Better Business, Better Life

What does it look like for you operating your business under this new framework moving forward? Stuart is away this episode, so we’ve got Tauranga Business Partner Dave Jaggs filling in, and he’s joined by Dunedin Business Partner Ethan Harrex , and Christchurch Bookkeeper Tania Fernandez . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss how you can get the most of Xero. In previous episodes, we have discussed the importance of up-to-date financial information within Xero on many occasions, so how do you achieve this. Joining us today on the podcast is Tania Fernandez and Naomi Lowe , who are both parts of RightWay’s bookkeeping team.  In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. First, we discuss some of...

In this episode we discuss how businesses manage a shutdown period on reduced cash reserves due to the lockdowns, and on the other side of the coin, how do companies make the most of this time of year, even with restrictions in place. Despite this year being different, there are still the typical considerations businesses need to make around staff, inventory, and communication with customers. Fina...

Our guests today are  Dave Jaggs , our Business Partner in Tauranga and Ethan Harrex , who is our Business Partner in Dunedin. We start by talking through some examples of businesses that have innovated their business model to thrive in a COVID world. We then look at if you want to change your business model, what do you need to think about, and how do you make that change. Finally, we look at the...

We also talk about how you can make some of these restrictions work for your business over the long term, giving your customers  confidence that they will be safe in your environment.  Our guests today are  Dave Jaggs , RightWay Business Partner in Tauranga and Lauren Bastin , who is one of our Regional Accounting Managers, who is also from Tauranga. Both Dave and Lauren are former business owners...

We're joined by Sean Donaldson, RightWay's Agri Team Leader, to talk through what these property tax changes actually mean, and what impact it could have on you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining this week is Senior Business Partner Greg Hughes,  and Senior Business Partner Daniel Murphy to chat through the ins and out of the 2021 Budget. We also talk about some of the recent Government announcements including: Investment properties and changes made to the Brightline test The minimum wage increase The sick leave entitlement increase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In this final episode we chat to Greg Hughes (Business Partner), Daniel Murphy (Business Partner), and Callum Mitchell (Technical Operations Manager). Now we're not in survival mode, what needs to change, and how do we looking ahead.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second episode we chat to Issac Gommers (Business Partner) and Hayden Bryce (Business Partner), who talk through adapting in changing times, and how you embrace fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode we chat to Shelley Dickson (Chief of Business Development) and Craig Wilson (Business Partner), who talk through understanding your long term goals, and the details on getting there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chatting with Hugo Venter from Engaging Partners , we go through where to start when moving online, and what you should consider in your ecommerce strategy. Mentioned in the  episode is a webinar on 'How to squeeze maximum profitability out of ecommerce' with RightWay and Engaging Partners, which ties in nicely with this episode. Join us online on March 10, registration and more information here ....

We cover the following: What actions you can be doing What you can and can't control Positives and negatives We talk about doing an activity through this episode, if you're able to we have a PDF you can download and use directly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us to talk change is Bill Kirst, an Organisational Change Consultant for West Monroe in Seattle USA. We talk about some really practical strategies on: How to make change processes successful How to get your team onboard with change How to achieve the goals you've set yourself and the business. Bill has his own podcast, Coffee and change  which has further advice and information on organis...

We discuss: The Xero business  insights update, which you can read in detail here . The ASB quarterly update to look at the broader economy and what they're predicting for 2021. The full report is here . The Retail NZ sales indicator to see what's happening with retail spending throughout NZ. Read more about that here . During the episode we also reference our first ever podcast discussing cash fl...

During the episode, we reference a handy tool to work out your employee’s rights to holidays and leave, and what to pay them. You can access this tool here. If you have any HR concerns in your business, the team at RightWay can help. Find out more here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the episode, we reference one of our previous episodes on the foundations of a profitable hospitality business. You can listen to this episode here.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're wrapping up our election mini-series with a summary episode. Stuart Wilkinson is joined by Anna Steele and Greg Hughes, Business Partners at RightWay, to go over some of the main themes covered in the previous episodes. Over the last few weeks, we've been chatting to the main political parties small business spokespeople, so in this episode we breakdown the main themes from those conversatio...

In the third episode of our election mini-series, we catch up with Chlöe Swarbrick, Green Party list MP and Green Party spokesperson for education, internal affairs, sensible drug law reform, local Government, arts culture & heritage, small business, broadcasting and youth. This was a great opportunity to talk in depth about a range of topics with Chlöe, which you don’t often hear through traditio...

In the second of our three-episode election mini-series, we catch up with Andrew Bayly, National MP for Hunua and National spokesperson for Revenue, Commerce, State Owned Enterprises, Small Business, and Manufacturing. This was a great opportunity to talk in depth about a range of topics with Andrew, which you don’t often hear through traditional interviews. Some of the areas we discuss area: Andr...

In the first of our three-episode election mini-series, we catch up with Minister Stuart Nash, Labour MP for Napier, Minster for Small Business, Revenue, and Fisheries. Due to the format this gave us an opportunity to talk in depth about a range of topics, which you don’t often hear through traditional interviews. Some of the areas we discuss area: Stuart’s views on how COVID-19 has affected busin...

With the announcement by the Government of the new wage subsidy on Monday 17th August 2020, we thought it would be good to cover off all the details with Rachel Harris, HR Advisory at RightWay. We take a look at the qualification criteria and how this works alongside the existing wage subsidy. We \cover off the Leave Support Scheme, which is there to support businesses who have employees that need...

We are all back in lockdown and back where we didn't want to me. We caught up with Anna Steele and Greg Hughes to look at the Five key areas of focus for business owners so they can feel in control. We discuss the following Cashflow Cost Control Knowing your Business Leavers Know your customers Communication. We reference a number of other episodes in this podcast we have done previously, so feel...

Today we catch up with Casey Dalton our Business Advisory Specialist based in Wellington. Casey looks after a large range of hospitality businesses in Wellington and has been working alongside them through lockdown and the COVID 19 recovery. We discuss the foundations of any hospitality business, with a focus on food costs and labour costs. We then look at how you start to manage these and measure...

We are delighted to be joined by Craig Hudson, Managing Director of Xero NZ and Pacific Islands. Craig is responsible for promoting the small business economy in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and Xero’s relationships with government, financial institutions, and enterprise. Craig joined Xero in the UK where he led the business into market in Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. Prior to...

In today's episode, we catch up once again with Greg Hughes, Senior Business Partner here at RightWay based in Wellington. Our discussion today looks at what business owners are facing now that we are supposed to back to normal. Why are some thriving and what is causing people to struggle? We look at how businesses we deal with are adapting and why is knowing your customers so important. A theme w...