Powering your goods-based business with a business management platform.

Escar-on-the-go, a gourmet food truck founded by DJ duo Peking Duck, was launched with MYOB as its trusted partner. 

The collaboration with Peking Duk aimed to inspire confidence in budding entrepreneurs to demonstrate that any business idea – regardless of how weird and wacky – can thrive with the right support and tools. 

Escar-on-the-go's goal was to carve a new niche in the culinary world by offering delectable escargot, typically associated with the streets of Paris but now delighting customers on the shores of Bondi, alongside stylish merch the Peking Duk guys are known for. 

For entrepreneurs like Peking Duk, turning a business idea into reality starts with the ideation process and developing a solid business plan.

Next, is getting set up with the right tools and support. This is where MYOB comes in to help avoid those common business blunders — that Peking Duk knows all too well.

Here’s how businesses like Escar-on-the-go can avoid the common pitfalls that can hamper goods-based businesses. 

1. Taking Care of Your Accounting and Tax 

The MYOB business management platform helps efficiently manage, capture, and track expenses, to help businesses follow tax rules.  

It simplifies the calculation of GST and streamlines the compliance process, transforming tax time into a manageable task. 

For businesses starting out, compliance is a top priority when choosing a platform. MYOB's receipt capture app makes expense recording effortless, reducing the risk of data errors, and ensuring that receipts don’t end up forgotten in pockets or washing machines.  

Simply capture and record expenses from anywhere, anytime, and gain a level of flexibility that your business will greatly appreciate. 

2. Streamlining Your Financial Management 

The MYOB business management platform helps manage finances effectively. The intuitive dashboard offers real-time insights into goods-based businesses profitability, cashflow, daily sales, and expenses. This data-driven approach allows businesses to make more decisive and informed decisions. 

Seeing cashflow in real time and understanding where your cash is being spent and what profits are being generated is a game-changer for any business.  

MYOB can also help you automate and streamline invoicing processes, including invoice generation, delivery and reminders that help reduce paperwork, and save valuable time.

3. Efficient Inventory Management  

Managing inventory is a critical aspect for any goods-based-business. MYOB's inventory management features provide the tools necessary to ensure you have optimal inventory levels, preventing overstocking or running out of essential stock. 

These features also allow for efficient management of your supply chain by automating reorder points and ensuring a consistent supply of stock.

4. Integration with Third-Party Apps

MYOB seamlessly integrates with over 350 third-party apps, allowing you to extend the functionality in platform as your business needs evolve. For example, connect your Shopify app, and effortlessly sync your sales data so you can get real-time visibility into your business' sales figures all within the MYOB platform.

5. Managing Your Employees

Effectively manage your growing team with a platform that grows with you. MYOB offers HR solutions so you can simply onboard new employees, schedule shifts, and process payroll. MYOB makes managing these essential HR tasks easy, whether you have one employee or 100. 

6. Level Up On Customer Management 

To enhance customer management, MYOB provides goods-based businesses with digital tools to efficiently manage quoting, invoicing, and online payment methods† through various channels, including Apple Pay™, Google Pay™, VISA, Mastercard, PayPal, and BPAY.  

You can also maintain a comprehensive CRM database for managing leads, tracking jobs, and sending emails. 

MYOB is a business management platform that empowers entrepreneurs like Peking Duk to turn their dreams, whether culinary or otherwise, into reality. 

The platform helps you focus on what you do best while eliminating complexities faced when managing your business. 

If you’re ready to take the headache out of business and focus on the good stuff, get started with MYOB Business Lite from just $5 per month for 6 months, normally $30 per month*.