Here we are again at the last episode of Season 3! In this Season Finale double length episode we interview Verity Hare from Tradie Wives. Verity started a facebook group seeking support for herself and has managed to turn it into her full time gig supporting Tradie Wives across Australia.

When you started your business did you think about how you might exit out of the business? Reality is that most of us don't. In this episode Sarah and Trudi have a chat about some of the exit strategy options that are available and why it is important to consider these even if you have no intention of exiting right now (who knows what the future holds, right?).

Did you know all businesses have some intellectual property (IP)? Did you also know that all business should take steps to protect this valuable asset? Trudi and Sarah talk to Jen, a legal IP lawyer, from about all the things IP related.

Following on from last week, Trudi and Sarah continue this discussion on marketing your business with Jessica Campbell from . This time the focus is on marketing strategy, branding and how to incorporate video content into your marketing plan.

This week Trudi and Sarah have invited in their own Social Media Manager Camielle Honrade from Follow Me Media to talk about using social media within your business.

If you haven’t had a conversation about interest rates or increase cost of….well anything – then you having been living under the proverbial rock! With the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the first time in over 10 years it is a popular topic right now.

It’s a common issue that when you’re growing your business you often need finance to assist. In today’s episode we break down the most common types of Asset Finance, and how they apply to what you are trying to achieve.

If you have a company or a registered business name then you should be familiar with ASIC otherwise known as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In this episode Trudi and Sarah talk about ASIC as a regulator and some of the areas they are responsible for. We also talk about the companies register and the current project to merge more than 30 registers into one to improve reporting and efficiencies.

We all know what income tax is, and have some idea how GST works (it’s just 10% right?) but do you know about some of the smaller taxes that apply to businesses?

If you talk to any advisor they will have a story about a client who came to them wanting to follow some advice they have received at the pub/bbq/park. While you might receive some advice that is appropriate, if you are not talking to a qualified advisor they may not have taken into account all of your specific circumstances that are so relevant to any piece of advice (whether accounting, legal, finance etc.).

We so often talk to business owners about protecting their personal assets from any risk associated with owning a business. In this episode we focus on how to protect your business and business assets.

If you haven’t yet listened to the previous episode on break even analysis- STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING- and listen to that one first. This is a follow on episode that works through how to price your product/service. Trudi and Sarah also talk about why women often under price/value themselves, the importance of research and making sure you factor your own wage into the pricing of your products.

This is a short but important episode where Sarah and Trudi take you through what is break even analysis and how it should be used when pricing your products or services. Download the free example spreadsheet here and follow along with two examples of break even calculations and then have a go at calculating the break even point in your own business.