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Podcast
True Business Stories, featuring Tom Simic
Tom joins the True Business Stories podcast to talk about building Simic Financial and helping owners get clear on their numbers.
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Recent events
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Workshop
Four levers, one bottom line
Tom’s practical framework for improving profit during a downturn, presented to a room of business owners.
Free seminar
Think Like a CFO and Grow
A free session at the Geelong Small Business Festival on what real financial leadership looks like, and how it drives growth.
Partner event
Succession planning and business value, with Harwood Andrews
A session for founders and directors on building stronger, more valuable businesses through structure, strategy and planning ahead.
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Latest from the team
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How to create a business budget you’ll actually use
Most owners we meet have tried a budget once. It was built in a rush, it lived in a spreadsheet nobody opened again, and by March it bore no...
Small business advisory services: what you actually get
You've built a business that works. Revenue is up, the team is bigger, and yet you still lie awake wondering where the cash went and if your prices...
Preparing a business for sale: what buyers check
You've built something worth real money. Maybe you're thinking of selling in two years, maybe in five. Either way, you want the best price and a...
How to choose a virtual CFO: 10 questions to ask
You've outgrown a once-a-year tax return. You want someone who looks at your numbers every month, tells you what they mean and helps you decide what...
How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast
You check the bank balance every morning. Some weeks it looks fine. Then wages, a supplier run and the BAS all land in the same fortnight, and the...
Outsourced finance team: what it is and when it pays
Your bookkeeper is flat out keeping up with data entry. Your accountant calls once a year at tax time. And you're the one making big calls on...
Why profitable businesses still run out of cash
Your accountant says you made a solid profit last year. Your bank account says otherwise. You're chasing invoices, juggling suppliers and wondering...
Media and speaking enquiries
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