek professional advice before exiting their small business.
Financing your small business
Small and medium businesses often depend heavily on finance to sustain the businesses through good times, and bad. These guides from CPA Australia will help business owners and managers understand the finance options available to them.
Tips to guide small to medium businesses
Risk management
Identifying and managing risks is an important activity for almost every small business owner. These guides cover some of the more common risks that small business owners face, and how to manage them.
Operational considerations
The operational aspects of owning a small business can sometimes be overwhelming for owners, particularly as their businesses grow. These guides will help set up your small business for success today and in the future.
August 2021
Managing family-run businesses in Singapore
This joint report from CPA Australia and KPMG investigated the challenges facing family-run businesses in Singapore.
Guide to supporting MSMEs to thrive and enhance competitiveness
Our initiatives focus on providing MSMEs with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive, especially in areas like financial and risk management, operational, governance, and business sustainability.
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Podcasts
Business strategy development
Mike Sewell FCPA, Director, Market Gap Investments, discusses business strategy.
- Media
SME governance
Jennifer Moltisanti, Assistant Commissioner, ATO, talks with Mark Morris, Senior Tax Counsel CPA Australia, about the ATO’s publications concerning SMEs governance, including risk management and compliance strategies.
- Media
Customer focus in business
Mike Sewell FCPA, Director, Market Gap Investments, discusses cash flow, the supply chain and how small-to-medium enterprises change to accommodate the customer.
- Media
How SMEs benefit from R&D incentive
R&D tax specialist, Leigh Conlan CPA, Director, Specialised Accounting Services, tells Mark Morris, Senior Tax Counsel, CPA Australia, about the significant tax and cash flow benefits available to SMEs under the new R&D Tax Incentive.
- Media
The price of growth
Mike Sewell FCPA, Director, Market Gap Investments, highlights the importance for small-to-medium enterprises to plan for growth, from managing cash flow to maintaining supplier relationships.
- Media
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Know what Labor’s proposed IR reforms mean for you
21 November 2022 | Labor’s industrial relations reforms are now before Parliament. Learn what they mean for your business.
- Business management
- Small Business
Published on20 min read timeYour membership in retirement
When you retire from professional practice you can still enjoy benefits through your membership
- Business management
Taking stock of your business
Take stock and evaluate the health of your business with CPA Australia's recommended activities
- Business management
MY FIRM. MY FUTURE. eLearning
Online learning modules teach how to build a sustainable business and prepare for future challenges
- Business management
Risk and treasury
Guides and information about the management of treasury risk
- Business management
Business management
Advice, tools and research to help your business through good and tough times
- Business management
