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Covering topical ‘here and now’ business issues, lessons learned, seminars attended, book reports, and newsletters to help you find smarter ways to save time, energy and money.
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Hot Topics
Topical ‘here and now’ business issues with useful recommendations to help you save time, energy, and money.
To gift or not to gift? And how much?
From 1 October 2011 you will be able to gift off any loan without worrying about gift duty or telling IRD. If you have a gifting programme in place or are thinking about gifting off some assets into a trust then you need to read this.
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Is your Trust a Good Trust or a Bad Trust? Get it wrong and you may as well kiss your assets and money goodbye.
Whether you have a trust or are thinking of using one, you need to read this. You may be wasting thousands of dollars either getting a trust, or in managing it. Worse still, your trust may not hold up under scrutiny and any assets you placed in your trust could be ‘fair game’ to any partner or creditor.
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Recessions! It's not all doom and gloom.
We highlight the opportunities for wage earners, unemployed and business owners alike when times are tough. We answer the question of how long the recession will last, and list four things you can do to avoid (or at least reduce the risk of) becoming a recession statistic.
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Newsletters
Our practical and understandable newsletters highlight ‘here and now’ business issues relevant to small to medium sized businesses.
Summer 2012
Covering Holiday pay - best practice, calculating holiday pay, year-end computer detox, entertainment, baches, fun and fresh present ideas, frugal ways to treat the team and boost morale, and a year in NZ business resilience.
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Spring 2011
Covering getting paid 101, the abolition of gift duty, removing the uncertainty around tax, a tax planning checklist, GST private adjustments, Look Through Company elections, and spring cleaning your business.
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Special Alert - NZ Emissions Trading Scheme
Covering what makes a forest, what does it mean if you own pre-1990 forest land, exemptions, and what needs to be done and by when.
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Lessons Learned
We share personal or business lessons that either we, or our clients have learned helping you save time, money and energy if you happen to be facing the same issue yourself.
8 ways to keep your accounting fees down
Think your accounting fees are getting too high? Your accountant isn't suggesting ways to help keep your accounting fees under control? Find out 8 ways you can manage your accounting fees better, and what you can do about it if you think you are being charged too much.
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4 ways you could be paid to employ staff
Are you looking to employ someone who may not have the skills you need? Maybe you have to modify your workplace to cater for a disabled person? Or perhaps you have staff working on community or environmental projects? If any of these apply, you may be able to qualify for a subsidy from WINZ.
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8 Lessons we learned when building a webpage
Our web pages stand out from our competitors. That was no accident and nor was it good luck. We did a lot of research into building our site and we also made a few mistakes along the way. We share with you the lessons we learnt, as well as give you the main areas you really need to consider if you want a web site that really works for you. Read more >
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Book Reports, Seminars, Presentations
Below we will summarise the main points taken from books of interest we have read, presentations we have watched, or seminars we have attended.
A key lesson to remember when marketing
If you ever wanted to know the key to marketing then we highly recommend you watch this TED video about marketing condoms in the Democratic Republic of Congo which highlights a very important lesson all business owners should remember when it comes to marketing.
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Is it possible to increase sales and profit by reducing the number of products/services offered?
More choice does not mean greater sales or profit. More choice can lead to customers delaying purchasing, making bad choices, or choosing things making them less satisfied.
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