by Tracy | Jul 14, 2025 | Business
The foundational goal of any business is to make a profit. As a business owner, that’s one of your key financial aims – to make enough sales, at a big enough margin, to generate profit from your enterprise. But how does profit differ from cashflow? And why is cash...
by Tracy | Jul 10, 2025 | Business
Understanding your finances is a vital part of running your business. But getting down into the nitty gritty of the company accounts isn’t every entrepreneur’s top skill. If you are new to company accounting, or simply want to expand your knowledge, we can help...
by Tracy | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you’ve heard about the need to work ‘on’ your business as well as working ‘in’ your business. But have you ever stopped to think what exactly you should be doing? First some practical distinctions to compare working ‘on’ and working ‘in’. With the above in...
by Tracy | Jun 27, 2025 | News, Resources
Childcare can be one of the biggest expenses for families with young children, and that’s where FamilyBoost comes in. FamilyBoost is a quarterly payment from Inland Revenue that helps eligible households with the cost of early childhood education (ECE). If you’re...
by Tracy | Jun 25, 2025 | Business, News
Keeping on top of your cashflow is even more important during tough economic times. With global uncertainty, recent high inflation, energy prices soaring, supply chain challenges, cash is likely to be tight over the coming year. Cloud technology and fintech apps, can...
by Tracy | Jun 24, 2025 | Business, News
At the early stages of your start-up journey, access to credit can be a lifesaver. Cashflow is tight, customer revenue can fluctuate wildly and large-scale bank loans and external funding may be in short supply. In this situation it might seem counterproductive to...
by Tracy | Jun 17, 2025 | Business, News, Tax
As part of Budget 2025, the Minister for Finance, Nicola Willis, introduced Investment Boost– a new way for Kiwi businesses to reduce the cost of investing in new assets and equipment. Investment Boost is expected to lift NZ GDP by 1% and wages by 1.5% over the next...
by Tracy | May 23, 2025 | News
On Thursday 22 May, the Minister of Finance, The Honourable Nicola Willis, delivered Budget 2025. Opening her speech, the Minister said: “This is a responsible budget to secure New Zealand’s future. It supports the economic recovery now underway. It also takes a...
by Tracy | Apr 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
You may love running your business. But in the back of every owner’s mind is the knowledge that one day you’ll need to sell the company and retire. But with global markets in upheaval and the future less certain than ever before, how can you guarantee that your...
by Tracy | Mar 27, 2025 | News
To understand the financial position of a business at a specific point of time, look at the balance sheet which may also be called the statement of financial position. Together with the Profit and Loss Statement, and possibly other reports such as the Statement of...
