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Today’s business accountant wears two hats – ‘bean counter’ and ‘business advisor’. The new breed of accountant can deliver good all-round advice on a wide range of business issues, as Patricia Moore reports.
Today’s business accountant wears two hats – ‘bean counter’ and ‘business advisor’. The new breed of accountant can deliver good all-round advice on a wide range of business issues, as Patricia Moore reports.
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 paragraph from February’s celebrated double-centurion Charles Dickens, “It’s not quite the best of times, nor is it the worst,” if you are looking to obtain finance to grow or sustain your business.
Bill Bennett offers a no-nonsense guide to cloud computing and its benefits for business.
At first sight, cloud computing looks a lot like desktop computing. Cloud applications do the same jobs as their desktop counterparts. The difference is that with the cloud, the processing all takes place on remote servers connected to the desktop via the Internet.
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Despite operating in one of the most difficult economic climates in living memory, many New Zealand companies are performing exceptionally well in international markets.
Head-hunted by his ex-boss, Sam Steel had no management experience but a lot of gumption when he accepted the challenge to manage Cardlink’s international software division.
Today’s challenging business environment is forcing many business owners to toughen up their debt and credit management procedures. Old ways are giving way to new ones… as Patricia Moore reports.
There are no major law and tax moves planned for 2012, but 1 April heralds student loan and KiwiSaver changes that employers need to be aware of. Kevin Kevany reviews these and the overall business law landscape with the experts.
January’s big local technology story was the police raid on Kim Dotcom’s Coatesville mansion. Dotcom and his colleagues were arrested because of allegations the Megaupload cloud storage service he ran was a piracy operation.
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