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James Frank

James is our resident deal enthusiast, small business champion, and all-round ideas guy. With a background in corporate law and advisory, he’s passionate about helping businesses unlock their full potential.

Qantas: What's going on inside the pouch?

The TLDR Qantas broke the law and sacked people when they shouldn't have. Qantas might have sold flights that were already cancelled. Qantas’ board is in ‘economy’ rather than the..

Thursday Thoughts for SMEs: Find a Niche.

This week I attended the SRO technology board meeting in Brisbane. It was great. It was eye opening and confirmed a hunch I have for SMEs: There are opportunities in niches.

Demystifying the Business Sales Process: Step 3 - Appoint your advisors

Over the last 2 months I have published 2 articles in our “Demystifying the Sales Process” series. The Series unpacks the key steps that a business owner needs to take in order to..

Demystifying the Business Sales Process: Step 2 - Assess your weakness.

Last month I published the first article in our Demystifying the Sales Process series. The Series unpacks the key steps that a business owner needs to take in order to take their..

Demystifying the Business Sales Process: Step 1 - know your buyers.

Over the next few months we will be demystifying the sales process and taking you through, in our mind, the key steps that a business owner needs to take in order to take their..

Christmas joy spread for Liquidators and Insolvency Lawyers!

The Full Court of the Federal Court - Allsop CJ, Middleton and Derrington JJ have given Liquidators and Insolvency Lawyers an early Christmas present in finding that a a statutory..

Turnaround & Restructuring

Lots of good things have happened on Mondays.

The Problem with Oral Contracts

Oral contracts exist everywhere. When you order a coffee or lunch, when you borrow your neighbour’s tools or when you agree to pay your friend back for that ticket to the NRL...

Extension to Insolvency Relief Measures

On 7th September 2020 the Federal Government announced that they would be extending the Insolvency Relief measures that were legislated in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Managing Div7a Issues: how to not owe your own business money

This is the second article in our 4-part series on 'Preparing for the Precipice: a post JobKeeper economy.'