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Post-xmas debt hangover: tips for businesses
Lyn Egan, Baycorp's Tauranga-based NZ business manager, shares some of her best practice 'to do's' on how to stave off bad...
Lending when others won’t
If you’ve applied to the usual commercial lenders for a modest business loan and been turned down, then Microwise may be able to...
The big small business
Scott Bartley traces the growing pains and capital-raising strategies of technology super-star Orion...
Fit for Purpose Finance
In 2015 business owners are spoilt for choice when it comes to finance options to help bolster cashflow and instil growth. Debtor financing...
Value for money currency exchange platform
ADVERTORIAL Tiran Behrouz, CTO and President of Clear View Systems Ltd, a Canadian-based firm that’s been empowering the currency...
In search of certainty
Typically, business owners wait till the last ten days of March to give any thought to meeting the business’s 2015 tax obligations....
What a shift in currency could mean for Kiwi businesses
Sheldon Slabbert looks at the potential impact global currency trends could have on New Zealand's business...
Job done, get paid
Is your business just a bank for slow-paying customers? We bring you the hottest tips to master cashflow, and some finance advice to help...
Payroll – it’s (no longer) complicated
In 2015 payroll solutions come at you in a number of variations: increasingly cloud-based and with mobile options; sometimes from a...
Provisional tax: the IRD’s Christmas present
Many business owners are working hard coming into Christmas, perhaps looking forward to a break, when there comes that gentle reminder...
Long Live King Cash
NZBusiness reviews the major financing options to help business owners maintain a strong...
Thinking accountant? Think advisor & partner
Businesses need accountants and advisors. Can they be one and the same? We unpack the arguments, reveal the compromises, and acknowledge...
Ledgers in the clouds
Solutions continue to migrate to ‘the cloud’; providers continue to expand their service offerings; and technologies continue...
Compliance move leaves businesses exposed
Removing the requirement for businesses to prepare general purpose financial statements has left many businesses rudderless when navigating...
10 Steps to Business Success – #7 Tax Compliance
NZBusiness, in conjunction with RightWay Limited and Synergy Films, premières a ten-part video series on business growth; easy-to-digest,...
10 Steps to Business Success – #6 Managing Cashflow
NZBusiness, in conjunction with RightWay Limited and Synergy Films, premières a ten-part video series on business growth; easy-to-digest,...
The drive for efficiency
A shift away from price-driven decisions to value-based ones and a cooling of Kiwis’ traditional love of vehicle ownership are just...
Making tax less taxing
Tax management needs to be a 52 weeks-a-year commitment to be...
Five tips to make EOFY easier
Whether an SME is well ahead of the process, or has yet to begin preparation, MYOB Executive Director Scott Gardiner offers five top tips...
Payment overdue
When the headlines are singing out the ‘good times’ there’s even more reason to be cautious about your debtor management and credit...
Embracing Change
The World of Accounting Software continues to adapt, evolve and innovate. NZBusiness reviews the...
Due diligence: A practical approach
Greg James’ guide to best practice due diligence processes reveals lessons on how purchasers can get the best return for their time...
Flexible factoring
For many years this magazine has endeavoured to educate owner managers on the merits of debt factoring as a means to smooth cashflow and...
Money Matters
Much has changed in the world of business finance. Lenders have become more flexible, more involved with their clients – and the...
Save as you pay
Kevin Kevany discovers that when it comes to choosing a suitable payroll system, the range of options is wider than ever.Tauranga’s...
Part Accountant, Part Advisor
Today’s business accountant wears two hats – ‘bean counter’ and ‘business advisor’. The new breed of...
Show us the money
Looking for funding to grow your business?You must get smart if you want to get the money. By Kevin Kevany.To borrow and adapt an opening...
The cheque’s in the mail!
Today’s challenging business environment is forcing many business owners to toughen up their debt and credit management procedures....
CONTROLLING CAREER CHANGE
Denice Bennett-Rae doesn’t fluff around. The chartered accountant was the financial controller for a multi-national US$35 billion...