The boring sh!t in business Podcast with Amy Bajada
Ahh the boring sh!t in business .. you know the sh!t I'm talking about! Profit margins, cash flow, forecasting, strategy .. oh my! Eyes rolling? Then you've come to the right place! I have developed a platform here to break the stigma attached with the boring components of business. It's here to provide education, fun, provoke discussion and challenge the notion that our numbers may actually not be as boring as they seem. Don't believe me? Have a listen! A x
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Episodes
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In this episode we talk all things Balance sheet. The "what" you say? The Balance Sheet ... the forgotten report.
I've been in finance now for over 20 years and worked with some amazing business owners, and it still plagues me as to how many don't refer to their Balance Sheets, know what it is, or even if they have one.
So I'm here to give the Balance Sheet some love, and hopefully provide business owners with some insight in to how it can be potentially dangerous to ignore it. So lets jump in.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
In this episode I am joined by Jim Bajada, yep ... my dad ... he is however also a CPA, and owner of ezi-Pac, a 3PL and rework solutions business, providing tailored solutions to organisations. We sit down together to talk about SWOT analysis. Strength, weaknesses, opportunity and threats that govern the foundations of solid financial planning and we challenge whether it is still used as an effective strategy for prioritising the allocation of resources and forecasting.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
On this episode, I walk through the mechanics of one of my favourite financial tools for understanding and tracking your financial information ... Job Costing! Job Costing is easy to implement and can play a really big part in ensuring that your numbers are tracked effectively and improve reporting capabilities for your business.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Sarah King, the owner of two amazing beauty business brands here in Australia, Husk Beauty Bar, your go-to beauty bar in Diamond Creek Victoria catering to all beauty needs and as one half of the duo that is behind the Australian skincare brand Mali Skincare. Sarah has stopped by to have a chat about her businesses and her journey to uncovering best practice using her financial information.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
With the challenges we have faced as business owners, the emphasis now is on surviving the crisis we currently face and will be facing for some time to come. So how do we do that? In this episode, I explore options and tips to not only surviving this crisis, but thriving in it also. From forecasting strategies, to redefining success, understanding critical numbers of your business and more. So stay a while ... there may just be something for you here.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
In this episode I’m excited to introduce you to the lovely Tegan Charles from Relax and Unwind massage therapy. From massage, to facials, detox foot spas, tanning, waxing and some amazing products to compliment her long list of beauty services. Tegan stopped by to chat about the decision she made to up skill in the financial area of her business to transform her service offerings and improve her margins.
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
In this episode I explore the notion that cashflow forecasting is still quite relevant, perhaps even more so, even when cash inflows seem scarce. As business owners, the pandemic has impacted sales and businesses in so many ways, and therefore subsequently cash coming into our business. But cashflow isn't just about organic cash movements in, it's about ALL cash movements. And when obligations and expenses still exist, so too must the management of them. Enter, cashflow forecasting!
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Happy New Financial Year ... In this last episode of the series, I examine how a new year brings new opportunities, and talk about how to hit the ground running and hit those new year goals. You ready?
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Do MLM structures deserve the bad wrap they continue to get? On this episode, I had a chance to sit down with the lovely Simone Summers. Simone is a brand ambassador for Grace Cosmetics, an iconic Australian owned skincare direct sales brand, which has been around for over 30 years. Simone and I chat about what it's like working for an MLM structured business and discuss at length the notion that MLM businesses are a business structure that is challenging and hard work like any other business structure, despite some overzealous reps making big promises of easy money.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Without a vaccine COVID-19 is going no where. In this weeks episode, I discuss what this means for us as business owners. Talk about the impending recession and what we can be doing to ensure that we use this time wisely.
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