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Export report
April 15, 2014

Epic export adviceThe 2014 Go Global conference is a unique opportunity to tap into a large pool of export knowledge. Catherine Beard has...

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Marketing Maestro
March 18, 2014

Build it and they will come. Or will they?Marketers are failing to assume leadership roles within commercial enterprises, which leads to...

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Employment Matters
February 12, 2014

The unexpected costs of trying to buy a resignationBrandon Brown uses a case law example to examine the issue of “without...

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Employment Matters
November 20, 2013

Managing the holiday break Ani Bennett provides some useful advice on how to help your employees switch off these holidays. Holidays offer...

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On Accounts
November 19, 2013

To trust or not to trustDebbie Haddon examines the background to Trusts and highlights their obligations and responsibilities. Are they...

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Employment Matters
October 16, 2013

Employee pinged $50k for flagrant disloyaltyBrandon Brown uses a recent ERA case to highlight how disloyal employees can breach their...

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Franchise file
August 13, 2013

Helping people help themselvesFranchising is too important to the economy to be damaged by legislative tinkering, says Simon Lord. So how...

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Customer Excellence
July 17, 2013

A little Turkish delight On Turkey’s Old Silk Road Dr Ian Brooks is reminded of three age-old lessons on customer service and sales....

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Issues with Balls
June 11, 2013

Poor decisions at the top Government involvement in business in this country is sending some very strange messages, says Ashley Balls.The...

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Managing your Brand is everything
May 15, 2013

Brian H Meredith offers a five-point checklist on Brands and the way in which business owners must manage them.When we get up in the...

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Employment Matters
April 16, 2013

The case for SkypeMatthew Dearing reminds business owners that caution should be exercised when using Skype in employment disputes....

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On Accounts
March 20, 2013

Time for a business health checkFor the majority of business owners, April 1st is the beginning of the new financial year and it’s a...

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Export report
February 12, 2013

High performance exportsWhere is the growth coming from in the export sector? Catherine Beard has been tracking the numbers.Exports have...

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Prepare to meet thy doom?
January 16, 2013

Does online shopping mean the end for retail? Simon Lord explains why today franchises face particular challenges.Traditionally, one of the...

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Customer Excellence
November 15, 2012

New thinking for the New Year A New Year requires new thinking about how you interact with your customers. Dr Ian Brooks offers a powerful...

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Marketing Maestro
October 16, 2012

Small business gets it; big business doesn’tIt’s New Zealand’s smaller businesses that lead the way when it comes to...

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Employment Matters
September 18, 2012

Erin Burke considers some of the cases where employers have successfully taken action to address absenteeism problems. The minimum...

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Export Report
August 14, 2012

Catherine Beard reports on why the sky’s the limit for tech start-up exporter WhosOnLocation. While in San Francisco recently I...

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Franchise File
July 18, 2012

Franchisors need to be prepared to defend their brand against one-sided media, says Simon Lord.If I run a headline on my website that reads...

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Employment Matters
June 20, 2012

Great CV? Check the ‘netprint’!Going online can be extremely useful for pre-employment checks.Erin Burke takes you through the...

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Don’t buy a lemon
May 15, 2012

Michelle Malcolm explains the importance of a thorough due diligence process when buying a business. Recently I was approached by an...

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Ask, listen and learn
April 18, 2012

Your staff may be good at answering customer questions, but if they don’t ask questions, they’re just order-takers. Dr Ian...

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Budgets and bottom lines
March 21, 2012

A lack of budgeting is often a likely contributor to business failures. Paul Moodie outlines what every good budget should have.Alarming...

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The truth about Trusts
February 19, 2012

  Should you have a trust? Naturally, the answer is dependent on your circumstances. The primary reason for having a trust is to...

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Understanding business debt
February 19, 2012

  For many small business owners, managing debt may have been exasperated recently by the slowing economy. Debt can either be good or...

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Don’t mess with our ACC
February 19, 2012

  For the past six to eight weeks the spin machine has been working overtime and spewing out half truths and misinformation about ACC....

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Are you investment ready?
February 19, 2012

  There are many steps or hurdles to overcome before your business may be attractive to an investor, and consequently achieve the...