Sophie Andrews - founder of www.theideasbook.com.au - has produced a fabulous new resource for female entrepreneurs which is available for free to anyone who signs up to receive The Ideas Book newsletter (usually $19-95). If you are thinking of starting up your own business, or already have your hands full running one, one of the best things you can do is to learn from others who have walked the same path. Confessions of a Mumpreneur features the stories and secrets of success from 26 entrepreneurs who've ventured out on their own, have survived the business start up cycle and who operate thriving enterprises. Read More
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Lifestyle Careers Online Job Board
Monday, January 25, 2010
Lifestyle Careers Australia is a Lifestyle Careers Online Job Board for Professionals seeking a flexible job and a work life balance. sphinx readers who are recruiting any roles with flexibility are invited to contact Lifestyle Careers to access a “Buy 1 get 1 Free” job advertisement, valued at $71-50. To take up this offer, simply email sales@lifestylecareers.com.au or call 1300 886 032 and quote "SPHINXX" to get the special deal.
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MEM breast screening - new technology screening without radiation or xrays
Monday, January 25, 2010
I think we've probably all been touched by breast cancer in some
way, through a friend, colleague or family member. In my case my
beautiful aunt, Jude, survived breast cancer - so it's often in the
back of my mind. But how many of us have actually had breast
screening? I know I haven't. Read More
LinkedIn and the Next Director - free online support and advice for directors and aspiring directors
Monday, January 25, 2010
As you know I'm a fan and long time user of LinkedIn and recently I received an invitation to join the Next Director group
on LinkedIn. Through my 1200+ LinkedIn contacts not a day goes by that
I don't receive invitations to connect to individuals and groups of
various sorts (if you haven't already connected with me on LinkedIn - send me an invitation!) The Next Director is one group I'm happy to have been invited to, and I have to say I've become a huge fan. Read More
6 steps to getting what you want in your career
Monday, January 25, 2010
Why do so many women struggle to progress through the ranks? Jen
Dalitz, the SheEO of sphinxx, was featured in the summer edition of the
Working Women magazine on this very topic. Jen is convinced that
getting the job, the pay and the support you need is a
simple yet winning formula.... follow the 6-step formula and get what
you want in your career. Click here to access the article.
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Want to put your brand in the hands of 500 senior women in business?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
We’re in
the process of collating goody bags for participants at our Ascend
leadership development days in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and
Sydney. Read More
A new year, a new you... is it time you reinvented your leadership style?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
I've been catching up on my emails during the lull of January and came across a terrific one by Sue Henry,
asking what I'm going to do differently in 2010. Sue has some great
tips to help you get more out of 2010 - and so do we at sphinxx. In
fact we've put together our February leadership development day - Ascend - to help you do just that. Read More
An Australian woman making a difference in Haiti - how are you making a difference in your career?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
I received this email today through my networks - it's a message
from Alison Thompson who will be in tomorrow's Australia Day Honours
list, sent yesterday to her parents in Sutherland Shire (Sydney). If
you needed a reminder of just how lucky we all are, and just how much
we each can do to make a difference in our own way, this could be it.
If you'd like to make a financial contribution to assist in the relief
efforts, sphinxx has donated with Save the Children and I invite you to do so too. Read More
Why is my biggest income related expense not tax deductible?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
In my business I can claim as a tax deduction a vast range of expenses, except for the most important one: child care. Why shouldn't this expense be tax deductible? If I'm not returning to work to earn an income, I don't need to procure childcare at significant expense: full-time child care for my son is $22,000 a year.
The 50 per cent rebate for out-of-pocket child-care expenses is inadequate at $7500 and makes no allowance for regional differences. In Sydney it costs me $90 a day so my rebate caps out after 32 weeks. In Adelaide it costs $60 a day so the rebate covers a full year's costs. Why is there no attempt to even out this disparity?
This is the question I posed to Kate Ellis, Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth last week in the Business Review Weekly. As you might expect, the Minister responded for the most part by dodging the point of my question altogether! Some things never change.
Of course she pointed out the the Rudd government increased the Child Care Rebate from 30 per cent to 50 per cent of all out-of-pocket expenses and the maximum is now $7778 per child per year, compared with $4354 under the Howard government. However she failed to mention that with this increase came limits on other government benefits for higher income earners, which previously were not means tested by the Howard government.
The Minister argues that most taxpayers are better off with government rebates than tax deductibility. As an accountant and a working mum, I disagree with this - the ability to offset income against childcare expenses without the rebate limits would benefit anyone who is earning more than they are paying in child care. And lets face it, would you return to work it was costing you more than you would earn?
What's your take - would you prefer rebates or tax deductibility?
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