Vantage In The News
CEO Magazine – January 2012
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Smart Company – January 2012
Your sector-by-sector guide to 2012
Smart Company – January 2012
Tax chief and insolvency experts expect rise in company collapses
Startup Smart – January 2012
Business on notice after ATO flags insolvency spike
Courier Mail – December 2011
LinkedIn helps business get to work
Risk Management – December 2011
Managing the risks of another GFC
Family Business Magazine – December 2011
QLD Construction: Boom or Bust?
Family Business Magazine – December 2011
Prepare for GFC 2
AICD – The Boardroom Report - November 2011
Weathering tough times
Dynamic Business – November 2011
Businesses need to do more to survive new GFC conditions
StartupSmart – November 2011
Insolvency spike prompts Christmas cashflow warning
HC Online – November 2011
Thorough contingency plans needed for GFC2
Media Release – November 2011
Prepare your business for GFC2
TMA International Newsletter – October 2011
Michael Fingland, 2011 TMA Australia Turnaround Professional of the Year
BRW – September 2011
Turnaround winner can smile now
Media Release – September 2011
National Turnaround Management award for Michael Fingland
RMIT – September 2011
Talking Business Podcast
Family Business Magazine – September 2011
Sale Ready? Does your business stand out from the crowd?
The Courier Mail – August 2011
Add to Vantage
The Weekend Australian – August 2011
How to bring out core competencies
Dynamic Business – August 2011
Is your bank a stakeholder or the enemy?
Queensland Business Review – August 2011
Vantage merger part of national growth plan
Media Release – August 2011
Vantage Performance announces restructure and merger
Media Release – June 2011
Hear and Say
Australasian Transport News – June 2011
Live export ban hits transporters
Supply Chain Review – June 2011
Live export ban threatens transport industry
National Accountant – June/July 2011
How Strong Is Your Business?
BRW – April 2011
Model of Success
Smart Company – 20th April 2011
ATO steps up debt recovery with flood of winding-up orders
The Age – 15th April 2011
The trap of growing too fast
Sydney Morning Herald – 15th April 2011
The trap of growing too fast
Startup Smart - 11th April 2011
Small firms urged to be wary over post-disaster growth
Dynamic Business – 8th Apr 2011
Post-flood business boom needs strategic growth
Startup Smart – 7th Mar 2011
‘Shaky’ insolvency forecast for 2011
Smart Company – 7th Mar 2011
Insolvencies tipped to increase despite drop in January numbers
Courier Mail – 5th Mar 2011
$2m could be ‘too little, too late’
Company Director – Mar 2011
Disaster proofing your business
Sunshine Coast Daily – 2nd Mar 2011
Back from the brink
Australian Financial Review – 17th Feb 2011
Some tips on how to keep the till ringing
Australian Financial Review – 15th Feb 2011
Leaner times for restaurants
Australian Institute of Company Directors – 11th Feb 2011
The Boardroom Report
Courier Mail – 7th Feb 2011
Stress-test for the future
Dynamic Business – 4th Feb 2011
How to stress test your business and prepare for any disaster
The Australian Financial Review – 1st Feb 2011
Five-point strategy for business recovery
The Australian Financial Review – 1st Feb 2011
Turning a negative into a positive
Sydney Morning Herald Online – 24th Jan 2011
Back in the saddle: disaster planning for SMEs
Queensland Business Review – 24th Jan 2011
Recovering from disaster: Top five tips for business
Media Release – Jan 2011
5 steps to help your business recover from disaster
The Weekend Australian – 27th Nov 2010
Employees Gaining The Upper Hand
Australian Financial Review – 23rd Nov 2010
Politics shakes the faith of SMEs
Family Business Magazine – 20th Nov 2010
Business Sale Tsunami
The Weekend Australian – 13th Nov 2010
After GFC staff turn the tables
Dynamic Business – Nov 2010
The Top 5 Pitfalls of Managing People
Brisbane Business News – Oct 2010
Around the world with our Brisbane based resource clients
The Australian Financial Review – Oct 2010
They Found A Winning Team
Turnaround Management Awards – 26th August 2010
QLD Winner 2010
Business Review Weekly – 12th August 2010
Clean Up Your Financial Act
Australian Financial Review – 16th July 2010
Qld Turnaround Firm Pushes South
Ageing Agenda – July 2010
Digging your way out of trouble
Australian Financial Review – 5th June 2010
Lessons from Home Truths
Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal - June 2010
Australian Financial Review – 25th May 2010
Stubbornness Costs Billions
Queensland Business Review – May 2010
Don’t Become an Insolvency Statistic
Media Release – May 2010
Early Interventions Saves Billions (Media Release)
Smart Company.com.au – 19th March 2010
Bring Companies Back From The Dead
The Australian Financial Review – 18th March 2010
It’s All About Meeting Demand
Business Review Weekly – 3rd March 2010
A New Turn In The C-suite
The Weekend Australian Financial Review – 20th Feb 2010
Cementing A Recovery Path
Australian Institute of Company Directors – 28th Jan 2010
AICD – The Boardroom Report
Australian Institute of Company Directors – 4th Nov 2009
Boardroom Report
Business Review Weekly – Oct 09
Top Turnarounds Recognised
Australian Financial Review – 7th March 09
Plenty Of Rescuers For Foundering Firms
Sun Herald – Jan 09
Business Fixers Boom Under Economic Cloud
also PDF of the same article here
National Accountant Aug 2009
How to spot the signs of trouble and get a company into turnaround before it’s to late for a rescue.
