Small Business
We’ve got your back
As small business accountants and financial planners, we understand the local economy and business confidence, because we’re part of the community with you, always keeping up with what’s happening.
Kennas, the oldest and largest accounting firm in Central Queensland, is here to work alongside you, the business owner, and take care of your financial success so that you can get back to business.
How we can help Your Small Business
Maximise Profit
- Business accounting and financial management to help you grow your profit margins
- Business setup, valuation and sale advice to increase the value of your business
- Business coaching to find ways to improve your business and keep you focused
Minimise Tax
- Tax returns, BAS, and all ATO compliance
- Proactive tax planning to keep cash in your pocket
- Cashflow advice and budget planning
Protect your Assets
- Asset protection and wealth structuring advice
- Assisting with effective wills and estate plans
- Managing risks through life, income protection and trauma insurance
Plan for the Future
- Financial planning for different life stages, with our qualified in-house team
- Investing your profits and maximising investment returns
- Superannuation strategies to reduce tax now, while planning for your future
Maximise Profit
- Business accounting and financial management to help you grow your profit margins
- Business setup, valuation and sale advice to increase the value of your business
- Business coaching to find ways to improve your business and keep you focused
Minimise Tax
- Tax returns, BAS, and all ATO compliance
- Proactive tax planning to keep cash in your pocket
- Cashflow advice and budget planning
Protect your Assets
- Asset protection and wealth structuring advice
- Assisting with effective wills and estate plans
- Managing risks through life, income protection and trauma insurance
Plan for the Future
- Financial planning for different life stages, with our qualified in-house team
- Investing your profits and maximising investment returns
- Superannuation strategies to reduce tax now, while planning for your future
Our Small Business Specialists
Darren Smith
Partner, Kennas; Director, Kennas Financial Services Pty Ltd
Peter Shonhan
Partner, Kennas; Director, Kennas Financial Services Pty Ltd
Resources
17 March 2023 | THE ‘SUPER’ WARS
A consultation paper released by Treasury has sparked a national debate about…
12 July 2022 | Taking stock – even more important than stocktaking
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment…
18 May 2022 | Make the most of tax rules in 2022 – here’s 10 ways to get started
At the end of the last financial year, most businesses and people…
12 April 2022 | How do changing tax rules affect you? Here’s what you need to know.
As any Kennas client will tell you, we’re all about keeping you…
23 March 2022 | How to hire for success
Australia, and Central Queensland particularly, is not in the grip of ‘the…
2 September 2021 | How to benefit from CFO-level advice – without a full time CFO
The name ‘Chief Financial Officer’ often brings to mind a picture of…
3 August 2021 | Three habits to boost your business plans into orbit
Business legends Robert S Kaplan and David P Norton will tell you…
24 June 2021 | IMPORTANT CHANGES FROM 1 JULY 2021
Increase to Super Guarantee (SG) Contributions from 9.5% to 10% Compulsory employer…
20 August 2020 | Flyers, Fact Sheets & E-Books
Find all of our information flyers, e-books, investment portfolio reports and all…
25 February 2021 | Cybercrime – protect yourself!
At Kennas, we’re all about shaping your financial success – and sometimes…
16 February 2021 | Are your finances singing a sweet tune?
‘Budget’ is not exactly an attractive term. To most of us, it…
1 February 2021 | Climbing the steps to COVID-19 recovery
2021 is the year of recovery, and if that’s the current buzzword,…
13 November 2020 | Boost your confidence, boost your results
Healthcare businesses are always outwardly-focused – and usually time-poor. Offering quality care…
29 October 2020 | Bring it on, 2021! Prepare now for your financial success
At this point of the year, we all shake our heads in…
6 October 2020 | Good help is hard to find – and keep
There will always be a turnover of staff in a business. Surprisingly,…
16 September 2020 | Protecting your family home – it’s a non-negotiable
As a business owner, you’re all about building your wealth while balancing…
15 October 2019 | QUOTES OR PROPOSALS – STANDING OUT FROM THE CROWD
When a prospective client asks you for a quote, it’s a powerful…
30 September 2019 | TIME IS MONEY – DON’T LET DEBTORS STEAL YOURS.
Unfortunately, you don’t get out of paying your bills simply because your…
28 August 2019 | IS WORK/LIFE BALANCE REALLY POSSIBLE FOR A BUSINESS OWNER?
The answer is YES. Did you know that if you make just…
7 July 2019 | HOW A 3-WAY BUSINESS BUDGET CAN HELP YOU WIN THE GAME
Everyone knows it – footy games can be won or lost by…
29 April 2019 | YOUR 9 POINT CHECKLIST FOR PAYING LESS TAX THIS YEAR (AND WHY THIS CHECKLIST WILL BE USELESS TO YOU IN A FEW WEEKS’ TIME)
Time is running out. If you want to take a few simple…
14 February 2019 | MANAGING RECEIPTS: HOW SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BANISHING BOOKKEEPING BOREDOM
They say only two things are certain in life: death and taxes….
31 January 2019 | WHY MODERN BUSINESS MEANS CLOUD-BASED BUSINESS
“The cloud” is a phrase that means something very different these days,…
2 January 2019 | 3 REASONS YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS A BUDGET NOW
It seems to imply what you will go without, rather than what you…
15 November 2018 | CHA-CHING: 7 REASONS NOT TO TREAT YOUR BUSINESS AS A CASH MACHINE
Think back to the days before you started your business, when you…
