In the aftermath of COVID-19, 3 things most businesses are desperately trying to evaluate are: what their sales will look like in the coming weeks and months? how much cash will be available in the business? How long will they be able to stretch...
On Friday 3rd of April at 3pm, The Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced some proposed changes to the Companies Act 1993 (“the Act”) including (according to the government press release): a) Giving directors of companies facing significant liquidity problems because of COVID-19 a ‘Safe Harbour’ from...
Few days into the nationwide lockdown, I suspect most of us are still reeling from the enormity of what just happened and the sombre thoughts of what’s to come. A huge boulder of uncertainty sits ahead of us as we wonder how dire will the...
Hope you have managed to catch some spectacular 2019 World Cup Rugby matches from Japan last month, albeit that for All Blacks fans like myself it wasn’t the outcome we were looking for. Having witnessed some great upsets in the tournament, including our own All Blacks...
Adrian Orr of the Reserve Bank (NZ) recently delivered a 0.5% Official Cash Rate (OCR) reduction, taking the OCR to a historical low of 1%. He joined 3 other countries (India, Thailand and the Philippines) that week, that dropped their OCR rates, following in the footsteps...
As a Founder or a CEO are you wondering how to supercharge the growth of your business? Do you have clear plans on how to grow but not have enough fuel (capital) in the tank to make it happen? Have you considered the pros and...
The foundations of Global Trade have been severely shaken as a Tariff war ensues between the USA and China. At the same time right wing and nationalist political views are becoming increasingly popular in Europe, views that arguably mainstream politics wouldn’t have associated themselves with,...
Where have the first 4 months gone!? The month of May has crept upon us; which means a Third of the year is behind us and there is just over 7 months remaining to hit those milestones to make 2019 a successful year for our business? Kudos...