News & Resources

Keeping costs under control - increasing efficiency & productivity
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

Keeping costs under control - increasing efficiency & productivity

Optimise employee scheduling through technology to reduce administration time. This includes clock in/out, changing shifts, filling in roster gaps, employee changes through sick and annual leave etc etc with a laser sharp focus on optimizing labour (not too many or too few).

Read More
Careful Christmas Planning
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

Careful Christmas Planning

We've put together some tips for the rush over the next few weeks, including the answers to some tricky tax questions, and Christmas marketing tips.

Read More
Running a Family Business
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

Running a Family Business

There are so many upsides to running a family business: working together as a close-knit unit and sharing the good times together. However, being in charge of one can be complicated as you juggle company interests with those of your loved ones.

Read More
Supporting Bald Angels
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

Supporting Bald Angels

Bald Angels are planning their Christmas Kai boxes and donations! This year, they are planning to distribute 400 significant Kai Boxes and over 1600 Christmas gifts.

Read More
A productive office space.
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

A productive office space.

Screens have become so omnipresent in our lives that internet addiction is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a mental health condition.

Read More
Marketing Your Business
Tegan Weber Tegan Weber

Marketing Your Business

Now is the time to plan your marketing for the next few months. This is especially key if you are a business operator specialising in tourism or retail who is looking to reclaim the tourism market that will be in full swing this summer.

Read More
Streamlining your tourism business
Whitelaw Weber Whitelaw Weber

Streamlining your tourism business

Technology offers great opportunities for streamlining many aspects of your business including payroll, online booking and reservation management, capacity and scheduling systems, tracking product profitability, asset maintenance and digital marketing.

Read More
How to run a profitable tourism business
Whitelaw Weber Whitelaw Weber

How to run a profitable tourism business

The tourism, hospitality and leisure industry is very seasonal, particularly in Northland which does not experience a ‘true’ winter. It is essential to understand those seasonality trends.

Read More
Goods and Services Tax for Not-for-Profits
Whitelaw Weber Whitelaw Weber

Goods and Services Tax for Not-for-Profits

Given the nature of the work that NFPs typically do, income (such as fundraising income, grants and donations) is put into categories (liable, not liable, exempt) with special GST rules applied to each category.

Read More
Fringe Benefit Tax Guide for Not-for-Profits
Whitelaw Weber Whitelaw Weber

Fringe Benefit Tax Guide for Not-for-Profits

Annika Dickey, NFP Advisor, says there are a number of specific regulations around tax exemptions and reporting for NFP organisations and because each NFP is unique, it can be difficult for those managing the finances to decipher what tax they have to pay. Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) in particular is challenging. That’s when talking to an expert can save time, money and stress.

Read More