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How To Get Your Business & Personal Affairs Sorted
Do you ever wonder if you've got the right things in place to safeguard your family and your business? Or whether what you’ve already got in place will actually do the job you want? It can be easy to put this in the 'too hard' basket ... you might not know what to do,...
Renegotiating With Your Bank Can Lead To Huge Benefits: Here’s How
When you put new finance in place, it's usually a big relief. But often these financial arrangements are never revisited. You keep making the repayments and think no more of it. Yet it's important to check that these arrangements match what's...
5 Principles of Personal Discipline
Warren Rustand is a man who has spent a lifetime learning and engaging with exceptional people. This article in NZ Business magazine's November issue talks about his view on the 5 principles of greatness and leadership. It's a short insightful article that could...
Why EX Should Be At The Heart Of Business Strategy
Recent research has found New Zealander's rank work-life balance at number two in what they want from an employer. Yet the perception is work-life balance is not a high priority for many New Zealand businesses. Here's a short article from a recent NZBusiness magazine...
Will Your Business Survive To The Next Generation?
Over the many years we've been working alongside family businesses one thing has become clear: Only 1/3 of them will survive the transition to the second generation. And of that 1/3, only 1/3 of those will survive to the third generation. That’s not very good odds....
How To Get The Most For Your Business When It’s Time To Leave
If you want to get the most for your business when it's time to go, you'll need a plan. Yet many business owners have no plan or strategy about their business exit. They think the "man with the golden cheque" will appear when the time comes. They think...
How Many Of These 10 Common Mistakes Are You Making?
According to research there are 10 common mistakes business owners make. How many of them are you making? 1. No Clear Marketing StrategyYou never know where, when, or how a new prospect is going to hear of your business. If there's a mix of messages...
The New Trusts Law: Are You Ready For It?
If your children knew that they were beneficiaries of a trust how do you think that would affect them? Would they work hard and forge their own way in business? Would they ferret money away for their future so they could buy a house? Or would it foster a trust-fund...
Managing Your Team Effectively: 5 Basics To Get Right At The Start
Small businesses, by their nature, are going to be intimate. This means it is crucial to manage your team well. Working closely together often means you'll have to share the same goals and the same frustrations ... sometimes even the same work space. Getting the...
Your Brand Is More Than A Logo
A lot of people, when asked about their brand, will simply flourish their business card or point to the large letters emblazoned across their building and say "there, that's my brand". But your brand is more than a logo. Gary Cross talks about the difference between...