Lunch Money

Lunch Money in March will feature Andrew Cassin, a seasoned expert in M&A, specialising in the transition of ownership for privately held businesses in the lower mid-market. Andrew has over 20 years of front-line experience, helping business owners with thorough preparation for business exits, and offering invaluable insights for business owners aiming for successful and profitable transitions.

We will ask Andrew about the chal...

The key barriers to effective corporate restructuring are often said to be directors' delayed action (“head in the sand”), the stigma of insolvency, and overly complex laws. Especially for SMEs. 'Safe Harbour' and 'Small Business Restructuring' laws aim to address these issues. How are these recent additions to Australian restructuring laws faring in practice? Are they improving outcomes for business leaders in financial distress? ...

Join us for our final Lunch Money of 2023, we are joined by two expert guests Angelina Kozary, Partner at Holman Webb and Louisa Sijabat, Principal at Merchands Advisory. We will be discussing the issue of what you do when you receive final demands from the ATO, your suppliers or your bank. These are very tricky situations to navigate and often businesses are left with very little time and large sums of money to pay. Our experts un...

Join us on the next episode of Lunch Money with special guest Arabella Macpherson from Resonate Communications. Arabella is a communications specialist and she will be sharing with us how we can tweak our communications to be more influential. As we approach the end of the year, it’s a time for us to reflect and see what we can do differently in 2024. The core of communication starts with YOU. Arabella will share some strategies yo...

In this episode we dive into the collapse of Greensill Capital with Duncan Mavin - Author of The Pyramid of Lies.

In the world of finance, many people invest without thoroughly reading complex documents. They trust established players, assuming due diligence has been done. This trust can lead to issues when promises don't align with reality.

Greensill Capital's rise and fall is a story of complex finance, layered with personalities...

Don't miss this episode of Lunch Money with Australia’s leading economist Warren Hogan. 

In this discussion, we’ll delve into the challenge of deciphering conflicting economic data. Warren is the Managing Director and Founder of EQ Economics, a consultancy specialising in economic, market, and industry analysis. He is also an economic advisor to Judo Bank, a specialist SME-focused lender. His insights into the Australian economy an...

What does it take to be on an advisory board? It takes more than just experience to be on a board these days. Louise Broekman from The Advisory Board Centre joins us in the next episode of Lunch Money. We explore best practice for board selection, such as what skills and knowledge is needed to become an advisory member. Plus the support available to both businesses and individuals to develop successful advisory boards. If you are l...

In this edition of Lunch Money, we are joined by our expert small business guests. David Gandolfo OAM (Board Member of COSBOA, Chair of Advocacy at CAFBA, and Partner at Quantum Business Finance) who will take us through the highlights of COSBOA's recently published report, "Small Business Perspectives 2023."

We explore the emerging vulnerabilities and opportunities that are facing small businesses today. Throughout the episode, we...

In this interview, we were joined by special guest Nicolas Pilavidis from the Australian Institute of Credit Management.

We discussed the critical role that credit professionals play in managing risk and ensuring their businesses receive payment for the sales and services delivered. Plus their unique information sources, that enables them to track how economic conditions impact their customers and provide insights into future devel...

What are the fundamental survival instincts hard wired into humans and how can they contribute to success in business?

This week’s Lunch Money special guests are Mike House and Michael Ford to talk about how small and medium businesses can go beyond surviving to instead thrive in these times of economic turbulence and upheaval.

Mike House is the author of “(Un)shakeable: more than resilience” a business mentor and a survival expert...

SMEs are now in the midst of the pandemic “hang over”. Inflation, rising interest rates and debts long overdue are now being called in which makes for double trouble. Meanwhile, businesses who have emerged from the pandemic in good shape are at risk of contagion where their customers who haven't fared as well start to struggle to pay within terms.

Two commercial debt experts joined Nick Samios, the Lunch Money host this week: Patri...

As 2021 gallops to a close, we give you the inside running for when we are off to the races in the new year. With the latest credit data on the ATO, wind-ups and insolvencies, we answer the big questions: what lies ahead and how far ahead does it lie?

Lunch Money’s Christmas Special is joined by friends of the show, Daren Anderson (Managing Director at ERA Legal), Scott Langdon (Partner at KordaMentha) and Patrick Schweizer (Credit...

Australia’s post-Covid economic revival is starting and won’t wait for anyone. The demand for fresh capital is increasing as money remains cheap and (thanks to near zero interest rates) abundant. Then why the deal resistance and difficulty raising capital? Our guests this week to help get you ahead of the curve are; Arthur Psaltis (Managing Director at VMG Capital) and; Andrew Clark, CLFP (Managing Director at CAFBA's Broker Firm ...