Will investing in new technology boost your small business?
Why businesses should leverage modern technology to boost their business’ bottom line, and how Bartercard can help you do just that.
Why businesses should leverage modern technology to boost their business’ bottom line, and how Bartercard can help you do just that.
Alex Garden examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on e-commerce platforms and other cloud-based remote working tools. E-commerce has been one of the few winners as the Covid-19 pandemic
Grant Difford explains why it’s a good time to audit your business’s digital strategy – to ensure it supports and enhances humanity, rather than removes it. At the ripe old
Lockdown severely impacted many businesses’ cashflow. While wage subsidies have been helpful, fixed costs continue – regardless of whether money is coming through closed doors. For those affected by Covid-19,
Buy AUGUST issue here Be kind and carry on Well, what a ride the past quarter has been for New Zealand business! I’m in absolute awe over the way the business community
New Zealand’s wine industry may be small by global standards, but it contributes generously to New Zealand’s export drive – even during the headwinds of a global pandemic. 2020 will
Why businesses should leverage modern technology to boost their business’ bottom line, and how Bartercard can help you do just that.
Alex Garden examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on e-commerce platforms and other cloud-based remote working tools. E-commerce has been one of the few winners as the Covid-19 pandemic crossed the globe. There have been variations in the scope of ‘lockdowns’ throughout the world but several patterns have emerged: People are making fewer trips to physical stores. Consumers are making a higher percentage of their spend online during the pandemic. Traditional chain stores in the US recorded a massive 80 percent increase in online sales in April 2020 compared to the same month in 2019. (digitalcommerce360.com) There is a general unease within the economy as the predictions of recession abound. This has a negative effect on total consumer and
Grant Difford explains why it’s a good time to audit your business’s digital strategy – to ensure it supports and enhances humanity, rather than removes it. At the ripe old age of 40, I have had the privilege of living life pre- and post-Internet. But it’s only recently that I have become aware of its impact on the way we now live. Over the past few months we have been thrown into the unknown – not just in technology, but in every aspect of our lives – creating unprecedented levels of anxiety as we come to grips with the fragility of the way we live and how quickly it can come undone. Many parents will probably identify with the fact
Lockdown severely impacted many businesses’ cashflow. While wage subsidies have been helpful, fixed costs continue – regardless of whether money is coming through closed doors. For those affected by Covid-19, keeping cash in their business until their financial situation improves may require new solutions. One viable option is tax pooling. The service lets someone choose when they make their provisional tax payments and has been operating with the blessing of Inland Revenue (IR) for 17 years. But why might tax pooling be useful right now? The current economic environment Containing the spread of Covid-19 in New Zealand came at a cost. Businesses have gone belly-up; unemployment is on the rise. A 1.6 percent decline in GDP in March 2020
Buy AUGUST issue here Be kind and carry on Well, what a ride the past quarter has been for New Zealand business! I’m in absolute awe over the way the business community has swivelled, pivoted and managed its way through arguably the most tumultuous time in the nation’s history – barring two World Wars of course! Kiwi business owners everywhere deserve a medal for facing up to the adversity and disruption caused by Covid-19 and, in the majority of cases, trading through successfully. Our team of five million has pulled together and supported local business to the best of our ability and means, which is truly remarkable. But Covid delivered a major body hit – we’ve all felt it. And it will
New Zealand’s wine industry may be small by global standards, but it contributes generously to New Zealand’s export drive – even during the headwinds of a global pandemic. 2020 will go down as a year of uncertainty across all market sectors. While the worst of Covid-19 may be behind us, its lasting impact on business revenues will linger for a long time. New Zealand’s wine industry is worth almost $2 billion in exports, and currently ranks at number six in our export sector returns. When NZBusiness spoke to Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers in early June, he said there was an increase in exports in both March and April, followed by a subsequent flattening in export numbers. “In
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