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Presenter |
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8th March |
www.whk.co.nz
WHK Accountants
New Zealand/Australia
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 8th March 2011
There's been an increase in the number of organisations, collections of businesses that get together for networking.
The more businesses work together the more effective they become. A lot of what I do is effectively mentoring people within their business as another way to help a business be more effective.
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1st March 2011 |
www.whk.co.nz
WHK Accountants
New Zealand/Australia
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 1st March 2001
All businesses are different. I think you’ve got to accept that, but if there’s one common theme we see, it’s what I describe as financial clarity.
When you ask the question “How much are you making and what have you got to change to get to the result you want?” do you have a clear answer?
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22nd February 2011 |
www.whk.co.nz
WHK Accountants
New Zealand/Australia
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 30th November 2010
There is a new economic climate, we have to change our business to adapt to that, we have to change our plan.
The best way of going about changing that business plan is to work to the goal. Everyone accepts that regardless of what happens in our day, the goal remains the same.
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15th February 2011 |
www.whk.co.nz
WHK Accountants
New Zealand/Australia
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 30th November 2010
To say the economy at the moment is challenging is somewhat of an understatement. I think we've hit some tough times; the global financial crisis is like nothing we've seen in our lifetime, it's definitely been a tough environment out there for businesses. But this is a reoccurring cycle, it happens every so many years.
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30th November 2010 |
www.gibsonsheat.com
Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Business Law Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 30th November 2010
New Zealand has more franchises per capita than any other country in the world. The New Zealand psyche is such that we enjoy being our own bosses.
The benefits that can be obtained by franchising is a recognition that we can capitalise on other peoples expertise in a way that will produce a better result for both parties. A franchise is a little bit like a marriage in that it really does rely on a very good productive relationship.
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30th November 2010 |
www.gibsonsheat.com
Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Business Law Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 30th November 2010
New Zealand has more franchises per capita than any other country in the world. The New Zealand psyche is such that we enjoy being our own bosses.
The benefits that can be obtained by franchising is a recognition that we can capitalise on other peoples expertise in a way that will produce a better result for both parties. A franchise is a little bit like a marriage in that it really does rely on a very good productive relationship.
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23rd November 2010 |
www.gibsonsheat.com
Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Business Law Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 23rd November 2010
One of the fundamental reasons for establishing a family trust is for asset protection.
Business owners face a multitude of risks in their business lives which could result in personal liability and therefore exposure of personal assets such as their family home.
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16th November 2010 |
www.gibsonsheat.com
Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Business Law Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 16th November 2010
One of the fundamental reasons for establishing a trust is for asset protection. Business owners appreciate that every day they face potential risks which could result in personal liability and ultimately an exposure of their personal assets to the liabilities of the business.
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9th November 2010 |
www.fsb.co.nz
FSB Financial
Business Insurance Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 9th November 2010
We often mistakenly think of machines and products within a business as generating cashflow. The truth of the matter is that it is the people in the business, with the knowledge and established client relationships, who predominantly generate cash flow.
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2nd November 2010 |
www.fsb.co.nz
FSB Financial
Business Insurance Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Perhaps you may be in business with one or two other people. Your company's constitution may give you the right to buy their shares should something happen to them but there is no obligation on the part of your business partner's estate to sell you those shares.
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26th October 2010 |
www.fsb.co.nz
FSB Financial
Business Insurance Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 26th October 2010
The answer to the question of what sort of protection should a business owner put in place from day one is multidimensional but if we simplify it right down to where perhaps we have a tradesperson daily going out to work to generate income for the family.
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19th October 2010 |
www.fsb.co.nz
FSB Financial
Business Insurance Experts
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 19th October 2010
There are three aspects of any business that need protecting; the business itself, the staff, plant and equipment and the assets of the business owners of which there can be more than one.
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12th October 2010 |
www.hj.co.nz
Hetherington Johnston
Accountants - Lower Hutt
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 12th October 2010
Small to medium sized businesses comprise the majority of New Zealand's enterprises and some commentators say over the next decade are in for some challenges brought about by new technologies, new competitors and changes in business regulations.
Those businesses that will thrive are those who work closely with their customers constantly assessing customer satisfaction.
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5th October 2010 |
www.hj.co.nz
Hetherington Johnston
Accountants - Lower Hutt
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 5th October 2010
A business should aim for an effective credit management system negating the need for a debt collection process.
The whole business process needs to focus on being paid at the earliest possible point and if credit terms are offered, these need to be on a selective basis and subject to strict and professionally drafted "Terms Of Trade".
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28th September 2010 |
www.hj.co.nz
Hetherington Johnston
Accountants - Lower Hutt
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 28th September 2010
It is very important for the business owner to be aware of the difference between profitability and cash flow, where profit is what remains of sales revenue after expenses have been paid.
Cash flow is the money that flows in and out of a business. So a business could be profitable but have a negative cash flow and be unable to pay its bills in any particular accounting period.
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21st September 2010 |
www.hj.co.nz
Hetherington Johnston
Accountants - Lower Hutt
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 21st September 2010
Any business entity earning an annual revenue of $60,000 or more is required by law to be GST registered.
GST is not a tax on the business but on the end user of a product or service.
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14th September 2010 |
www.NicheIT.co.nz
Niche IT Limited
IT Support Computer Hardware & Software Expert
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 14th September 2010
When people to refer to cloud computing they are referring the ability to connect and use computer resources that are not held in your local area network but hosted by an external vendor and accessible via the Internet.