Courier Mail – Face up to Pressured Times – 23 Nov 09
Stress Testing your business could mean the difference between survival and collapse.
The Australian Article Survival of the Fittest 18 June 09
Turnaround specialists, never idle in tough times, are getting in early with the latest application of their skills: business stress testing.
Business Review Weekly
The important thing is to question what will really hurt a business, and have a plan for the improbable the managing director of company turnaround specialist Vantage Performance Michael Fingland says.
Media Release Oct 2009
“The 6 essential elements in successfully turning around a troubled business. 90% of business turnarounds that fail do so because of poor stakeholder management, according to a director of the Turnaround Management Association of Australia, Michael Fingland”.
Smart Company Article Oct 2009
“Thousands of SMEs take up tax relief offer from ATO – but the leniency won’t last. More than 85,000 small businesses have taken advantage of the Australian Taxation Office’s downturn to support measures, although experts warn there are signs that the ATO is starting to shift its generous stance”.
BRW Magazine Oct 2009
“Top Turnarounds Recognised. Australia’s most successful business turnarounds for 2009 have been recognised by the Turnaround Management Association of Australia”.
Smart Company Article Oct 2009
“Insolvency numbers fall as ATO and lenders go easy on struggling companies. Experts have warned that a sharp drop in the number of official insolvencies has more to do with the lenient stance taken by the Australian Taxation Office and the banks than any improvement in economic conditions”.
The Australian Financial Review Aug 2009
“Restructuring aces eye our market. Restructuring experts who have got a taste for helping failed and struggling businesses are checking the prospects for using their skills in the local market. Turnaround specialists Vantage Performance reported receiving more than 18 unsolicited expressions of interest from United States based Chief Financial Officers seeking restructuring work in Australia”.
The National Accountant Article Aug 2009
“Troubleshooting to save Business. How to spot the signs of trouble and get a company into turnaround before it’s too late for a rescue. It’s a sobering thought that of the 10,000 to 14,000 Australian companies likely to become insolvent in 2009 in the midst of the global financial crisis, a significant number could have been saved if they had sought the right help early enough”.
The Boardroom Report June 2009
“Have you done your stress tests? Taking time “to stress test” your business before it is too late could make the difference between survival and going under in the current harsh economic environment, warns Michael Fingland, managing director of turnaround specialist Vantage Performance”.
The Australian June 2009
“The Survival of the Fittest. Turnaround Specialists never idle in tough times, are getting in early with the latest application of their skills: business stress testing. And rather than waiting for disaster to hit, companies are hopping on to the treadmill and hooking up for some comprehensive screening”.
Qantas Magazine June 2009
“Show me the money. Money doesn’t make you happy, but neither does losing it. Twenty influential Australians reveal their financial life lessons”.
Dynamic Business May 2009
“Stress testing your business to survive tough times. The global financial crisis has dramatically increased the speed at which business conditions can change, forcing many business owners to rely more than ever on risk management strategies to protect their businesses”.
My Business Magazine April 2009
“Keeping your Business Afloat. Sometimes business need to take a hard look at their performance in order to optimise their cash flows and profitability”.
Financial Review March 2009
“Trouble can be averted by heeding the warnings. Stabilising cash flow can be a first step in saving a business”.
Queensland Business Review March 2009
“Specialist corporate turnaround firm, Vantage Performance, has appointed Queensland insolvency industry doyen, Phil Jefferson, to the role of director”.
Financial Review March 2009
“Plenty of Rescuers for foundering firms. Specialists with the skills to save businesses from becoming part of corporate history are in big demand”.
BNET Australia Jan 2009
“Merge out of Receivership. On today’s BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Vantage Performance’s MD Michael Fingland and Brisbane Concrete Pumping CEO Paul Richardson. It provides an useful case study for any business facing an insecure future”.
Fairfax Digital Jan 2009
“Queensland’s uncertain economic climate is proving big business for the growing corporate turnaround industry, which works to prevent receivership and liquidation”.
The Courier Mail Jan 2009
“80 jobs saved as major Queensland business steered out of receivership by specialist corporate turnaround firm Vantage Performance”.
BNET Australia Nov 2008
“Phil Dobbie talks to Michael Fingland, Managing Director of specialist corporate turnaround firm Vantage Performance, who explains how to improve the efficiency of your business without necessarily putting your best people out to pasture”.
Queensland Business Review Oct 2008
“Queensland’s largest concrete pumper has listed turnaround specialists in an attempt to pull it out of the grip of receivership and voluntary administration”.
Smart Company article Aug 2008
“More businesses are drifting closer to being labelled insolvent, but are nowhere near complete failures – yet. We reveal the warning signs and map a way out of the mire”.
Smart Company article May 2008
“As the economy slows, getting staffing right will make or break your business. Here’s how to lower staff costs, get rid of the underperformers and protect your stars”.
Wealth Creator article March 2008
“Top 50 Turnarounds. Economic downturns, shareholder jitters or cyclical slumps: there are a range of factors that can cause a company’s performance to fall”.
Business Acumen article Sep 2007
“The next phase of private equity journey in Australia is likely to be of great interest to small, medium and family businesses in Queensland – specially those struggling”.
