Technology is constantly evolving and innovation sits high on the national economic agenda. But what has really changed for small businesses? When push comes to shove – when you’re contending with summer holidays, kids underfoot, skeleton staff, seasonal opportunities and taking the time to look toward 2017 – what technology evolutions can you lean on to make this summer even better than the last?

To say that Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States took the world by surprise is an understatement. Markets hate surprises and uncertainty, so a short-term period of volatility is to be expected. But as investors begin to digest the new policy direction, buying opportunities could arise. 

Entrepreneurs get a lot of bad advice.

This is one of the surprising themes that came out of the first ever FounderCon New Zealand. Nearly every one of the over 120 attendees had a story related to a piece of bad advice they received.

Rare Device offers a beautiful assortment of personal and household items and is already well underway in preparing for the upcoming holiday rush. For the past four years, the store has employed seasonal workers to help with the busy time, and Giselle has learned a few things on hiring right for her business.

Consider it polygamy of sorts. But if you want to stay in business long and prosper, you have to commit to your customers. It’s no longer enough just to satisfy them. The quality of a business’s revenue is as important as its quantity.

Two years ago, the accountant discussed the idea of business growth with her client. She said she had been thinking about the business and had run some numbers to take a look at the potential in terms of profit and cash flow improvement.

Implementing systems and procedures are a must for the most effective ways to manage receivables.
This allows for the majority of receivables to be managed in an orderly and efficient manner, while allowing problem accounts to surface immediately.

Daniel was only nineteen years old when he co-founded Thankyou, an Australian based business selling consumer goods and giving 100% of the profits to aid clean water and sanitation efforts.

Work life balance is a very popular topic of conversation in the community. I have been running my own business for close to 20 years and I am finally at a point to say that I have a reasonable work life balance. However, it has taken close to that 20 years.  Why is this?

Joe is the CEO of a growing IT consultancy, providing network management solutions as well as selling and repairing computer equipment out of a retail store. Joe has two silent partners in the business who tipped in some money to get it going.