Mark Smith

Mark J Smith MBA, Juris Doctor Discover Mark Smith: a master storyteller, seasoned blogger, litigation funder, and strategic business consultant with operations in Sydney, Orange, and Singapore. Armed with a Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney and an MBA, Mark combines profound legal expertise with acute business insights. His diverse experience spans finance, insolvency, construction, food service, hospitality, and large-scale land development, alongside a broad engagement in litigation funding. Mark’s unique strength lies in his storytelling. He excels at distilling complex legal and business concepts into captivating narratives, making intricate issues accessible and engaging. His ability to transform dense information into clear, impactful stories not only captivates but also enlightens his audience, enabling clients to grasp the practical implications of their decisions with ease. Connect with Mark: Stay tuned and engage with Mark through his social media platforms for updates, insights, and more. Stay connected with Mark on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mrmarkjsmith) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/mrmarkjsmith) for industry updates. For asset protection tips, visit his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bizassetprotection) or connect on his personal page (https://www.facebook.com/mrmarkjsmith/). Ready to elevate your business? Reach Mark at 1300-327123 or chat instantly via the corner chat tool. Don't miss out on Mark's insights to propel your business forward.

Mark Smith MBA

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Free Debt Collection Tool: Collect What You're Owed in Australia

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 17 January 2021 10:45:15 AM

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Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (i.e. the ATO) v GSFPA

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 17 January 2021 10:27:06 AM

(Work in progress, more details to follow on this page).

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Best Practices for Debt Management in Business

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 17 January 2021 10:27:06 AM

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Understanding Creditors Statutory Demands: What You Need to Know

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 17 January 2021 10:27:06 AM

The Corporations Act 2001 ("the Act") provides for the conducting of business by a corporation in Australia.

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Meet Claudio Cianfrano: The Orchard Sprayer, Litigation Involvement, and More

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 14 January 2021 1:01:12 PM

Past projects Blog Case note 5R's Defendant profile Biteriot Caernarvon Cherry podcasts Paula Neill Video Bernard Hall Personal Insolvency Biteriot Operations Caernarvon Cherry Co The Mark Smith Blog Who is Claudio Brown? Homeward Bound Holdings biteriot operations pty limited Biteriot Operations Pty Ltd Fred Zeidman – Gordian Group – Investment Bank (Ch Vincent Chen Guohao Chen Mark Smith's Blog Claudio Brown Robert Cianfrano Biteriot Claude Cianfrano Bernard Hall Fiona Hall Topfruit Australia Paula Smith Biteriot Operations Topfruit China Australia Claudio Cianfrano
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Introducing Our Free Debt Collection Tool: Simplify Finances and Safeguard Your Business

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 11 January 2021 10:23:30 PM

Blog Knowledge Base Business basics Business Plan Business Advice free legal advice tax debt finance podcasts debt collection Creditors Statutory Demand Business Health Check Video free tools Free advice blog debt collection tool free debt collection tool Business structures business practice Personal Asset Protection free tool Corporate insolvency insolvency debt collection service free advice Small Business Survival Plan Business Asset Protection Small Business Plan small business debt free business advice free debt collection Business Blog Business Finance Blog
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Biteriot's Payroll Shenanigans: Uncovering Astonishing Facts

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 10 January 2021 11:45:04 AM

Current projects Case note Backpacker workforce Central Western Daily 5R's Centrelink 2018 2014 2019 Defendant profile 2016 2017 Caernarvon Cherry Paula Neill Funny money Caernarvon Cherry Grower Class Action Corporate insolvency Bruce Johnston insolvency myob Centrelink Orange Westpac Orange Caernarvon Cherry Wage Theft Class Action Homeward Bound Holdings Cherry Growing Cherry Orchards Cherry Picking Cash cheques Cash businesses Business Blog Biteriot Bernard Hall Fiona Hall Biteriot Operations
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Biteriot's busted business model: export cherry sales down 75%

