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Thousands expected for quake memorial

Posted on 21 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Christchurch residents are already taking up seats at North Hagley Park for this afternoon's major Civic Memorial Service to remember the 185 people who died in the February 22 earthquake a year ago.Organisers are expecting tens...

Robyn Pearce: Don’t let the ‘stuff’ rule you!

Posted on 21 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Time management and productivity consultant Robyn Pearce on prioritising. Be Selective Have you noticed how overloaded you feel when you try to absorb, retain and manage too much information, too many items, too much email? What...

Graham McGregor: Do you have valuable marketing ideas?

Posted on 20 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Marketing consultant Graham McGregor on the hidden value of good marketing ideas. There is an interesting source of profits that many businesses overlook.It's the opportunity to turn their proven marketing systems into brand new...

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Persistency Pays. Heaps

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Call it what you will. Persistency. Tenacity. Stick to it ness. Very few businesses do it - or do it well.Yet it pays heaps in the ultimate goal of all businesses - income generation. I have a favourite story about Wayne McCarthy,...

Success: IT firm sees gains in sharing the wealth

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Economic inequality is the hot topic at the moment. Even traditional free-market institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have urged governments to adopt a more even-handed approach to taxation and labour policy....

Tax expert questions IRD tactics

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Taxpayers will no longer be able to file tax returns only when they are due a refund from the IRD, under proposed changes being considered.Currently, people whose income is taxed at source through the PAYE scheme do not have to...

Malicious web review infuriates motelier

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

A Bay of Plenty motelier says his business was unfairly smeared by a disgruntled guest on review website TripAdvisor - prompting an industry outcry about similar cases.Tony Drinkwater is getting legal advice after his Kaimai View...

Get The Answers: Targeted coaching can help Christchurch businesses

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

The people of Christchurch and its business community still have plenty to do to get back to some kind of normality. Some well placed coaching will be part of what businesses need to help them approach the year under new working and...

Your Business: Corporate burnout inspired innovation

Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Janine Hall has done what many corporate type As dream of.She has opted out of the rat race, set up a luxury surfing-yoga retreat in Bali catering to women, giving herself the lifestyle she always wanted.She hasn't lost her ambition...

Focus on SMEs: How to save cash by avoiding pitfalls around GST

Posted on 18 February 2012 by NZ Herald

PROBLEM We recently became business owners and feel if we are aware of the common GST pitfalls, we should be able to prepare the business GST returns and save on accounting fees. What areas should we be aware of? SOLUTION

Over-65s crowd teens out of market

Posted on 16 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Employers opting for more experience as 40,000 youngsters get squeezed out Old people have displaced more than 40,000 teenagers from jobs in the past five years as more choose to stay on in the workforce and employers shun youth...

Second container mall for Christchurch

Posted on 15 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Cantabrians could soon be the users of a second shipping container-style mall.A number of central city retail shops shut by the February 22 earthquake last year were re-housed in colourful containers set up as part of the Cashel...

Nats ‘mean’ to deny NZ workers holidays – Shearer

Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald

"Monday-ising" Waitangi and Anzac days would "cheapen" them, senior Cabinet minister Gerry Brownlee said this morning just hours after Prime Minister John Key cited advice that it would take up to $400 million...

Graham McGregor: Help your customers get what they really want

Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald

Marketing consultant Graham McGregor on why you should be a 'sales detective' and find out what your customers really want... One of the greatest secrets of success in selling is this one:"Show people what they want most, and...

Bakery worker who complained of bullying justifiably dismissed – ERA

Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald

A bakery worker who claimed she was bullied and made to do most of the unpleasant work, such as chopping onions, was justifiably dismissed, the Employment Relations Authority says.Rhonda Connolly worked for Joshua and Nathalie Brinkman...
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