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Taking a ‘hype-free’ look at property investment policy changes

1 April 2021 / By RightWay

The Government’s announcement of its policies aimed at increasing housing affordability have triggered a vast amount of commentary and speculation. RightWay Technical Operations Manager, Callum Mitchell, discusses what the real impacts are likely to be. There has been a lot of discussion and ...

Why the best plans succeed – or fail

25 February 2021 / By RightWay

Do you know how your business is currently performing? Do you have a good understanding of your cash flow?

Not all business goals are financial

10 February 2021 / By RightWay

Most people who own a business, particularly SMEs, are looking for it to achieve the required level of sales, revenue, or profit for them to achieve what they want in life.

Business planning for 2021 – agility is our friend

29 January 2021 / By RightWay

Shakespeare once wrote “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them”. When it comes to businesses, the same could be said regarding change. Some business owners and leaders naturally welcome and pursue innovation and change as part of everything they do; ...

New year, clean-slate

21 January 2021 / By Jon Colgan

It's a new year. With fresh perspective and fresh ideas, now might be the time to take a good look at your business, reflect on your performance, and look at some key areas for business improvement. By being proactive now, you will not only survive this year, but you will thrive!

Are you up to date with the minimum wage?

10 July 2020 / By Rachel Harris

By now, you’re likely to be aware that the adult minimum wage in New Zealand has risen to $18.90 per hour. But this took effect from 1 April 2020, and with New Zealand entering Alert Level 4 almost a week prior on 25 March 2020, there was already a lot going on for business owners to think about ...

Do you have a plan for future changes?

23 June 2020 / By RightWay Ltd

After being COVID-19 free as a nation for 24 days, we hit a bit of a bump in the road last week with several new cases and counting. While it is in no way cause for panic or any great concern, it is however a timely reminder that we are living and working in a fragile situation that is out of our ...

From shut-down to show-up

9 June 2020 / By Jon Colgan

The mental health impacts of COVID-19 and navigating your business through these tumultuous times. Something I have tried to avoid and push aside for the last two months, but has turned out to be inescapable – and that is talking about COVID-19 and the effect it has had on me, my bubble, and my ...

Cash is king - have you got a plan?

5 June 2020 / By RightWay Ltd

Having a plan for your cash flow is vital to ensuring your business succeeds during these uncertain times. But how do you forecast your cash when there are so many uncertainties?

Face business challenges with the right advice

28 May 2020 / By RightWay Ltd

Running your own business is tough, fraught with challenges (especially at the moment!), but hugely rewarding.

Budget 2020 - what does it mean for Kiwi business owners?

21 May 2020 / By Celia Melville

The 2020 budget is the next step in the Government’s fight against, and recovery from, COVID-19. It is also arguably the biggest budget we've seen in New Zealand's history. So what money has the Government set aside to go where?

Operating in COVID-19 Alert Level 2

8 May 2020 / By Celia Melville

Freedom? Almost! I think we've all been eagerly awaiting the Alert Level 2 guidelines from the Government, which were officially announced Thursday May 7. We can now confirm that we will see a return to shopping, eating out, weddings, travelling in New Zealand, schools, sport, and seeing friends - ...

5 tips for reopening your business at COVID-19 Level 3

23 April 2020 / By Celia Melville

It's official, we're moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 on Tuesday April 28! We heard the collective sigh of relief from business owners across the country.

Clean-slate business planning

17 April 2020 / By Jon Colgan

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented more challenges than we would like to mention. But it has also provided business owners with a unique opportunity that they wouldn’t have had otherwise. Stepping away from the day-to-day running of a business may seem impossible when business is running as usual, ...

Operating your business in the different COVID-19 alert levels

9 April 2020 / By Celia Melville

As we're hitting week three of the nationwide lockdown, it's a really good time to assess where you're at with your business, and start to look at how you could operate at the different alert levels. We covered managing your cash flow during COVID-19 here, hopefully you've put in place some steps ...

Managing your cash during COVID-19

2 April 2020 / By Celia Melville

To be feeling nervous about your business (and in general!) is not only normal, but to be expected under the current situation. Not knowing how long this lockdown will last is the hardest part of it.

COVID-19 income subsidies - latest modifications

26 March 2020 / By Celia Melville

Since the initial business support package was announced, there have been some significant updates, including a total nationwide investment of between $8 billion and $12 billion, depending on the uptake by businesses. We're going to look in more detail at the wage subsidy and what that leave ...