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 8 January 2021 4:11:38 PM

Current projects ATO Backpacker workforce Central Western Daily 5R's Defendant profile Caernarvon Cherry Paula Neill Funny money Caernarvon Cherry Grower Class Action Wage Theft Nuffield Australia Caernarvon Cherry Co Westpac Orange Caernarvon Cherry Wage Theft Class Action Who is Claudio Brown? Cherry Growing Cherry Orchards Cherry Exports Cherry Picking Dean Brown Low wages China - import Guohao Chen Fred Hall Dear Fred Guangzhou China Business Blog Biteriot Bernard Hall Single Touch Payroll Fiona Hall Thornbrook Orchard Nuffield Scholarship Biteriot Operations Topfruit China Australia Chile - competition Pam Hall You pick cherries
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Uncovering Corporate Villains: A Recap of S1E3 of the Many R's Podcast

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 19 December 2020 7:12:01 PM

Current projects Past projects Blog 632 Old Northern Rd Bob Reynolds API AFSL Amreeta Paligaru Aaron Lye Andrew Saunders 5R's Andrew Purchas Anne Hunter 60 Martin Place Sydney Defendant profile 88 Perfection Ave Cardinal Rule Adrian Holmes Australian Property Institute Craig Adams Westpac v Ollis Jonathan Lee Spark Lawcover John Giorgiutti Many R's Podcast Ralph Paligaru Col Dyson Equity Caernarvon Cherry Busifund - Legal Services Capital Trust milan sankovic podcasts Chhota Rajan Philip Crawford Video Victor Warren Ollis Season 1 Podcasts Rob Whitfield Franklin Yeezy John Mahony Claudine Salemah Caernarvon Cherry Grower Class Action Professional Negligence Brookes Partners Fiduciary Power of Attorney Wage Theft Bob Patfield chris lye Gwyn Morgan Mitch Staniforth Karen booth Daryl Barlow Business Interruption Insurance dr peter flynn Saunders & Staniforth insolvency POA nick Kabilafkas Projects Jennifer Thommeny ron sczanner neil sevieri NSW Police HOA NSW Crime Commission Mohan Kumar? Clean Hands ian temby Gail Kelly lou novakovic Garry Wade Westpac Heads of Agreement The Mark Smith Blog Trevor McMahon John Henry Williams Caernarvon Cherry Wage Theft Class Action Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje Law blog Henry Davis York concoction Tracing robert james withtheridge Payment under a Mistake Bonny Glen (in liquidation) noel mccoy hussein karimjee Julia Hanna Cheques Frank Mazzone Edward Downer Garry Pilgrim Chris Dibb kate finnegan Rob Colwell gross negligent helen patrice nelson Mahony Law Fruit growers gail shields Read Mark Smith's Blog Biteriot Bernard Hall Fiona Hall Biteriot Operations Mark Murphy
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Philip Crawford - Profile

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 14 December 2020 5:01:47 PM

Current projects Case note 5R's Defendant profile Philip Crawford Westpac v Ollis - Who westpac v ollis – lawyers Henry Davis York
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Ralph Paligaru - quick profile

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 12 December 2020 1:08:40 PM

Current projects Past projects Blog 632 Old Northern Rd Defendant profile 88 Perfection Ave Dural Alliances Reserve Bank of Fiji Ralph Ignatius Paligaru Ralph Paligaru The Cabinet of Fiji Chhota Rajan Marist College Fiji Franklin Yeezy John Mahony Power of Attorney PPSR Mills Management Fiji POA Projects HOA Mohan Kumar? Fiji Hardwood Corporation Dreketi Mill Heads of Agreement Fiji Corruption Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje Law blog Mahony Law
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The Many R's Podcast - S1E2

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 4 October 2020 12:22:00 PM

Current projects Blog 632 Old Northern Rd AFSL Amreeta Paligaru Andrew Saunders 5R's Defendant profile Bargo Developments Andrew Gartrell 26a Hillmont Ave Angela Gartrell Dural Alliances Craig Adams Ralph Ignatius Paligaru Many R's Podcast Ralph Paligaru Kesinda Season 1 APG Caernarvon Cherry podcasts Golden Arrow Video Australasian Property Group Season 1 Podcasts Franklin Yeezy John Mahony Ian Jordan David Baynie Scenic Tours Tracey Yap Realty Business Interruption Insurance Max Pracy Nuffield Australia Saunders & Staniforth dural Golden Arrow International Pty Ltd (in liquidation Maya Purushothaman Caernarvon Cherry Co The Mark Smith Blog John Mahony Clients Bargo Tony Dagher Bonny Glen (in liquidation) Homeward Bound Holdings Vogue Construction Group AB Gartrell Philippines Mahony Law AB Gartrell Mark Smith's Blog Claudio Brown Dennis Krilic Bernard Hall Fiona Hall Nuffield Scholarship
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Dural Alliances Pty Ltd in Liquidation: Insights into Public Interest and Corporate Insolvency

