What is holding Australian businesses back from starting, accessing capital and growing?

In the Sydney edition of The Business Dynamism Project, Nick Samios is joined by Chris Slack, David Kenney and Martie Tziotis for a practical discussion on business funding, acquisitions, succession, working capital and restructuring.

The panel covers:

• Why acquisition activity is increasing
• Intergenerational business succession
• What makes a business easier to fund or invest in
• Why revenue growth can create working capital pressure
• ATO debt and the issues that often sit behind it
• What lenders are looking for beyond the financials
• The role of brokers in identifying the real business problem
• Customer retention, margins and investor expectations
• When more capital stops being the right answer
• Why early intervention leaves more options available

The discussion also looks at private credit, debtors ledgers, customer concentration, business valuations, AI and the changing role of commercial finance brokers.

Speakers: Nick Samios, Hermes Capital Chris Slack, The Finance Consultancy David Kenney Martie Tziotis, EY-Parthenon

Watch the full seminar for a practical look at the issues affecting Australian SMEs as they start, fund, grow, transition and restructure.

In the Brisbane edition of The Business Dynamism Project, Nick Samios is joined by Dr Mark Rainbird and Matthew Hudson for a discussion on capital, restructuring, business transition and the decisions that determine whether value can be preserved.

The panel explores what makes an SME capital-ready, the difference between debt and equity, why businesses need a funding strategy alongside their business strategy, and how advisers assess whether an underlying business is viable enough to restructure or recapitalise.

The conversation also covers governance, family funding, stakeholder management, short-term finance, insolvency trends, private credit and why starting the conversation earlier gives business owners and advisers more options.

In the Melbourne edition of The Business Dynamism Project, Nick Samios is joined by David Gandolfo and Jeanine Purdie for a practical discussion on financial stress, access to capital, ATO debt, late payments and restructuring.

The panel looks at the warning signs businesses and advisers should act on earlier, the role of short-term finance, why business owners often wait too long to seek help, and the importance of understanding the underlying cause of financial pressure before adding more debt.

The discussion also covers private credit, business confidence, regulation, collections, preferential payments and the role brokers and advisers play in helping viable businesses find a way forward.