Be more effective: The catch you let get away
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want staff to be more effective.
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Finance: Clarify your position
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
Jobs boost from Mitre 10 Mega New Lynn
Construction on Mitre 10’s 35th MEGA store is now under way in New Lynn with recruitment for up to 130 new jobs also beginning this month.
Finance: Be aware of GST obligations
The lifestyle block is becoming as popular in New Zealand as the quarter-acre dream.
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Oily Rag: Beer and cigs or own digs
The New Zealand Herald recently reported the results of a survey into the spending habits of Kiwis. The headline result was that nearly half (44 per cent) of New Zealanders are living day-to-day without any savings to fall back on.
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Property
Vision of fear for city's heritage
Auckland's heritage character is under threat from apartments in half of residential Auckland, says the Character Coalition.
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Rural News
Dairy cows hit the road
Dairy farmers planning to shift stock in the next few weeks should pay particular attention to the cows' fitness for transport and their feed requirements.
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NZ Herald
NZ Post takes over Secret Santa Twitter account
The increasingly popular NZ Secret Santa Twitter account has been taken over by New Zealand Post, after it became too much for its Hamilton creator. The feel-good activity links Twitter users to each other so they can send anonymous Christmas presents. Sam Elton-Walter created the account three years ago and each year more and more people have joined - with 870 signing up last year. He said some lovely moments came from administering the account. "I had a couple of people say a big thank you to me because for whatever reason ... they said `this is the only gift I got at Christmas time and…
A secret weapon for your business - CRM
Looking for a new secret weapon for your small business? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software could be the answer. It helps you: Win new clients or contracts Understand your customer Retain customers by giving them a better experience Decrease duplication and costly customer management. Imagine if every... More
How to back up your phone
Your phone has been for a swim. Your business contact information or vital sketches were on it and now it refuses to start. Owners carry their business lives around on their mobile phones and tablets. If the phone was lost or broken it would be at the very least a huge nuisance. At worst important business data could be lost. When it... More
Seamless telephony is a godsend for small business.
Small businesses sometimes pay hundreds of dollars a month more than necessary for their telephony - thanks to inertia. Many have a mish-mash of telephony services. It's not uncommon for small businesses to cut costs significantly following a telecommunications health check, says Kelly Blomfield, business account manager at Telecom Hub... More
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In your greater efforts to save money and not be quite so frivolous in the coming weeks you might start to begrudge the fact that you don't...