NZBusiness February 2021

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Survival tactics: The Covid war diaries

How hard-hit Kiwi businesses have triumphed during the worst global pandemic and economic downturn in living memory. We report on the stories and lessons of four now-thriving survivors. By editor

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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 and advice to help you stay

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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 important for businesses to manage their incoming and outgoing

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From Lebanon with love

The story behind Wellington’s Alamir Bakery is one of dedication to tradition, to an amazing bond that stretches back to the Middle East, and a shared family love for the

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Your ticket to working capital

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

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Lessons born from adversity

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,

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Using your purchasing power for good

Businesses of all sizes are considering the impact their purchasing can have on the world around them. Is yours? Sourcing products and services to meet business needs might seem straightforward. But these days there’s more to it than just getting a good deal. Even buying standard office supplies involves potential risks and trade-offs. Price, quality, service and – yes – sustainability. Think office furniture containing rainforest trees, or coffee from plantations drenched in pesticides. Today most business people are aware of the environmental, social and economic challenges we face. And they are wondering what they can do to make a positive contribution. One of the main opportunities for this is through our purchasing power. Businesses can make purchasing choices that

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Claiming your 4 superpowers

Kelly Samson explains how claiming your four core ‘superpowers’ leads to greater control of your life, and there’s no better time to claim them than right now. For hundreds of years the Swiss were renowned for their watches. Until 1970, and then it all changed. That is when Japanese watchmakers changed the game. Up until the 1970s the Swiss watch industry was responsible for 50 percent of the world’s watch market. They enjoyed a centuries-old global dominance with deeply established processes.   Then on 25 December 1969, Seiko unveiled the Astron – the world’s first quartz watch.   The Japanese watchmakers were not held back by the old rules and, as a result, by the late 1980s employment in the