Here are three tips to maintain your inbox: Have trouble receiving emails from certain people? Add their email address to your approved senders or address book so they get through your spam filter. Clear your spam filter regularly! 9 times out of 10 this is where that important email you were expecting ended up. Regularly […]
A lack of budgeting is often a likely contributor to business failures. Alarming statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Development revealed only 28% of sole traders who started up in business in 2001 were still going in 2010. Only 46% of businesses employing five or fewer staff made it into 2010. This happens in
Provide your customers with an experience that consistently matches their expectations and they will buy and return. There are four key words in that sentence: The first is ‘experience’ – It’s not about your product or service, it’s about the customer experience. The second key word is ‘consistently’ – it’s not enough to get it
It’s a good idea to have your personal belongings covered by contents insurance – even if you have very few possessions. But beware, insurance policies are riddled with get-out clauses. Here are 10 tips you should know about: 1. Never assume your policy covers you for everything 2. Cheap insurance doesn’t always pay 3. Be
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The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said: “The global outlook remains mixed with disappointing data in Europe and some other countries, and more positive indicators in the United States and Japan. Global financial sentiment continues to be buoyant and the medium term
The PPSA (Personal Property Securities Act) came into force on 1 May 2002. It is set out to provide a single, online location where suppliers and lenders could find out at minimal cost what existing security interests there are against their assets. The PPSA introduced a registration system for what are termed ‘security interests’ in
Parental Leave Payments Increase From 1 July 2013 The Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/233) increase parental leave payments from 1 July 2013 in line with changes in the average weekly wage. The maximum amount available to eligible employees and the self-employed increases from $475.16 to $488.17
Here is a summary of key things to bear in mind at the outset of the business sales process: Price it right It is important that a business is properly valued and priced if you are to attract buyers but also achieve a price that represents a fair return for the work you have put
As a business owner, there are plenty of things you need to manage, and two of the most important of these are risk and assets. You need to have strategies in place to both build your wealth and protect your wealth. There’s no point building a lot of wealth if the way you have things structured
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