Hands across the water
Aussie businessman Craig Schweighoffer has a soft-spot for New Zealand and its entrepreneurial DNA. His latest business venture BOOST LAB is whipping up excitement on both sides of the Tasman.
Aussie businessman Craig Schweighoffer has a soft-spot for New Zealand and its entrepreneurial DNA. His latest business venture BOOST LAB is whipping up excitement on both sides of the Tasman.
Fijian BPO operators are increasingly becoming the first choice for New Zealand and Australian companies, thanks to superior service and a talented workforce. Why should New Zealand businesses outsource their
I’ve always remembered that famous Jim Lovell quote that goes something like: “There are people who make things happen, people who watch things happen, and people who wonder what happened.
New Zealand has a major skill shortage in the trades. It also has many capable women who could be part of the solution, writes Fiona Clark. Last year Covid-19 contributed
CodeHQ is a great example of a business that has continued to evolve and adapt through the pandemic, not allowing border restrictions to hinder growth or opportunity. It has been
A well-matched mentor can be the ticket to better business planning and growth, as this Business Mentors New Zealand case study highlights. stint of playing American football in Germany started
What makes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies different, and why should they be on your business’s radar in 2021? Easy Crypto CEO Janine Grainger sheds some light on the subject. Bitcoin was the world’s first widely adopted cryptocurrency, designed to allow people to directly send money to anyone, anywhere. This type of transaction is known as “peer-to-peer”. In other words, Bitcoin allows you to pay Alice or Bob directly, no matter where they are in the world. Neither you, Alice or Bob need to go through a third party, like a bank or Paypal, in order to process this transaction. Since the birth of Bitcoin, we have seen enormous growth of the wider cryptocurrencies market, with more versatile technologies being introduced.
Inside this issue: Businesses that conquered Covid, a focus on money, and inspirational stories to help you drive forward in 2021. We’re delighted to deliver our February Quarterly edition. After the horrors of 2020, as a business owner you’ll be looking for a smoother ride in 2021 – and in our first print edition for the year we have plenty of informative reading to help you on your way. Our lead story should inspire you, with no less than four case studies that once again demonstrate the tenacity and resourcefulness of our nation’s business owners. Look for our yellow Money Issue cover and get ready to school up on cryptocurrency for business (Page 18) with Janine Grainger; claim control of
A number of factors have combined to make 2021 the ideal timing for investing in Fiji’s fast growing renewable energy sector – one that represents a solid investment opportunity for Kiwi companies. There’s every reason for Fiji to be encouraging offshore investment into its renewable energy industry. The majority of Fiji’s renewable energy is generated using hydropower; climate change has forced a number of villages to relocate; electricity demand increased by 18 percent between 2015 and 2019; and the government wants Fiji to be 100 percent powered by renewable sources by 2036. Fiji is also implementing its long-term climate action plan under the Paris Agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the goal of being carbon
Most business owners will have experienced the frustration of delayed invoice payments. Apricity Finance’s flexible invoice finance facility ends that frustration, once and for all. Waiting 30, 60, even 90 days for invoices to be paid can be incredibly painful for small and medium size businesses. But now there is Apricity Finance invoice finance – a facility that frees up working capital and gives businesses access to their own funds, faster. Invoice finance is a fair, flexible solution for business owners wanting to stay on top of their cashflow – a form of short-term term borrowing extended by a lender to its business customers based on unpaid invoices. Apricity finances up to 95 percent of approved invoices upfront, giving businesses
Fiona Clark has been reviewing 2020 to extract the key lessons that business owners can successfully apply in 2021 in order to grow their business. t’s good to see the back of 2020, and what a year it was. How quickly our world changed. Covid-19 impacted every single one of us, and our businesses. The fallout has meant different things for various companies. Some have had to close their doors forever, others did what they could to survive. And then there were those businesses that thrived and generated record revenues. As we look ahead to the next 12 months, this is our chance to use what we’ve learned during the challenges – the lockdowns, the disruption across industries,
Ben Thompson highlights the importance of the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme for assisting businesses, and how technology investments are the key to long-term growth. As nations across the globe see Covid-19 cases continue to rise, New Zealand’s strict and decisive lockdowns have positioned its pandemic response as world-leading. However, the social and economic blackouts have not been without sacrifice. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 97 percent of firms[1] in New Zealand. That equates to 530,000 businesses. Over the course of two lockdowns these SMEs were forced to hibernate, leading to long-term damage and in some cases, permanent closure. In November, the government announced that it would be extending the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme (SBLS)[2] until the
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