I’m sure that most of us will agree that the recent budget announcement was fairly modest, which is to be expected in the wake of an election year. And while some will say that the budget lacked vision and support backing innovation for small business, others will be applauding the decision to extend the $20,000 immediate asset write-off for another 12 months to 30 June 2019.

When defining an acquisitions strategy, smart companies always start with a fine-tuned business strategy. Once that business strategy is defined, they then look at acquisitions as a potential tactic that can help them achieve that strategy.