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How to spot if your business is declining

Much has been written about the current economic climate with some reports suggesting that the number of companies liquidated in New Zealand 2008 was up by 40% on the previous year. Often, one of the hardest things for any business owner is to admit that their business is declining. This article will help you spot […]

How to improve your cash flow with early tax refunds

Many rental property owners generate taxable losses for the year. The taxpayer generally has 2 options: Wait until the tax year ends on 31 March, prepare their rental property tax return and then wait up to 3 months for the IRD to process their income tax refund. If the tax refund is significant, extra scrutiny from […]

02/06/2009
Mark
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Over the last few weeks, many of our clients have expressed their deepening concern over their bank’s attitude to helping them through difficult times. During the recent good times, many of them were “courted” by their bankers to take out bigger loans; given credit cards with high limits and nothing seemed to much to ask. Money […]

How to survive the downturn

The current world wide economic downturn has, again, highlighted why small business owners must actively scrutinise their finances. Many small business owners still rely on old and/or out of date information. Last week, I recently met with a new client who had experienced a 25% decline in their sales. When I asked them about their […]

How to improve your reading speed

What if you could TRIPLE your reading speed in under 60 minutes? That was the question Dr Michael Masterman asked me to consider — when he sent me a review copy of his new speed reading audio course three months ago. And you won’t be surprised to hear that I didn’t believe it! Now, I’ve […]