Time for an accounting reality check
Over the past three years Kiwi business owners have navigated testing times. GoFi8ure’s Lisa Martin explains why they need a competent...
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Streetdog scales up, seeks investors
Hot on the heels of selling out its second release of Streetdog electric motorcycles, and after launching a wholesale capital raise...
Binance New Zealand launches ‘Crypto 101’ educational video series
Binance New Zealand has announced the launch of its new video series ‘Crypto 101’ aimed at educating New Zealand...
Businesses reveal Budget hopes as costs rise
As inflation and rising costs continue to add pressure on local businesses, SMEs have little confidence Budget 2023 will deliver much...
Kiwi investors latch on to real benefits of new Foundation Series Funds
Launched late 2022, the two newest additions to the InvestNow Foundation Series Funds are a big hit with Kiwi investors, especially for...
Startup targets cryptocurrency losses
A lawtech startup aims to help prevent millions of dollars of cryptocurrency and digital assets becoming inaccessible each year as Kiwis...
Loan default consequences hit home
Financial Ombudsman Susan Taylor is warning small business owners to seek advice before applying for business loans using their homes,...
Is your money mindset a business handbrake?
In an extract from her book ‘Intentional Profit’, Clare Wood explains how your beliefs around money shapes the zeros at the end of your...
Attaining that perfect business-accountant partnership
It’s 2023, but are you still partnering with your accountant like its 2003? GoFi8ure’s Lisa Martin says a new year...
Avoiding dodgy bookkeepers
Coco Hou explains how to spot the signs a bookkeeper is stealing from you and how to stop it. In an ideal world, your bookkeeper should be...
What successful financial management looks like
One of the most critical relationships that exists across all business sectors is the one between business owner and...
Helping small businesses get paid on time
The Government is introducing new measures with the aim of ensuring New Zealand’s small businesses get paid on time. A...
Get ready for the eInvoicing revolution
Darren Smith explains how eInvoicing saves businesses time, improves billing accuracy, and boosts both efficiency and security. When most...
Aussie payment provider expands to NZ
Australia’s online payments provider Pin Payments has recently expanded its offering to New Zealand SMBs. The strategic expansion comes...
Avoiding insolvency
Peri Finnigan reveals the warning signs, the fundamentals of business liquidity and cashflow management, and what happens when a company...
Self-employed Kiwis pessimistic about Economy
Self-employed New Zealanders are losing around two million hours a week (approximately $3.2 billion per year) in productivity, due to...
Fund addresses high failure rate of social enterprises
A new $20 million fund and incubation initiative designed to address the high failure rate of New Zealand startups with a social or...
Funding for wāhine and non-binary entrepreneurs
SheEO NZ, an economic model created to support wāhine and non-binary entrepreneurs is already delivering strong results and is ready to...
The blurring of personal & business finance
Research has found that almost 40 percent of Kiwi small businesses use personal savings to support operations. It’s a...
Show us the money: A guide to raising capital
Securing investor funding is the key to accelerating business growth, particularly for fledgling ventures. NZBusiness shares advice from...
Culling unnecessary business expenditure
Tristan Dakin explains what businesses can proactively do to manage their cashflow and stop wasting money in the new financial year. It’s...
Credit considerations for the new financial year
Keith McLaughlin discusses the credit lessons Kiwi businesses should take from the past few years – and what they should be doing to...
A lifeline for struggling business owners
Award-winning accountant Haylee Wrenn has developed an affordable online programme called Business 180 for struggling business owners...
How cryptocurrency can help your business
Easy Crypto’s Janine Grainger outlines the business benefits of cryptocurrency for New Zealand SMB owners. Cryptocurrency. It’s a big...
Taking care of busy-ness: SMEs’ productivity battles
A new poll reveals that while SMEs are continuing to work harder, productivity continues to wane and many aren’t seizing opportunities to...
8 Golden money rules for business owners
From digital currency to the hidden economy, intangibles to savings, ROIS to cashflow controls – GoFi8ure Executive Director Lisa Martin...
What’s stopping Kiwi businesses going global?
Kiwi businesses have global ambitions but Covid-19 and international payments are significant barriers to expanding overseas, according to...
Knowing when you’ve outgrown your business software
Jo Tozer explains the signs that suggest you’ve outgrown your business solutions and software. What should you look out for?...
How to mitigate negative impacts on your business
Richard Francis shares some advice, tips and tricks to help business owners get the most out of forecasting and scenario planning in...
How to improve customers’ online shopping experience
Online shopping is being pushed into the spotlight, thanks to the pandemic. Megan Simons shares four ways Kiwi businesses can improve the...