NZBusiness identifies the triggers that can lead to depression and anxiety amongst business owners, demystifies the subject, and shares some expert coalface advice.
Simon Mundell, CEO and founding director of strategic execution consultancy Advisory.Works shares his insights on business growth, strategic planning and execution, and how to thrive in challenging times. Q1: Every
Our business finance section this month delivers the latest news and developments on payroll, accounting and bookkeeping.
Tanmay Mittal, GM Asia Pacific for mobile engagement specialist Plexure, shares his insights around doing business in Japan – one of the world’s most fascinating, and challenging, marketplaces. Having grown up
A room with a view delivered a spectacular evening of celebration on September 11th, when the Hamilton Central Business Association staged its Celebration Awards.
Buy OCTOBER issue here Seek (help) and you shall receive It has been many years since my wife and I owned a business, and yet the stress of that whole
NZBusiness identifies the triggers that can lead to depression and anxiety amongst business owners, demystifies the subject, and shares some expert coalface advice.
Simon Mundell, CEO and founding director of strategic execution consultancy Advisory.Works shares his insights on business growth, strategic planning and execution, and how to thrive in challenging times. Q1: Every hour of every day there’s probably a business advisor meeting with a business owner somewhere in New Zealand – what’s the key to generating great outcomes from these sorts of meetings? Simon: For a business, the key to generating great outcomes is to choose an advisor wisely. Ensure your business advisor has a plethora of proven, research-based frameworks that allow the facilitation of the hard questions. As Einstein said: “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first
Our business finance section this month delivers the latest news and developments on payroll, accounting and bookkeeping.
Tanmay Mittal, GM Asia Pacific for mobile engagement specialist Plexure, shares his insights around doing business in Japan – one of the world’s most fascinating, and challenging, marketplaces. Having grown up in both Asia and New Zealand, Tanmay Mittal’s initial introduction to Japanese culture was through ‘manga’ (comics and cartoons) and the popular video games of the 90s. Much later, research for his Master’s at the University of Auckland led him to discover a deep understanding of Japanese business practices, and the effect of oriental business practices on Kiwi companies entering Asian markets. Then, while consulting for a Kiwi company exporting to Japan and China, Tanmay developed a fascination for the Japanese cultural mindset, buying patterns and gift-giving culture. But, nothing
A room with a view delivered a spectacular evening of celebration on September 11th, when the Hamilton Central Business Association staged its Celebration Awards.
Buy OCTOBER issue here Seek (help) and you shall receive It has been many years since my wife and I owned a business, and yet the stress of that whole experience is still fresh in our minds. Nothing truly prepares you for the endless challenges, the sleepless nights, the financial pressures and the anxiety that comes with business ownership. There are those who take it all in their stride; who thrive under such circumstances. But there are also others who simply struggle from day one. There are those for whom business ownership impacts heavily on their mental well-being. They question why they ever signed up for the gig in the first place. Are we all cut out for business ownership?
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