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It’s tough to keep on top of everything when you’re running a small business – but now there are some brilliant apps to help. Here are five of our favourites.
Being a small business owner means being...
Depending on your industry, the holiday period can be a slow time of year for business. Despite a dip in cashflow you still need to meet your expenses.
Ensure your bases are covered before you clock ...
Do you have staff taking leave over Christmas? Are systems in place to make sure everyone gets what they’re entitled to?
Even if someone else handles your payroll, you are responsible for making sure...
Buying a home, rental or holiday house?
It might be time to think about a new build.
The Government recently announced that any new build which received its code compliance certificate after March 2...
Projecting your cashflow pipeline forwards during a crisis is vital.
To be able to navigate the future path of your cashflow, you need to start forecasting – so you can map out your financial positio...
The Government’s announcement on the next stage in the COVID-19 response plan introduces a new framework of measures that will commence when 90% of eligible New Zealanders are fully vaccinated.
The n...
There’s a strong feeling among economic commentators that interest rates will rise soon.
The Reserve Bank has signalled that it will raise the official cash rate (OCR), which comes in response to New...
In June this year, the Reserve Bank received approval for a new tool to rein in house prices and control debt levels: debt-to-income (DTI) ratios.
Now, some of the banks have decided to move first. B...
Getting it wrong could be costly!
Is that team member an employee or a contractor? It’s important to know the difference, because getting it wrong could be an expensive mistake.
The Employment C...
One of the advantages of owning a business is the many tax deductions that aren’t available to employees.
Most of these deductibles are well known, like vehicle and home office costs and other basic ...
With extreme weather events on the rise and climate change becoming an increasing threat, it’s never been more important for your business to have a disaster recovery plan in place.
Weather is becomi...
Sole traders using home offices for business have long been able to claim deductions for home office expenses.
Now, through lockdowns and increased accommodations for work-life balance, many business...