[SiliconBeach] Idea for a privacy product - looking for feedback.

2014-03-18 Thread Rory Ford
Hi all, Australia introduced the Australian Privacy Principles on 12 March 2014. The new principles require Australian organisations to meet new requirements regarding their use of personal data. We're looking at developing a product to help organisations meet these requirements and are seekin

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for a Xero bookkeeper referral.

2014-03-18 Thread Kurt Falkenstein
For bookkeeping, General Standards has a (soon to be launched) service - free Xero setup (chart of accounts etc), 2 months free Xero + rather inexpensive bookkeeping and accounting (once again, all done virtually - a monthly fee gets fixed depending on what you need done). If you're interested

RE: [SiliconBeach] Re: Heart Taxtion Act

2014-03-18 Thread Dean Collins
That’s the right attitude to have, we felt the same in 2010 when we first heard about the HEART Taxation Act (yes it had been in place for 2 years before we had heard about it even though we keep a pretty close eye on stuff like this going to Consular events and SMATS briefing events etc To be

Re: [SiliconBeach] Getting Media Coverage and Press for your startup

2014-03-18 Thread Hugh Stephens
+1 for the comments...release templates and stuff like that aren't that hard to find, the challenge (and the nuance of PR [I'm a comms/marketing person, as a potential disclaimer -- so not PR]) is more in identifying your 'angle' based on the stuff that has actually happened than actually writi

[SiliconBeach] Re: Winding up a company.

2014-03-18 Thread Matt Hyne
If you have outstanding debts then you are best to talk with a good lawyer who can direct you (in a controlled manner) down the liquidation path. These guys are all sharks so it is much better to use a lawyer who is a specialist here. This is particularly important if you owe the ATO money. I