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Survey: Access to finance a major growth pain-point
Accessing funding from banks and traditional lenders is becoming increasingly difficult for Kiwi small business owners, according to a new...
“Shot gun” Covid tax-relief measures mostly on target – Survey
A new survey has revealed the most popular tax measures introduced by the Government last year to help businesses survive...
A word about good planning
2021 delivers a raft of new finance and tax issues for business owners to get to grips with. Gofi8ure’s Lisa Martin provides some clarity...
How do you ensure your PAYE is paid on time?
Read how iPayroll helps employers and business owners stay compliant with their PAYE payment and filing obligations. It has always been...
Your ticket to working capital
Most business owners will have experienced the frustration of delayed invoice payments. Apricity Finance’s flexible invoice finance...
Fiji’s perfect storm for investors
A number of factors have combined to make 2021 the ideal timing for investing in Fiji’s fast growing renewable energy sector – one that...
5 reasons why cryptocurrency makes business sense
What makes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies different, and why should they be on your business’s radar in 2021? Easy Crypto CEO Janine...
Why stimulating small business lending benefits our economy
Ben Thompson highlights the importance of the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme for assisting businesses, and how technology...
Why stimulating small business lending benefits NZ’s economy
Ben Thompson explains the need to incentivise small business lending in New Zealand to encourage growth and expansion in...
Keeping the cash flowing over summer
With the New Zealand summer officially here, now is the time for small-to-medium businesses to prepare for what is notoriously an unstable...
Fundtap helps businesses grow, improves cashflow, with invoice finance
Are cashflow pinch points hindering the growth of your business? Now there is a fast, trustworthy alternative to traditional bank lending....
$1M seed capital for agtech, foodtech startups
Business accelerator Sprout is back for 2021, looking for cutting edge start-ups in the agtech and foodtech sectors to register for...
Kiwi wine-tech startup raises $2 million
Dunedin-based tech startup Winely has closed a capital funding round of $2 million to help its mission of bringing revolutionary technology...
2020: complications, resilience and moving forward
Emma Murphy delivers some timely words of advice to SME owners, including how to manage finances in order to navigate...
Fast, easy, flexible capital for your business
In a New Zealand banking first, Kiwibank has launched Fast Capital, a digital platform that enables automated lending decisions for...
Insolvency: how to future-proof your business under Covid
During a period of heightened business insolvency Steven Holden offers some advice for New Zealand businesses looking...
SOS Business injects more funds
Under Lockdown 2.0 SOS Business voucher sales hit $2 million; the site teams with US investor inKind to help inject $5 million into small...
New platform addresses capital investment for businesses
Providing a completely new way for companies to manage compliance tasks, and a user-friendly hub for investors to view and interact with...
There is currency in certainty
GoFi8ure executive director Lisa Martin shares her reflections on New Zealand’s post-Covid business landscape – including the lockdown...
Economic stability and the Covid financial crisis
Steven Holden weighs up the business landscape as firms continue to grapple with the fallout from the global...
Need tax certainty? Try a binding ruling
For business owners a binding ruling from IRD has become a commonly used means of obtaining certainty as to how a transaction will be...
Giving client discounts won’t help you beat the recession
Providing discounts to clients might sound like a logical solution to ease their Covid-19-induced pain, but Ben Paul argues that it’s the...
Managing ‘the books’ 2020-style
Lisa Martin, Executive Director of GoFi8ure, discusses all things accounting and bookkeeping, and shares some best practice management...
Bookkeepers get behind SME recovery
The bookkeeping industry has firmly positioned itself within the SME market as trusted advisors, says the Institute of Certified New...
Covid-19 and tax matters: guidance for business owners
Inland Revenue will write-off any penalties and interest for businesses unable to pay taxes on time due to the impact of...
Time to flush out some margin
Paul Allen explains a step-by-step process for looking at your existing customer contracts as the quickest path to recovering significant...
Holidays Act clarity urgently needed for businesses
Payroll provider FlexiTime is looking forward to the upcoming release of the findings from the latest Holidays Act taskforce review, saying...
Anti-money laundering: what you need to know
AML/CFT enforcement action is on the rise – are you caught under New Zealand’s anti-money laundering legislation? Lloyd Kavanagh and...
Streamlined business invoicing a step closer
Streamlined payment practices are a step closer for Kiwi businesses with the formal launch of New Zealand’s e-Invoicing framework. Small...