Ensuring your cash flow is strong can be a challenge for any business, especially when you don’t have integrated systems that give you a real-time view of your finances. Spenda’s seamless integration for MYOB provides real-time transaction updates, reduces manual data entry burdens, and delivers more efficient reconciliation and reporting processes, so you can keep track of your business’s finances anywhere, anytime.

Automated solutions deliver a range of efficiencies to businesses. Whether your business is looking to make financial reporting faster, eliminate tedious procurement processes, or make payments faster and easier, technology that automates business workflows is a must-have for every business. In this post, you will learn how to unlock business efficiencies with automation.

Late payments are one of the most difficult things to deal with as a business owner. Not only is it an administrative burden to chase overdue invoices, but the resulting cash flow challenges can impact your business’s stability.

As technology develops, businesses have ever-growing opportunities to realise new efficiencies, improve their systems and processes, and grow.

With COVID-19 continuing to impact our personal and professional lives, for businesses, 2021 was another opportunistic year which meant that in order to stay ahead of the curve, businesses needed to remain agile and adapt quickly to changing consumer behaviours and payment trends.

With the year coming to an end, you’ve most likely started thinking about your business goals for 2022. No matter what these goals are, having the right systems in place to realise operational efficiencies, get paid faster and strengthen your cash flow will set you up for success next year. Keep reading to learn how to get your business ready for 2022.

Bookkeeping, accounting, financial reconciliation, reporting and audits — it’s a lot to keep up with in any business, and can be especially challenging when you don’t have integrated systems that give you a real-time view of your finances.

Consumer behaviour has changed as payment technology and eCommerce has developed to provide more convenient shopping experiences. COVID-19 accelerated these developments, and it’s reshaping the face of retail, from in-store experiences to how customers expect to checkout and pay.

A point of sale system, more commonly referred to as POS, is a system that allows businesses to perform transactions such as a sale, return or exchange of goods and services.

Many personal finance books such as Robert Kiyosaki’s classic, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, state that cash is king. It’s true — having ample cash reserves is a key part of having strong finances, both personal and business.

Point of sale (POS) systems are an excellent tool for taking and managing payments in your business. Payment features, however, are just the basics of a POS system.

The introduction of Point Of Sale (POS) systems revolutionised how people conducted business.

From Head Office, you will be working with franchisees across varying stages of maturity. Some owners may have a long history of owning and operating a business, while others may be starting out with their first venture.

Buy now pay later (BNPL) services have quickly become commonplace for consumers. Company reports for ASX-listed BNPL providers outline that the value of BNPL transactions grew by 55 per cent in 2019-20, and in the last two financial years, BNPL transactions have tripled.

Manually sending invoices or purchase orders between your business, suppliers and customers causes inefficiencies. From data-entry errors to documents simply getting “lost” in someone’s inbox or during postage, relying on manual processes to share business information is cumbersome and costly. Electronic Data Interchanges or EDI solves this problem by automatically transferring information between trading partners.

Strong cash flow is critical for any business. Without it, businesses will have difficulty meeting their regular expenses, let alone have the capital to make larger investments in growth.

The emergence of options such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) services was first introduced to business to consumer (B2C) transactions, giving customers the ability to access products and services they need today while paying at a later date or over a series of instalments.

As a supplier, wholesaler or distributor in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, your business likely deals with a high volume of B2B payments.

Franchise businesses deal with many suppliers and customers each day. Whether the day involves ordering stock, moving inventory or sending invoices, there are a range of challenges and inefficiencies that can arise along the way.

E-invoicing has transformed how businesses send and receive invoices. It automates the exchange of invoice information directly between a supplier’s and a customer’s accounting software.

For years we’ve known that inclusion and diversity (I&D) in the workplace can have a positive impact on teams and performance. Now, studies are showing that companies with traditional hiring models could lose out on more than just talented candidates.

For businesses built in the cloud, pivoting, scaling and expanding to new countries can be achieved at a very low cost. These companies also implement some of the latest systems and processes in payments technology — think instant payments, secure payment networks and the ability for customers to choose from a range of options in how and when they pay.

Wholesale and supply businesses rely on great relationships with their business customers. Not only is this the lifeblood of their business, but providing a great experience for current customers ensures suppliers are referred to other great businesses in their customer’s networks as well.

Late payments aren’t new to Australian businesses. For many businesses, having almost $40,000 in outstanding invoices is the reality of operating, but it doesn’t have to be the case.

Business automation has been a growing trend in recent years as companies seek to realise efficiencies and make improvements across a range of systems and processes.

As technology develops, the innovations in B2B payments also continue to evolve. Access to alternative finance channels is giving businesses the cash flow they need to grow and operate with ease, and new B2B finance options are paving the way to help boost cash flow across the supply chain.

As businesses weathered what was hopefully the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, economic policy was relatively accomodating with central banks expanding their balance sheets rapidly.

Franchise head offices have a significant impact on the strength of the entire franchise group. To ensure everything is operating at its best and most profitable, franchise head offices need to look at their payment tools and systems.