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 20 September 2020 4:04:34 PM

Current projects Defendant profile 88 Perfection Ave Bargo Developments bankruptcy Andrew Murray Dural Alliances Craig Adams Ralph Paligaru Kesinda APG extortionate interest rates postponement Chhota Rajan Creditors Statutory Demand Golden Arrow compound interest Australasian Property Group Franklin Yeezy John Mahony Ian Jordan public interest unconscionable interest rates Power of Attorney Warriewood project Mills Management Fiji Windup application Personal Insolvency Corporate insolvency insolvency POA Maya Purushothaman HOA Liquidation Mohan Kumar? Caveat Dreketi Mill N&M Heads of Agreement Fiji Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje equitable interest Mahony Law
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Many R's podcast - S01E01

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 20 September 2020 3:27:47 PM

Current projects Blog Andrew Saunders 5R's 2018 2014 2010 2020 2019 Bargo Developments 131MVR 2006 131-135 Mona Vale Rd 2007 2017 Andrew Gartrell Angela Gartrell Dural Alliances Craig Adams Reserve Bank of Fiji Many R's Podcast Ralph Paligaru Iffy Lawyers APG The Cabinet of Fiji Caernarvon Cherry podcasts Paula Neill Marist College Fiji Golden Arrow Australasian Property Group Season 1 Podcasts Ian Jordan Mills Management Fiji David Baynie Flight Centre Bruce Johnston Labasa Fiji Travel rorts Scenic Tours Tracey Yap Realty Barkala Max Pracy Woodward Road Cooperative Saunders & Staniforth Class Action Receivers Liquidators and Administrators Golden Arrow International Pty Ltd (in liquidation Maya Purushothaman real estate agents Caernarvon Cherry Co HFC Bank Dreketi Fiji Hardwood Corporation Dreketi Timber Mill Dreketi Mill Westpac Receivers The Mark Smith Blog Fiji Taiwan Timber Fiji in liquidation Bargo shysters Ray White Unanderra Tony Dagher Banks Bonny Glen (in liquidation) Government Malfeasance Homeward Bound Holdings class actions Vogue Construction Group Lindsay Begley AB Gartrell Philippines Jetstar Corporate villains Property Developers S1E1 Travel rip-offs AB Gartrell Fraudulent Compliance Certificates Mark Smith's Blog Biteriot Bernard Hall Fiona Hall Mark Smith Mark J Smith Biteriot Operations
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Craig Matthew Adams - former proprietor of Golden Arrow, Mikara Developments, Bargo Developments, Key Asset Management and more

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 2 June 2019 4:15:07 PM

Current projects Asset Protection ATO debts Assignment of chose in action Assignment of debt 632 Old Northern Rd Defendant profile bankruptcy Dural Alliances Ralph Ignatius Paligaru Ralph Paligaru Public examination Creditors Statutory Demand legal questions Windup application Corporate insolvency insolvency legal concepts insolvent trading personal guarantees Liquidation Mohan Kumar? Business Asset Protection director's duties DCPLH projects receivership
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What is insolvency?

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 29 January 2019 10:59:35 AM

Insolvency in general terms, as it relates to a corporation, is the inability to pay debts as and when they become payable.

Blog ATO debts books and records Public examination incurring of debts cashflow issues legal questions cashflow Windup application Corporate insolvency introduction insolvency legal concepts debts insolvent trading personal guarantees free advice Liquidation director's duties free business advice liabilities Business Finance Blog
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Best Practices for Managing Business Debts and Records

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 14 January 2019 1:56:44 PM

There are a number of healthy things a company can do in the conduct of its affairs. Some obvious, some not so obvious.

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The ATO, debts and debt collection

Picture of Mark Smith Mark Smith: 14 January 2019 1:51:42 PM

The ATO is one of Australia's most aggressive debt collectors and certainly makes use of the creditor's statutory demand as discussed in other blog...

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