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19 February 2024 | 3 min read

4 tax time tips for small business owners

We asked three small business owners and an accountant to share their top tips for tackling tax time.

Prepaying expense at tax time

31 January 2024 | 3 min read

Prepaying expenses before tax time

An accountant’s tips for when to consider prepaying expenses before the end of the financial year.

22 January 2024 | 3 min read

4 helpful tips for using AI in your business

The chatter around generative AI is ongoing, so here are four further tips for small business owners to make the most of AI tools.

15 December 2023 | 5 min read

How 5 small businesses grow at local markets

Five small business owners share why a market presence is crucial to their business’s success. local markets

01 December 2023 | 3 min read

Tools and tips for cash flow management

Two cash flow management tools, plus tips for responding to dips in cash flow and encouraging long-term growth.

09 November 2023 | 3 min read

4 apps and websites to manage cash flow

Access to a phone is all that’s required to have an accurate, real-time view of every aspect of your cash flow, from profits and unpaid bills to projected revenue.   But how can you best unlock such capabilities and manage your finances? These four digital tools are worth checking out.  1. The Prospa App The Prospa

01 November 2023 | 3 min read

What the general election means for small businesses

New Zealanders headed to the polls on 14 October and came away having elected a new government after seven years, with an outcome that might impact small businesses in taxation, regulation and business confidence. Christopher Luxon of the National Party will become the country’s next prime minister, with his party to form a government with

11 October 2023 | 4 min read

AI tips for small businesses

How using AI can help your business retain a competitive advantage, save you money and time, and boost your brand.

Man using laptop

28 September 2023 | 4 min read

Tips to improve your business’s cyber security

Cyber security incidents are on the rise for small businesses. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT NZ) received 8,831 reports in 2021 and that number is only expected to grow. The cost associated with those incidents was almost $9 million. As cyber resilience expert and director of Outfox Jan Thornborough explains, it’s time to make

Cognoscente Wines

18 October 2022 | 4 min read

How this wine consultant launched her dream business

Find out how Jeannine McCallum from wine sales distributor The Invisible Agency co-founded a new wine products business, Cognoscente.

Biz with friend

02 December 2021 | 5 min read

Starting a business with a friend: the good, the bad, the beautiful

Two sets of friends share what they’ve learnt from starting a business together – and the secrets to making it work.

How to create a family in your franchise

31 August 2021 | 5 min read

How to create a family in your franchise

F45 franchisee Lynnae Palu shares her tips for small businesses and family businesses to create strong customer communities.