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Increasing your stock turn in a slow-moving economy

How quickly do you sell your stock? The longer it takes, the longer your cash is tied up & the more likely it is to be discounted! In a slow-moving economy, managing your stock is essential! We can help free up your cash!

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Business tips: Knowing what your customer wants

Knowing what your customers want helps you meet your growth targets. We’ve outlined 5 ways to improve your understanding of your customers, through better data, analysis and feedback. #growth #customerexperience

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Business tips: Adding value to your business prior to an exit

Ready to think about selling your business? Before you put the company on the market, it’s vital to go through a process of adding additional value to the business. We’ll help make sure you're running a tight ship. #M&A #exitstrategy #addingvalue

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Can you claim clothing as a business expense?

Buying clothing for work can be expensive, whether that’s smart shirts or steel toecap boots. You only buy these clothes for your job, so it feels as though they should be business expenses, right? Not so fast…

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Online shopping maintains its pandemic momentum

With all the shops open, have Kiwis switched away from online shopping? We look at the latest insights into ecommerce in New Zealand – who’s shopping online and what are they buying?

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Shortening your cash conversion cycle to free up cash

Covid-19 highlighted the importance of managing your cash conversion cycle & reducing how long cash is tied up in the sales process. More money won’t solve your problems if you don’t manage your cash conversion cycle!

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Understanding Your Balance Sheet

Are you confident in understanding the financial snapshot of your balance sheet? Book a session now to analyse your reports with an experienced business advisor.

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Don’t burn out this winter!

Illness and labour shortages – business owners are under more pressure than ever before. If you’re feeling stressed, here are three tips to prevent burnout.

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How much time should you spend on strategy?

We see people, who are excellent at what they do, work tirelessly in their businesses while neglecting their strategy. Spending 1% of your work time (or 20 hours a year) on recalibrating your business is key for #Efficiency #Growth #Sanity #WeCanHelp

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The Customer Buying Decision

Despite what many business owners think, price isn’t the no. 1 factor in customer decision making. Build a strong relationship, be accessible, be proactive, and price becomes less relevant. Need help with your sales process? Get in touch!

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