One of the main changes businesses have adopted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is a faster move to contactless and cashless payments.

Late payments are an ongoing problem for Australian businesses. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably seen the statistics and felt the effects of these in your own business.

Late payments are an ongoing problem for Australian businesses. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably seen the statistics and felt the effects of these in your own business.

With measures such as the Federal
Government’s JobKeeper Payment
Scheme ending on 28 March 2021,
a slight cooling in the country’s
economy wouldn’t have been a
surprise. However, that hasn’t been
the case.

Late payments are an ongoing problem for Australian businesses. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably seen the statistics and felt the effects of these in your own business.

Chasing up late payments is something business owners and their finance and accounting teams spend a lot of time doing.

When it comes to remote working, the one thing we learned over the past 18 months is that working in the office doesn’t necessarily equate to happier employees or higher productivity levels.

Chasing late payments can cost your business a lot of money, and today, Australian small businesses spend an average of 12 days per year chasing late payments – many of which are still likely relying on out-dated and inefficient manual processes.

Late payments amongst Australia’s SMEs have been an ongoing issue for many years. To address the issue, various policy measures have been introduced, especially when it comes to larger businesses paying SMEs.

Services-based businesses require many systems to run smoothly. From bookings and project management, to operations and payments systems, everything can take a lot of time to organise and manage, so it’s critical you have systems and processes that enable you to deliver a smooth customer experience, and get paid on time.

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought about many challenges for businesses, it also shifted consumer behaviours and created opportunities.

When economic uncertainty hits, you may find it more difficult to manage your cash flow. This article outlines how to balance your business’s cash flow in an uncertain economy.

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You might have heard a bit about Spenda and perhaps you are keen to learn more? Or maybe you have recently discovered our business? Either way, we thought we’d dive deeper into who we are, what we do and how we help businesses excel so they can trade faster and most importantly get paid quicker.

Over the last decade, payment service providers (PSPs) have made a range of payment methods available to customers, particularly when it comes to online payments.

The payment processing industry has progressed rapidly in recent years, particularly for business to consumer (B2C) transactions. Platforms that offer integrated payment technologies for businesses to business (B2B) transactions are also becoming more widely adopted, allowing businesses to accept online payments and transform the way in which they trade.

Providing a great customer experience is critical for long-term business growth. Studies show increasing your customer retention by just 5 per cent can lead to revenue increases of at least 25 per cent.

Businesses that sell online need a payment gateway to accept online payments. As the infrastructure that ensures all your payments occur seamlessly in the background, it’s important that you understand what payment gateway providers are available and how this integrates with the rest of your business.

For the majority of us, working from home has now become quite the norm. This new way of working certainly has a lot of perks – you miss the rush-hour traffic, you can save on child care fees and you can do your job from the comfort of your own home.

Many things need to be operating successfully for a profitable business, but the most important factor is cash flow management. Without adequate cash flow, it becomes difficult to pay suppliers, manage stock and cover the everyday expenses of running a business.

As businesses have started using technology more, online payment fraud has become a common problem. Email payment fraud is one of the most common and costly online scams.

End-of-day funds settlement just got a whole lot easier with Spenda’s new feature upgrade in SpendaPOS.

Today, Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) careers are still very underrepresented by women. While there have been massive steps taken to promote STEM as a career to young women, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to encourage young women to even consider these disciplines when planning their futures.

Australian small to medium businesses (SMEs) have a cash flow problem and despite government legislation implemented on 1st January 2021, many may not survive if lockdowns and trading restrictions continue.

If you’re an accounts receivable professional or a business owner, you’d know the headache of following up overdue payments all too well. You may use a range of strategies to collect overdue payments, from agreeing on payment plans with your debtors to sending the invoice for debt collection.

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the way in which business is done and how customers shop. In 2020, retail e-commerce sales worldwide amounted to USD 4.1 trillion and are projected to grow to USD 6.54 trillion in 2022.

Despite innovation in payment methods offered to consumers, the way businesses pay each other has changed very little over the last 40 years.

The fiscal policy measures introduced by the State and Federal Governments to cushion the economic impacts of the COVID-
19 pandemic have provided some businesses with a much-needed lifeline.

There is no doubt that company culture matters. Culture defines the way in which a business operates, the way tasks are managed, how colleagues interact with each other and with their customers.

Last week, many businesses across Australia were impacted by connectivity issues with their EFTPOS terminals resulting in customers simply walking away because there was no other digital alternative to pay for their goods and services.

Paying merchant fees might seem like the simple cost of doing business, but the recent surge in eCommerce means it is an area where businesses can save a significant amount of money.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 2020 being defined by a huge uptake of business-to-customer (B2C) payment services, such as contactless transactions and online shopping.

A Point of Sale (POS) system is the software used to make sales and take payments for goods and services within a business. While a POS system’s role is to facilitate financial transactions, the latest fintech innovations have revolutionised POS systems to manage multiple aspects of business.

What a year 2020 has been. We all had specific hopes and aspirations for the year and as we know, it’s turned out to be a very different outcome for everyone. Two words that sum up 2020 are uncertain and unpredictable, and while it’s been a tough year for business in general, we’ve decided to take a quick trip down memory lane and look back at the positives, the happy moments, and what we achieved for our customers.