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7th September 2010 |
www.NicheIT.co.nz
Niche IT Limited
IT Support Computer Hardware & Software Expert
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 7th September 2010
Considering today the area of threat protection.
In simple terms a virus is a piece of code or software maliciously written designed to change what your computer does and how it behaves.
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31th August 2010 |
www.NicheIT.co.nz
Niche IT Limited
IT Support Computer Hardware & Software Expert
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 31st August 2010
Simply put a computer server is a high end computer designed to share and manage company resources, centrally providing services to other computers linked to it with a network. As it is centralised it minimises the amount of work required if the resources were distributed among stand alone multiple machines in a network.
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24th August 2010 |
www.NicheIT.co.nz
Niche IT Limited
IT Support Computer Hardware & Software Expert
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 24th August 2010
When a business computer system crashes, dollars in sales and production start disappearing. It is one of the top business IT risks.
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10th August 2010 |
www.msodesign.com
MSO Design
Graphic design, branding, complete web solutions
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 10th August 2010
Web pages have come a long way since the days of simple postcard representations of a business and its services.
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3rd August 2010 |
www.msodesign.com
MSO Design
Graphic design, branding, complete web solutions
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Before a professional even starts looking at designing a logo they consider a whole raft of elements like the background of the business, the target audience, the visual language, the competition and what they offer plus what differentiates them from their competition.
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27th July 2010 |
www.msodesign.com
MSO Design
Graphic design, branding, complete web solutions
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 27th July 2010
Before knocking on the door of a logo designer you need to start thinking about your business’s point of difference.
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20th July 2010 |
www.smes.co.nz
New Zealand SME'S Ltd
For buyers and sellers of businesses
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 13th July 2010
The suitability of any business is reflected in what a buyer is prepared to pay for it and there are 3 main components that form a business valuation:
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13th July 2010 |
www.smes.co.nz
New Zealand SME'S Ltd
For buyers and sellers of businesses
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 13th July 2010
The three main methods of selling a private business are:
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6th July 2010 |
www.smes.co.nz
New Zealand SME'S Ltd
For buyers and sellers of businesses
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 6th July 2010
Anybody contemplating buying their own business, irrespective of the type,
needs to meet 2 fundamental criteria.
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29th June 2010 |
www.smes.co.nz
New Zealand SME'S Ltd
For buyers and sellers of businesses
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 29 June 2010
The objective in owning a business is straight forward and that is to create wealth. A business provides you with an income stream, job security, lifestyle and independence while allowing you to build the value of your business for eventual sale.
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22nd June 2010 |
www.allfinanz.co.nz
Allfinanz
Financial Services
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 22 June 2010
Only a small percentage of New Zealand’s over 200,000 SME’s could be said to have the appropriate levels of insurance cover in place or the appropriate products and solutions to cover their risks.
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8th June 2010 |
www.allfinanz.co.nz
Allfinanz
Financial Services
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The Business Experts Bureau Great Business Idea - Tuesday 8 June 2010
Retaining key personnel is vital to a business’s continued success. They are the business’s lifeblood. This may not necessarily mean giving staff more money to retain them as often a business cannot withstand this outlay.
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1st June 2010 |
www.allfinanz.co.nz
Allfinanz
Financial Services
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Often a business owner will forget about personal guarantees they may have signed with a bank which could erode personal assets if a business could no longer trade as a result of loss of revenue.
Your biggest asset therefore may not be your fixed assets but your ability as a company to derive revenue and thus profits. It is therefore vital for a business decision maker to seek professional advice in the area of insuring a continuing revenue stream.
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25th May 2010 |
www.daltonplan.co.nz
DaltonPlan® Business Action Planning Ltd
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The essential elements of entrepreneurial activity.
So you have invented a gadget or devised an innovative idea that you believe delivers a great business opportunity. Today we look at some of the essential elements of entrepreneurial activity.
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18th May 2010 |
www.daltonplan.co.nz
DaltonPlan® Business Action Planning Ltd
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The pivotal business plan element of vision
So far we’ve had a quick look at two of the business plan pivotal elements of attitude and
application. Another pivotal business plan element is vision.
When I say the vision, I mean that you still need to be able to measure it somehow. From my
own personal experience, I set one of my personal goals as wanting to earn a certain amount.
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11th May 2010 |
www.daltonplan.co.nz
DaltonPlan® Business Action Planning Ltd
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Compare your business performance against the DaltonPlan® Benchmarks
Last week we looked at the importance of defining what we want out of life as a starting point in designing a business plan. Today we look at the nuts and bolts of a well focussed business plan.
It’s actually not very difficult. You just need someone to take you through a proven approach so that you don’t waste time and money making avoidable mistakes.
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4th May 2010 |
www.daltonplan.co.nz
DaltonPlan® Business Action Planning Ltd
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Having the right attitude to do well in business.
A business plan is a guide showing the business owner the best route to follow for success. This covers two aspects, practical experience and the use of proven business models. The DaltonPlan® is based on this and has been developed from years of experience from New Zealand business owners along with lots of research performed by Harvard Business School experts who have gone to a lot of trouble to piece this road map together so that business owners don’t keep making the same mistakes but conversely, make good business decisions that result in success.
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