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Why You Should Keep Your Eye On The Construction Industry
These two articles came across our desks recently. We thought they were too good not to pass on. So heads up ... it might pay to keep your wits about you if you deal significantly in, or with, the construction industry. Happy reading! "She'll be right" attitude...
7 Ways To Get Your Invoices Paid Faster
If your business is like most, you don’t get paid upfront in cash. Relying on issuing invoices to your customers means it’s vital to speed up the time it takes to get paid. This is a key issue in managing your cash flow. Here are 7 ways that may help get your invoices...
Finding And Keeping Great Teams
Every now and then we come across an article in the NZ Business Magazine that's worth passing on. This one gives some straightforward guidance on how to appeal to the right people, and build and maintain the best team possible. With the current shortage of skilled...
Don’t Get Caught In Any Of These Business Owners’ Disasters
The case studies in this article are real stories. We've changed the names for privacy reasons. Each one of them reflect the type of situations we come across time and time again when working with business owners. Case 1: Debt-free Or Financial Ruin? Liz rang late...
Bridging The Knowledge – Doing Gap
This article is making the most difference to our business owner clients right now. In our opinion it's something you should pay attention to and address on a regular basis. We recommend you take a few minutes to take the test. Bridging The Knowledge - Doing Gap:...
Get More Money In The Bank: 5 Ways In 30 Days
Increasing the amount of money in your bank account doesn't always have to be hard work. You can put in place any number of the following strategies and tactics within a month. Some of them will take a short time to do, you can do others overnight at little or no cost...
How To Hold On To Your Best People
With employee shortages stretching across many industries, this article in NZ Business magazine caught our attention. It gives some smart strategies to help you hold on to your best people. "The changes over the past 18 months have not been easy for businesses or...
Is 2022 The Year To Take It Easy On Ourselves?
Usually at this time of year we're talking to business owners about their goals for the year. Usually there’s plenty lined up. Lots of things they want to achieve in the business. Lots of benchmarks to be set and exceeded. There’s excitement and anticipation of a...
How To Plan For A Successful Year
If you're looking for a successful 2022, you'd best start setting some goals and objectives - not just for your business, but for yourself too. And make sure to set them for the next 12 months at least. It's the one key thing that will make the difference between and...
Are You Doing These 3 Things Before Year End?
Christmas is around the corner. You've got lots on the go right now - and you're planning to keep going right up until the last minute to get it all done. In the rush of the festive season, are you missing some of the most important jobs you'll do this year? Many of...