No matter what your professional background is, you likely know how popular digital transformation has become over the last two decades. Starting with the internet changing how information is gathered and shared, through to today’s technologies that enable you to digitise your business.

If 2020 has taught business owners anything, it is the importance of being agile and resilient. For most businesses, the past year was a whirlwind of adapting and pivoting, such as introducing working from home arrangements and fast tracking eCommerce.

COVID-19 and the resulting decline in business activity has made it necessary for businesses to provide safe, fast and easy payment options for customers.

A payment platform that lets customers settle multiple invoices in one transaction could be a ‘game changer’ for ending late payments.
Australian business software developers have created SpendaCollect, which allows customers to track, group and batch-pay all of their outstanding invoices simultaneously.

When you own a service business, a lot of time and energy is focused on booking, tracking and closing jobs, often using a manual system. While this may be what your team is used to, legacy manual systems leave more room for human error and result in inefficiencies.

The New Year is the ideal time to reflect on past achievements and challenges and set goals for the coming year. For most Australian businesses, 2020 was a year to pivot, introduce remote working arrangements and fast track eCommerce.

Today, cash flow is the leading cause of business failure. In fact, 30 per cent of businesses say they only have enough cash flow to survive for three months or less.

Despite innovation in the payment methods offered to consumers, the way businesses pay each other has changed very little over the last 40 years.

Business owners, suppliers and customers will be the big winners after Cirralto (the parent company behind Spenda) secured a Business Payments Solution Provider (BPSP) agreement.

Revolutionary fintech functionalities are a ‘game-changer’ for retail and business-to-business transactions. COVID-19 has propelled the move to eCommerce into hyperdrive and app developers have risen to the occasion, providing business owners with effective tools to streamline their payment process.

Digital transformation has been key a focus for businesses in recent years, but particularly in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The lie by a pizza worker, that sent Adelaide into a strict lockdown last week, could potentially have been avoided if contact tracers had easy access to financial transactions at COVID-19 hotspots.

Earlier this month we attended the Accounting Business Expo, and for the first time, the event was 100 per cent virtual.

US President-Elect Joe Biden’s hopes for Australia to be the innovation hub of the southern hemisphere have been realised if our burgeoning fintech industry is anything to go by.

Earlier this month we were fortunate enough to have a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) join our team. As a fast-growing fintech company, bolstering our financial capabilities was a necessary milestone as we head into the next key stage of growth.

Selling online is an excellent way to grow your business as it allows customers to access your store 24/7.

Long queues at the Christmas and Boxing Day sales could be a thing of the past as businesses adopt mobile checkouts to help keep customers safe from the spread of COVID-19.

For many businesses, the team bonding experience often stops at the weekly Monday team catch up session, or perhaps the CEO delivers a regular update from the boardroom, and then you might end the week with some Friday afternoon office nibbles and drinks.

In a product-based business, having an effective stock management system is critical, especially in the lead up to the busy Christmas trading period.

In recent years, business to consumer (B2C) Buy Now, Pay Later providers have skyrocketed in popularity as more payment options come to market.

Managing a team just got a whole lot easier with Spenda’s User Management feature.

When we think of processing payments, it typically takes place when certain milestones are reached between your business and the customer.

Business is inherently about two things — people and numbers.

When you run a business, turning a profit is often a key focus as a business gets off the ground and continues to grow.

For many businesses, 2020 has been the year that has forced them to innovate and implement digital technologies in their business systems and operations.

Making sure you get paid on time is critical to your business’s cash flow.

Owning a business comes with many benefits. You get to decide the direction your business goes, steering in one direction to realise your vision, or another if you decide to change course.

Available now on SpendaPOS for no extra cost, this feature allows businesses to easily add variants for products that come in more than one option.

“When you look around retail stores and you see customers over the moon about the products you help craft every day, that’s a win for me.”

There is a lot that can potentially go wrong when it comes to the technical aspects of planning and developing elite software that can handle specific processes, data and tasks for businesses across Australia.

Today is R U OK? Day – and as 2020 has thrown many of us a curveball, it’s never been more important to highlight the importance of asking a friend, colleague, or loved one “are you okay?”

While she intended on galavanting around the world as a travel bug throughout this year, our new Software Tester, Hannah Van Schayk, was forced to abandon her booked holiday plans due to COVID-19 and focus her attention on software bugs instead.

If customer engagement and marketing is the face of your organisation, your company culture and working environment is the personality.

Our Business Analyst and Margaret River local, Andrew Mann, is our man on the frontlines meeting with our customers around Australia and helping them iron out their issues with the best digital technology available.

Late payments have become so ingrained in Australian business culture that small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) seem to accept them as a permanent challenge of the job.

While the effects of COVID-19 has seen many small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) fall into unprecedented times, e-commerce has been a welcomed safety net for many.

When he’s not catching waves at his local Queensland beach, our Server Technical Lead, Shane Nall, is creating them.