Every business needs a job management system. This is even more important for builders or tradies who have projects spanning over a number of months as well as having other smaller jobs.

No matter how you feel about sorting things out, you can't afford to let your inventory get messy. A disorganised stock can drag down your retail business and cost you money.

One of the biggest benefits for you and your business by using accounting software such as Xero is accurate and timely reports.

Spending time training staff who are new to your business is a must, but not many people think about upskilling existing staff so that the skill set in your business increases.

We all know that health and safety is important when you work a physically demanding job, but what about when you spend large amounts of time sitting in an office or standing for long periods during the day?

The cost of keeping an employee vs hiring a new employee. For many businesses the cost of wages/salaries are their biggest cost each year.

Do you have a process for adding or changing supplier’s bank account information? One of the latest tricks by scammers is intercepting an invoice and changing the bank account details to their own.

Trusts and 39% tax rate From 1 April 2024, the new tax rate for trusts will increase to 39% to align with the top personal tax rate.

Spam series: Tips to avoid text message scams Scammers are constantly developing new methods to scam you.

Everyone knows someone who’s fallen prey and lost money to a scammer by clicking on a link in an email.

If you own a business, you know it can be stressful. It’s especially stressful if you’re doing it by yourself and don’t have a business partner to brainstorm and bounce ideas off.

Recently we’ve been hearing a lot in the media about tax – and it is that time of the year when tax is on a lot of our minds as we work out what we owe and what we can claim.

At the current time, New Zealanders are dealing with the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle, cost of living increases, inflation, and a shortage of staff for many businesses.

Your website is the online equivalent to your bricks-and-mortar-store (if you have one), so what impression is your website giving potential customers?

It’s the end of financial year for most clients and time for us to start looking at the 2023 Financial Accounts.

From 1 April this year, new GST invoicing rules will come into force aimed at making dealing with GST invoices much simpler and providing more flexibility.

There is always someone out there who will tell you it’s not the right time to buy a farm, start a business, borrow more money…but how do you know what the ‘right’ thing to do is?

Payroll is one of the most undervalued areas of business. Yet if it’s not well managed, it has the capacity to cause the biggest headaches. 

A section 215 report, released by the Government shortly before Christmas, outlines several changes to the proposed emissions pricing system that give greater certainty for farmers, and better recognises on-farm sequestration.

With farmers being challenged to find more sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of farming, we are seeing a few purchases of Dung Beetles by our clients.