Asking the tough questions on housing
New Zealand’s housing and building market is in disarray. Ashley Balls investigation reveals that the real problems extend far beyond the...
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How to avoid hiring the wrong salespeople
Logan Wedgwood explains how to create the best chance of hiring the right person for your sales role. Have you ever experienced a bad hire?...
Tell better stories to stand out from the crowd
Robert Tighe explains the spotlight versus mirror approach to storytelling and what it can do for business. If you’ve ever asked...
How will you make 2021 your best year yet?
Zac de Silva delivers five non-negotiable action points to help you get 2021 off to a flying start. We all know that 2020 was likely the...
NZ’s housing prices: finding a remedy
In Part Two of a two-part series on New Zealand’s skyrocketing house prices, Ashley Balls offers explanations and potential strategies...
NZ’s housing prices: opportunity or crisis?
Europe-based legal and business commentator, author, and former NZBusiness columnist Ashley Balls offers his unique viewpoint on New...
Leading by example
Wendy Thompson shares her thoughts on leadership during a crisis, and how it all starts by looking after yourself. Fellow business leaders,...
The Emperor’s new clothes
Ben Keyes pays tribute to the ‘real’ small businesses of New Zealand – the ones holding up our economy in the most difficult of...
How to choose the right clients and why it’s important
James Nicolle explains why it’s important to choose clients who align with your business’s purpose, vision and values. It isn’t...
Embracing new ideas
The history of Formula 1 has some lessons for franchisors on managing innovation, suggests Simon Lord. The 1970s were a fertile time in...
Marketing mileage: a Nike case study
Nike’s latest marketing achievement in Southeast Asia demonstrates the absolute power of...
The wages of sin
Employment issues continue to dog the franchise sector in Australia. Simon Lord asks if New Zealand franchisors are prepared? Last...
Franchise File – Bad bed-fellows
Mixing private equity and franchising rarely works, says Simon...
Time to sit in the bath
Brian H Meredith gets to the heart of poor customer experiences, and explains how it takes hard work and a paradigm shift from the CEO down...
Is the TPPA really in our best interests?
Will the TPPA have an impact on New Zealand’s SME sector? Ashley Balls has concerns. On the assumption New Zealand has signed the...
Two, four, six, eight… time for us to legislate?
More laws are not the answer to stopping law breakers, suggests Simon Lord. In the 1960s, the great Tom Lehrer wrote a song about the...
Taxing land transactions: where’s the bright side?
On 1 October some of the most significant changes to taxing land and property transactions since the abolition of stamp duty, came...
Employment Matters – Secret recordings, where do you stand?
In a unique case before the Employment Relations Authority, it was ruled that an employee’s secret recording did not amount to...
Export Report – Standing out on the export stage
At ExportNZ we believe it’s important to celebrate Kiwi exporters’ success, which is why, once a year we get to hold...
Marketing Maestro – Make your brand work
Brian H Meredith reminds us that a brand relationship is driven by the sum total of every behaviour, however large or small, that...
Franchise File – Are you cut out to be a franchisor?
To succeed in franchising, you need good people skills as well as a good model, says Simon Lord. Let’s say you have a great...
On Accounts – Start owning your systems
Philippa O’Mara reminds us that systems need to be documented so that everyone involved can deliver a product or service...
Employment Matters- A lesson in procedural fairness
When going through a formal disciplinary process with an employee is it important to provide them with all relevant information relating to...
Export Report – Winning with smiles around the world
Magic Memories took out three award categories and the Supreme Award at the NZ International Business Awards. Catherine Beard has...
Franchise File – When support pays dividends
Every small business owner knows the feeling when you have to make a critical decision outside your everyday operational experience. Will...
On Accounts – Going for growth
Philippa O’Mara explains the principles behind business growth, and which levers are most effective. There’s a great deal of...
The fallout from short notice resignations
Most individual employment agreements (IEAs) state that where an employee fails to give the full contractual notice period when...
Marketing Maestro – Mind what you say, and do
Every behaviour in which an organisation engages has a marketing effect. Plan for it or pay the price, says Brian H Meredith. Vodafone...
October 2014: Employment – Trial period on trial
Ashleigh Nelson highlights the importance of knowing and understanding the strict interpretation of 90-day trial periods. Ninety-day...
Marketing Maestro – Maori wisdom and marketing
When it comes to finding, building and nurturing relationships with customers and potential customers, Brian H Meredith reminds us...