Foreign exchange is one of the most volatile markets in the world, with millions of participants across the globe exposed to currency fluctuations 24 hours a day. Jim Vrondas suggests a couple of solutions for businesses to stay one step ahead.

Once your business has outgrown its home or serviced office, the choice to lease or buy a commercial property will be crucial. Rebecca Spicer weighs the options, taking into account financial and practical considerations.

Getting extra cash into your business can mean anything from a quick top-up from your bank, to involving investors and taking the business to another level. Cameron Bayley considers cash injection options.

There are many different ways to protect your business from the unexpected - Howard Coleman examines the ‘what if’ questions all business owners need to consider.

While the aim for many businesses is to move out of the start-up and into the growth stage, without adequate cash flow, your business’s growth may stall. Dennis Mattiske takes us through the ins and outs of some alternative methods of funding your business growth.

While the growing choice of software for managing accounts might seem mind-boggling, in some ways it is becoming easier to find the right system to fit your needs—now, and, via upgrade paths and webware solutions, in the future. Helen Bradley sifts generic and specific accounting software options.

A lot of the analysis a business owner does is retrospective, but a marketing plan is all about the future. And it begins with thinking big. Rob Hartnett examines the many small steps needed to bring big ideas to fruition.

The choice to sell your business, even when it is in the best interests of the company, is one of the most important and hardest business decisions you may ever have to make, writes Charisse Gray

There are many ways to finance a business, but the smart approach is choosing the right solution for particular needs. Stephen Preen considers financing options and the pitfalls.

Unless you’re an oil sheik, you won’t have a bottomless pit of money or fuel to run your company fleet.

Liz Swanton looks at the increasingly complex factors involved in running a fleet cost-effectively while also complying with regulations and responsibilities