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Looks who’s talking: When employees review employersA new breed of job websites lets employees tell it like it is. And that’s forcing talent-hungryemployers to treattheir own staff more like customers. Read more.

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The one thing you can do to stretch your retirement savingsWe now expect our super to last 20 years or more. Doing this one thing can help stretch out the amount you have to live on in retirement. We now expect our super to last 20 years or more. Doing this one thing can help stretch out the amount you have to live on in retirement. Read more.

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What the 2015 federal budget means for your small business The Australian Government is promising a package of tax cuts, investment incentives, productivityenhancing measures and less red tape. But will this be enough to kick-start the economy? Read more.

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it’s very easy to say the words “customer’s interests”.it is really hard to do it. really hard.

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What will happen to australia when the mining boom ends? As Australia’s mining boom faces its decline, questions about price and output becomeincreasingly difficult to ignore. Read more.

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how great mentors get you outside your comfort zone“The perfect mentor relationship is adding some confusion, creating some disruption, and building an opportunity for someone to believe in themselves by challenging them,” says CPA Australia CEO Alex Malley. Read more.

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Working overseas? keep an eye on your taxes.Working overseas can lead to tricky tax pitfalls but seeking expert advice can keep you from paying up twice. Read more.

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stricter rules ahead for collectibles in smsfs.If you hold artwork or other collectibles in your self-managed superfund,be aware of these new rules that will come into full force in 2016.Read more.

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is mYob essentials the right choice for your business? MYOB Essentials is designed specifically for sole traders and micro-businesses, so how does it stack up against Xero and others? Read more.

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HERE YOU’LL FIND A COLLECTION OF NINE HANDY DEMONSTRATIONS ON HOW TO USE EXCEL BETTER. CLICK THROUGH ON EACH SLIDE TO LEARN MORE.

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Leveraging Excel’s time-saving, quality-enhancing, multipurpose functions will help generate real time business critical data. As such, mastery and knowledge of Excel’s inner workings will help distinguish you in your finance career.

CUSTOM FORMATTING MADE EASY

How to display a numeric code with dashes

between three sections and also be able to do

calculations using code.

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HOW TO MASTER MOVING AVERAGES

IN EXCELA formula to allow the user to specify how many months to average in a moving average

calculation.

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COMBINE ANNUAL AND MONTHLY DATA IN EXCEL WITH THESE

SIMPLE STEPSCreate a single chart

that has both full year and monthly measures.

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HOW TO USE TRIAL BALANCES TO STREAMLINE DATA IN EXCEL

Suggestions for consolidating ledgers when an organisation

has multiple entities with separate general ledgers.

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IDENTIFY AND REMOVE DUPLICATES

IN EXCELHow to remove duplicates when your data is across

several fields and is incomplete.

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EASY STEPS TO MAKE DATA

RELATIONSHIPS WORK IN EXCEL

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Beyond VLOOKUP: Find out how you can easily report on multiple tables in Excel 2013.

SIMPLE TIPS TO USE FLEXIBLE BUDGET MODELS

IN EXCEL

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Ways to convert a single budget model into a multi-

scenario budget model.

HOW TO CREATE MACROS THAT

TOGGLE IN EXCELDiscover the secret to using one macro to turn an option

off and on.FIND OUT HOW

HOW TO USE CONSISTENT

STYLES IN EXCELEasy ways to achieve

consistent formats throughout a file.

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USEFUL ‘HOW-TO’ VIDEOS• Add substance with styles

• How to spot the doubles in excel• How to custom format in excel

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