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Vendor financing is an arrangement by which the vendor — the company or organisation providing a product or service — finances the provision of those things for you. This means that you don’t make a full payment up front and that you can receive and use the goods before you take ca...

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What Is Vendor Financing, and When Should You Use It

With skills shortages an ongoing challenge across many New Zealand industries, recent changes in visa and skilled worker programmes are proving to be an obstacle for some companies in hospitality. A few businesses are already planning to close their doors in the wake of the changes, and with even mo...

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Staffing Situation Dire for Some New Zealand Hospitality Businesses

Buying a business in any industry can be a solid investment if you're willing to put in some effort for both stability and financial return. Some people assume they can buy a business, hand off operations to others, and enjoy passive income, it usually requires a bit more thought..

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5 Reasons Buy a Business – as an Investment

Equipment and machinery sound like industrial terms, but the truth is, you’ll find heavy machines in all types of business settings. In a manufacturing business, equipment is used on the factory floor to produce goods, along the travel paths to transport raw materials and in shipping and recei...

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Health and Safety in Manufacturing: Keeping Workers Safe Around Machinery

Changes to New Zealand immigration, including new salary thresholds for skilled worker categories, have many hospitality business owners and managers fretting. The thresholds aren’t the only thing that could potentially make it harder to hire skilled workers in restaurants, bars and hotel...

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NZ Immigration Changes – How will this affect Hospitality?

Looking to sell? Here are the most avoidable mistakes selling businesses!

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Most Avoidable Mistakes When Selling a Business

Selling a business is a process. It is not an event that you work towards, like an auction. To ensure the best outcome you will need to follow the guidelines of the sales process. You will succeed selling any type of business, providing the price, the marketing and the presentation of the business a...

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How Long Will It Take to Sell Your Business?

As business brokers, we like to believe that there is a buyer for every business, if it makes a profit. How long it would take to find a buyer and how much they are prepared to pay for it depends entirely on how the business is presented, how the business is marketed and how the business is valued. ...

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How to Find the Perfect Business to Buy

In April 2017, the government announced key upcoming changes to New Zealand's immigration policy. One of those changes, which impacts the skilled migrant category, is scheduled to be implemented in mid-August 2017. The changes bring both benefits and possible disadvantages for accommodation busi...

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Understanding New Zealand Immigration Changes: The Skilled Migrant Category

Rates charged by online travel agents have sparked plenty of controversy, especially as GST registration requirements have increased the rates some companies charge. OTA agreements can also limit the deals hotel and motel owners can offer.

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Three Reasons OTA Rates Aren’t Evil

A recent post detailed New Zealand immigration changes businesses can expect to see in 2017. While changes to the skilled migrant category and temporary migrant rules will potentially impact business across all industries, the accommodation sector is especially sensitive to the changes. Within the n...

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Restaurants, Cafes and Bars Fear Future Struggles in Light of Immigration Changes

Every year, thousands of people suffer injuries at work, and many of them are treated by first aiders. They form a vital function for many businesses, particular when interacting with customers who are ill, and it's often a good idea to have someone who is first-aid trained on staff. However, fo...

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Health and Safety: First Aid at Work

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