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The trust that your customers place with your business often revolves around the personal information that they have shared with you. Contact details, payment information, even their demographical data are stored within your databases. That’s why it’s critical that your business maintains confidentiality and the trust that has been established with how you use their… Continue reading Keeping Your Customer’s Trust – Confidentiality, Privacy & Data Security

Promoting a fair and equal workplace is not only a common concern for leaders of corporate giants but a challenge for small business owners as well. Your team is essential to the long-term success of your business, so it is vital that each staff member has an equal opportunity for recognition and reward, no matter… Continue reading Fostering Fairness Within Your Workplace: How To Get Ahead Of The Curve

The easiest way to ensure that your business is receiving the payments from invoices without delay is to remain transparent with your customers throughout the process. Getting an invoice paid on time starts with making it easier for your customer to pay. Create Detailed Invoices Create for your customers an invoice that includes the essential… Continue reading Facing The Issue Of Unpaid Invoices With Your Business? 6 Tips For Entrepreneurs On Prompter Payments

When you are first setting up a business, understanding exactly what you are setting out to achieve can be a daunting task. But a business plan takes some of that stress away by helping to cement your business idea into achievable goals. It can be as simple as dot pointing your strategy on the back… Continue reading A Business Plan Requires Structure – Here Are 5 Things You Should Be Including In It

All businesses, at one stage or another, will have to go through significant change. During the last few years, it’s safe to say that many businesses have felt the impact of these changes, whether they were big or small. Change is necessary for growth but accepting the need for change can be difficult for some.… Continue reading Change Has Been The Buzzword For Business Over The Last Few Years, But How Can You Make It Work For You?

Employer superannuation contribution tax (ESCT) refers to the tax that is taken from any cash contributions made to your employees’ superannuation accounts, including KiwiSaver. The rate of ESCT to deduct can vary for each staff member, making it necessary to ensure that you follow all of the required steps as an employer. At the beginning… Continue reading Is There Anything You Need To Do For The Employer Superannuation Contribution Tax?

Preparing a business for sale is a complex and often long-term process, which requires a lot of preparation and planning. Yet few business owners are prepared when it comes time to be sale-ready. Exit planning involves careful preparation and consideration of the business, tax and legal implications. Here are five tips to help business owners… Continue reading Got Your Business Exit Strategy Planned & Ready To Go?

After the stress of the holiday period, there are plenty more times throughout the year that cashflow issues can become a recurring problem that you need to get on top of. Small businesses with cash flow problems may put themselves at risk of failing or suffering significant financial hardship. Cash flow provides a business with… Continue reading Cash Flow Checks For Businesses Are Best Done As Soon As Possible

Purchasing a home is a major financial decision that people take very seriously. Often, knowing exactly what it is that you’re looking for in the property and its surroundings can be a major deciding factor in what you choose to buy. In some instances, these factors can be major value-adding boosters to the property which… Continue reading What Should You Be Looking For When Purchasing A Property?

Since an employee’s retirement savings outcome is ultimately impacted by decisions made today, some employers may feel the need to help their employee’s find a fund that best suits their financial situation. It is more than likely that the majority of a business’s employees respond to the challenge of running their KiwiSaver by simply choosing… Continue reading Helping Your Employees With Finding The Right KiwiSaver Fund?

Are you thinking about creating your own small business, but trying to work out exactly how your niche talent could make it amidst the bustling competition of those around you? In a world dominated by freelancers with skills and abilities that might seem a little daunting, it’s important to find a way to break into… Continue reading Small Businesses Need To Prioritise Branding In A Digital Environment

It might be tempting to put a lot of your purchases onto your credit cards. They’re an easy way to pay, but an even easier way of getting into debt. Especially if you’ve been splurging with it during this gift-giving season. The following are some tips that will make it easier for you to stay… Continue reading Spent A Bit Too Much On The Credit Card This Festive Season? Here’s How You Can Get Back On Even Keel