Operations

How to boost the growth of NZ small businesses

Many New Zealand business owners are feeling the pressure right now. Rising costs, cautious consumer spending and ongoing economic uncertainty are making growth harder to achieve. As reported by Scoop Business, the latest CPA Australia Asia-Pacific Small Business Insights survey shows New Zealand small businesses ranked last out of 11 Asia-Pacific markets for growth for […]

Understanding margin compression and its impact on your revenue

With operational costs escalating and the market still sensitive to price rises, you’ll have seen the term ‘margin compression’ being thrown around in many small business forecasts. But what exactly is margin compression? And how does this financial phenomenon impact your sales revenues and overall profitability as a business? Here’s how to identify and tackle […]

New Financial Year, New Opportunities: Time for a Strategic Reset

A new financial year starts on 1 April, and it’s the perfect time for a strategic reset and your new financial year planning. While we’re busy finalising your 2026 records and ensuring everything is in order, this is also your opportunity to look ahead. A new financial year isn’t just about compliance – it’s about […]

Can Cost-Saving Measures Really Drive Profit in Your Business?

Question: “Can cost-saving measures in the business truly be a key driver of profits?” Running a profitable business is one of your key goals as an owner. Without profits, there’s no capital to reinvest, no buffer for unexpected challenges, and no reward for the risk you’ve taken in building your business. With rising costs, interest […]

Holiday cash flow for your small business

Are you heading away for a break from the business this year? This time of year can be hard on small business. Your expenses continue and your cashflow can suffer when your debtors go on holiday. Leading up to the holiday period, is your business cash flow in good health to carry you through? With […]

Should you buy or lease your business assets?

There are certain items of equipment, machinery and hardware that are essential to the operation of your business – whether it’s the delivery van you use to run your home-delivery food service, or the high-end digital printer to run your print business. When faced with these decisions, the question of buy vs lease business assets […]