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Real, practical and actionable articles on running your own business, from a Chartered Accountant who knows her sh*t.
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"Stay Under the GST Threshold" The Advice That Costs Women Their Freedom
What if the most 'helpful' finance advice women get is the very thing holding them back? In a room full of ambitious founders in Sydney, the same sentence kept popping up: 'Just stay under the GST threshold, it’s easier.' But easier for who? When revenue is capped, profit is capped. And when profit is capped, choices disappear too. The antidote isn’t bravado – it’s visibility, rhythm, and billing that pays you properly. That’s the power of a Business Reset.
Dec 23 min read
The Real Cost of Women’s Unpaid Labour on Small Businesses at Christmas
There’s something that happens every year around mid-November. Business owners start to get that look . You know the one. Somewhere between frazzled, hopeful, slightly exhausted, and wildly determined to “finish the year strong”… while simultaneously Googling “best gifts for teachers” at midnight and realising they still haven’t booked the ham. And if you’re a woman in business, you know the truth: December is not a wind-down. December is a second shift. Because while the wo
Nov 264 min read
Your Financial BS Detector: Red Flags Every Woman Needs to Spot
In my last piece Tax Efficiency Shouldn’t Cost Women Their Safety , I called out my own profession—because too often, so-called “best...
Oct 63 min read
Tax Efficiency Shouldn’t Cost Women Their Safety
Open Letter: Accountants, Stop Enabling Financial Abuse “Optimise tax across the family group.” Sounds harmless. Efficient. Best...
Sep 193 min read
‘Should’ Is a Slippery Little Liar
Why Every Woman Needs to Stop Obeying the Shoulds and Start Setting Her Own Rules I gave in to the “shoulds.” I should be at home with my...
Sep 193 min read
FK Yes or No: Why 7 Out of 10 Decisions Are Killing Your Business
When I was in the middle of my separation, I had no idea how much it would cost me. Not just financially — but emotionally. I’d spent...
Sep 194 min read
Radical Candour: 6 Truths Women in Business Need to Hear
I believe radical candour is a love language. Not performative bluntness. Not posturing for clicks. But the kind of honesty that says: I...
Sep 195 min read
Equal Pay Day: Why Women Are Done Playing Small
Every year, Equal Pay Day comes around in Australia and slaps us with the same bitter reminder: the system is not built for women to...
Sep 122 min read
When Love Isn’t Enough: Why Financial Independence Is Every Woman’s Safety Net
The car is still running. A quiet suburban street stretches out behind her, the late afternoon sun bouncing off neat rows of mailboxes....
Sep 32 min read
Strategies for Women's Financial Independence: Empowering Steps at Pallas
Discover key strategies for women's financial independence and empowerment with Pallas, your partner in navigating financial success.
May 13, 20242 min read
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