2015/2016 VIC/TAS Member Award Winners
A year of excellent achievement was celebrated by all at the 2016 Vic/Tas Member Excellence Awards. Over 400 were in attendance at the Grand Ballroom, Sofitel on Collins, making it the biggest Vic/Tas Member Award Ceremony to date. 2015/2016 was a busy and eventful year for our brokers and the industry, the achievements of […]
2015/2016 SA AFG Awards
Thank you to all those who attended the 2015/2016 SA AFG Awards. SA Champion Loan Writer Leon Spadavecchia – Afirm Financial SA Champion Business Assured Home Loans For a list of all the finalists and winners, please scroll to the end of this post. Next year all AFG members will be invited to the AFG National Broker […]
2015/2016 NSW/ACT AFG Awards
Thank you to all those who attended today’s 2015/2016 NSW AFG Awards. For a list of all the finalists and winners, please scroll to the end of this post. Next year all AFG members will be invited to the AFG National Broker Conference in Sydney. It is destined to be one of the biggest broker […]
Twice the industry recognition, two years in a row
We are very proud to share with you the awards received by AFG at the recent Australian Broking Awards. AFG was awarded Technology Platform of the Year and Broker Marketing Platform of the Year. Our investment in technology is one of our key business differentiators and one of the key reasons behind our growth in […]
AFG announces strategic alliance to expand small business financing in Australia with FinTech provider Biz2Credit
Australian Finance Group (ASX: AFG), one of Australia’s largest providers of mortgage broking services, today announced its strategic alliance with Biz2Credit Inc. (Biz2Credit), a leading international Financial Technology (FinTech) company. The exclusive agreement will enable AFG brokers to deliver an innovative lending experience for small businesses in Australia. AFG will leverage Biz2Credit’s patented analytics and […]
Clever business tech tools to improve business efficiency – lessons from the startups
Startups and small businesses are different beasts, but that doesn’t mean one can’t learn from the other. Startups are focused on growing ideas into big businesses as fast as possible. It makes sense they would utilise the most efficient tools of the trade. Andy Lamb, co-founder of Perth’s Atomic Sky startup studio, specialises in helping […]
Open for business — small business on the government agenda
Newly appointed small business and family enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell hopes to put a blow-out in payment times to small business on the agenda. She speaks exclusively to us about her role and how it will benefit SMEs. The independent office of small business and family enterprise ombudsman provides advice to the government and assistance […]
Holding business to ransom — what is ransomware and what do I need to do to ensure my business is safe?
Small business owners have been warned to step up their computer security processes as ‘ransomware’ attacks become more prevalent and sophisticated. Cyber security experts have dubbed 2016 the Year of Ransomware with attacks that lock computer databases increasingly targeted at Australian businesses. Small to medium businesses could be more vulnerable to attack, a Perth academic […]
WA Gala Award Winners 2016
Thank you to all those who attended last week’s 2016 WA Gala Awards. The night was a huge success with close to 450 in attendance at Crown Perth. The Gala Awards, is an occasion to recognise and reward our West Australian members, on the back of their success over the past financial year. In what […]
How do I market to my local area?
Local area marketing (known as LAM in the advertising world) hardly needs definition — essentially it is the promotion of your business to encourage local clients to your door. It can include initiatives such as placing an ad in your local paper, promoting your business in local shopfronts or newsletters, or local outdoor signage or […]
