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Are You In Control Of Your Business?

YoungUpstarts

If you are not in a position to hire more personnel to manage different areas of your operations then it’s likely you’re still the wearer of various hats within the business – meaning you need a streamlined system that makes business operations as easy as possible, takes minimal time for you to manage and effortlessly keeps you in control.

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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Suse Reynolds, Angel Association New Zealand. experiments to build a product, find customers, test business models and hire amazing people.

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11 tips for reducing costs in small business

NZ Entrepreneur

According to the latest MYOB SME Snapshot, a survey of over 500 local SME operators around New Zealand, most believe the economy will decline in the next year, putting further pressure on cashflow and margins. If you’re finding it challenging to cut costs, consider hiring an expert to suggest other cost reduction strategies.

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Going Virtual: Key tips for running an online event

NZ Entrepreneur

With no need to hire a venue, additional support staff, catering, and more, you can run an event for less. New Zealand company FAWC (Food And Wine Classic) even brought together a group of Hawke’s Bay winemakers to offer virtual wine tasting , with participants each being sent a hamper of wine samples in advance so they could join in.

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500 Founders: Luke Campbell, Marta Meszaros, Andy Bowie & Abbe Hyde

NZ Entrepreneur

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. If at all possible, hire them, and give them what they need to do their best work. If you cannot hire them (it often isn’t possible) ask them to mentor you and advise you.

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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

He led the department to 400% growth : MSN became the number one portal in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and numerous Asian countries. He says that while the cost of hiring an engineer in Israel is nearly the same as in America, there are taxes and overhead that don’t exist in America, making it harder to compete in Israel.

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How much bandwidth does your business need?

NZ Entrepreneur

Make sure you have enough for everyone sharing the connection to have a great experience, and add a little extra so you don’t have to revisit this every time you hire someone new or a new app comes along. This would include an increase in customers and staff and new online tools you would like to integrate into your business.