Andrew Van De Beek the founder of Illuminat8, where they’re known for pushing the boundaries in their cloud-based, advisory-lead accounting firm. 

If you're totally confused about your numbers or don't know what you don't know - this episode is a MUST!

Andrew is a gun. Why? Because he believes that the days of just doing the books and filing tax returns are gone. Accountants of today and tomorrow need to be more and do more.  With this approach, Illumin8 have won multiple accounting industry awards and saw Andrew named as Australia’s accounting industry Thought Leader of the Year.

In this episode we cover:

• The essential structures needed to set up to start operating a business in Australia
• Whether new business owners need an accountant / bookkeeper or both
• What people should look for in an Accountant when they’re starting out
• Some of the biggest oversights people make when it comes to accounting & finances in new businesses
• Andrew's top 3 systems or tips to put into place in our first year of business?
• How often should new businesses be reporting & checking in on their accounts

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