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What I wish I had known: Cash flow edition
What I wish I had known: Cash flow edition

Poor cash flow is responsible for almost half of small business insolvencies in Australia. In this guide, we ask small business leaders to tell us how they took control of cash flow, and what lessons they learned along the way.

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Cash flow
Pricing 101: A guide for accountants
Pricing 101: A guide for accountants

Top tips to help you build a winning pricing strategy for your firm.

How to set up Direct Debit – a guide for small businesses in Australia
How to set up Direct Debit – a guide for small businesses in Australia

The small business perspective on Direct Debit – how Direct Debit can help your business, the advantages and disadvantages and how to get started.

Video: How is Direct Debit in Australia different with GoCardless?
Video: How is Direct Debit in Australia different with GoCardless?

Direct Debit is a great way to take recurring payments but historically it has been seen as clunky and inflexible. So, how is Direct Debit different with GoCardless? GoCardless' Joe Robbins explains in this video quick guide.

What’s the best payment option for your business?
What’s the best payment option for your business?

A guide to the key payment options for Australian businesses who take recurring payments – and the pros and cons of each.

2 min read
Payments
Getting paid on time: Free e-Guide for SMBs
Getting paid on time: Free e-Guide for SMBs

The ultimate guide to getting paid on time for SMBs in Australia. We guide you through practical, low-cost, high-impact tactics that will reduce your average payment times and debtor days.

Automated vs. integrated Direct Debit – what's the difference?
Automated vs. integrated Direct Debit – what's the difference?

Direct Debit payments are automated, but they're not always integrated. Here's the difference – and why it matters.

2 min read
Payments
6 hacks to stop you wasting time on payment collection
6 hacks to stop you wasting time on payment collection

Payment collection is a major source of admin for any SMB. Claim back the time with these business hacks.

2 min read
Finance
Tried and tested tips to boost your company’s cash flow
Tried and tested tips to boost your company’s cash flow

Top tips for achieving cash flow health – a guide for Australian SMBs.

3 min read
Cash flow
Top admin-busting tips for SMBs
Top admin-busting tips for SMBs

Small business admin is a headache for any busy entrepreneur. But there are ways to minimise the pain, speed up processes and improve business performance.

2 min read
Growth
How to become a cash flow guru – a guide for Australian accountants
How to become a cash flow guru – a guide for Australian accountants

5 steps to healthier cash flow for you and your clients

The two most common reasons Direct Debit payments fail – and what to do about it
The two most common reasons Direct Debit payments fail – and what to do about it

Why Direct Debit payments fail, what failure rate you can expect and what you can do about it.

3 min read
Payments
12 ways to optimise your payment page
12 ways to optimise your payment page

68% of people abandon a checkout at payment. Here's how to boost conversion.

5 min read
Growth
How to optimise your payment strategy to prevent involuntary churn
How to optimise your payment strategy to prevent involuntary churn

Every month, SaaS businesses are losing 1-4% of their customers through involuntary churn.

3 min read
Retention
Churn: a quick guide for subscription businesses
Churn: a quick guide for subscription businesses

Churn definitions and benchmarks from the likes of ChartMogul, Profitwell and Recurly, as well as action steps to help you tackle voluntary and involuntary churn.

4 min read
Retention
GoCardless goes down under - collect payments in Australia
Payment gateways: 10 questions to find the right one for you
Payment gateways: 10 questions to find the right one for you

What is a payment gateway? And how do you find the right one for your business?

6 min read
Payments
Online payment methods: how to accept payments online
Online payment methods: how to accept payments online

If you want to accept payments online, you have two main options: Credit (or Debit) Card and Direct Debit. To help you get to grips with your online payment options we've run through the main choices at a high level here.

4 min read
Payments
How to take payments from European customers
How to take payments from European customers

Take a look at the 5 main options for taking payments in Europe.

9 min read
Payments
The Direct Debit Guarantee: your rights as a customer
The Direct Debit Guarantee: your rights as a customer

The Direct Debit Guarantee protects customers against payments made in error or fraudulently, making Direct Debit the UK's safest payment method.

2 min read
Payments
Australia should’ve won the 2014 World Cup (if it was based on Direct Debit use)
Four things to know about cancelling Direct Debit payments
Four things to know about cancelling Direct Debit payments

The ability to instantly cancel a Direct Debit instruction is an important right for your customers.

1 min read
Payments