SME & Entrepreneur Podcast

Are you about to purchase a business? Quickly listen to this podcast; Katrina Hulsebosch, Director at Harris Tate Lawyers, has curated five key points to consider before signing a contract. Point 1 People - it is essential to consider the people who make the business operate/grow. You must understand if the key staff will stick around when purchasing the company. Can the team operate without the o...

Today we are lucky to chat with Phil Clemas the Co-Founder of Lumo Digital , one of the SME&E Festivals' awesome partners. We chat about how electronic billboards can positively impact a business. What key messages you need on a billboard to ensure you get an ROI. How billboards can grow brands. Once you listen to this podcast, you'll have a in-depth understanding of how a billboard can benefi...

In today's episode, we discuss: · What does ACC cover in NZ · What does an employer need to cover before ACC kicks in · What records does an employer needs to keep when accidents happen in the workplace · What happens if an accident happens on your site/workplace where a member of the general public ignores signs · What is a PCBU, and who are the PCBU’s · What should we do to keep contractors safe...

Mons Royale had aspirations to be a global brand in year one. In this conversation with Hamish Acland, Founder & CEO of Mons Royale, we talk about how he created Mons and grew to be a global brand, with offices all over the world. This podcast will hit the right spot if you have any aspirations to grow or start a business!  How to create a global clothing brand. The origin story of Mons R...

Craig quickly chats about the Auckland SME&E Festival, ticket options, ticket inclusions, workshop content & how the Vodafone Events Centre venue will be configured. Plus the on demand element of SME&E. Www.nzsmeefestival.com or Google nz sme festival

Have you ever thought about starting your own business? SME&E have teamed up with Startup NZ to kick start your business or ideate your idea with a FREE 12month programme with any virtual, standard and entry-level tickets for the 2022 NZ SME&E Festival in Auckland 8-9 November. Click here for more details  In this episode, we chat with Richard Liew, StartupNZ programme manager. We foc...

If you need advice from a business owner who started in his kitchen filling up bags of Rub to mass producing and being ranged in over 300 stores nationwide, then this podcast is for you!  Matt and his wife are the founders of Rum and Que ; Rum and Que sprung to life at New Zealand's first barbeque competition - Meatstock 2016. A bunch of mates that loved food, flavour and the chance to try th...

Have you ever wondered what funding is available for your business? James Bennie is the Business Growth Manager at WellingtonNZ. In this episode, we chat about: What is a Business Growth Manager? How an Economic Development agency can help your SME SME funding options to tap into Slack Tide clothing label that James developed and sold Surfcasting tips Advisory boards and why they are important Why...

Ash Razmi, is a true entrepreneur!  This story is about Bootleg Jerky Co, an award-winning Beef Jerky that started in a garage and scaled to a big warehouse that processes 15,000 packets of jerky a week. Ash started making Biltong for his mates, which motivated him to ditch his day job and convert his 6m x 2.4m garage into an MPI-approved meat processing plant. We cover off alot in our 4...

 7 Headline presenters | 26 workshops | 1 expert business panel | 1 networking party | 2 Days |700 attendees  SME&E Festival Auckland 8 & 9 November 2022 at the Vodafone Events Centre. Virtual options too  At the NZ SME & Entrepreneur Festival Powered by Xero, you will learn how to develop your brand story, create and manage digital marketing campaigns, refine your sales...

Today's episode is all about managing cash, knowing what you should be charging for your time and your team's time, what expenses you can claim on the business and how to decipher depreciation...  Profit vs Cash – the most common mistake businesses make Difference between a tax deduction and expenses How to manage Drawings from your business? What is depreciation? Lease or purchase equipment for y...

Today's episode is a journey with Jonty Hodge, co-founder of Aro Digital and Kepla.  Armed with his extensive knowledge of all things Google Ads and Analytics, Jonty co-founded Aro Digital with the drive to create meaningful impacts on the businesses we work with. He's also a co-founder of Kepla , a platform that helps empower anyone to run effective digital ads. The Aro Digial business model...

In this episode, we focus on organisational/business restructures, the process an employer needs to follow and the rights of an employee.  Sophie leads the employment practice at Cavell Leitch. Sophie’s clients range from large multi-national corporate employers to small business owners, employees, and HR professionals. Sophie also takes instructions from insurers to act for insureds in emplo...

Leader, motivational speaker, author, businessman, entrepreneur, professional Speaker, scholar, columnist, professional director, educator, husband, father and Board Chair are words used to describe our guest Ngahihi o te ra Bidois . Ngahihi o te ra Bidois is New Zealand Maori and “The Face of New Zealand”. He is a Professional motivational Speaker who has presented award winning keynotes to organ...

This episode is focused on why you should be tracking the performance of your ad spend to optimise results. We don't want you to give your hard-earned money away without getting something back. So this episode with David from Dimple Digital breaks down why it's so important to know what's performing well and what's not.  We chat about: How to track your ad spend using google analytics Where t...

This episode is loaded with amazing business insights, that will add value to new business owners, side hustlers, business who need support and generally people who are interested in how amazing NZ businesses start and grow to annually earn over 200 million.   Cecilia details the emotional challenges she faced during her time building My Food Bag and many more anecdotal stories of Au Pai...

In today's episode, we have the CEO, and Co-founder of Rocketspark, Grant Johnson - Rocketspark was founded by brothers Jeremy and Grant Johnson, along with good mates Richard King and Lee Reichardt, who all graduated from the University of Waikato at different times, and with a range of backgrounds in management, web design and eCommerce.  The four had been working together as desi...

In late 2021 we spoke with Tim Jones - The Grow Good Guy , and our chat was focused on B-Corp, what it is, how to apply and the benefits. This one focuses on what B corp is and why you may want to consider being certified for those who missed the full episode. 

In this episode, we speak with Sophie Logie from CavellLeith about employment issues that don't get much air time but are super important for anyone who employs staff. People make mistakes, but when an error or problem becomes a trend, we need to know how to fairly and justly manage these issues at work. It could be as simple as an employee turning up to work late every day, making a repeated mist...

Special guest Ian Cartwright, in today’s episode, we chat to him about his brand-new book 6 Fundamentals of sales know-how, which is THE HOW TO SALES HANDBOOK FOR NEW B2B SALES PROFESSIONALS AND SME OWNERS. We cover the six sales fundamentals in this podcast. This podcast is a goodie if you need help with your sales or your team needs support! How to identify the problem you are solving for your c...

In today's episode, we focus on Google Business Profile, with special guest David Remmerswaal Founder of Dimple Digital. We cover:   How to set up a google business profile I have a google profile that I don’t have admin access to, how can I change this to me? How to ask people to review your business Why a review is important How to get to the top 3 results in the google business profile How...

CK started Taggun in 2017 as a side gig to automate receipt scanning for other tech companies. In 2020, I quit my job as a software engineer and went full time into the business. I am very thankful to be able to create a bootstrapped lifestyle business that’s profitable. Soon after, a series of events made CK realise that it’s hard for a bootstrapped company to compete for and retain top talents....

In this episode we have Flavio Hangarter a sales expert answering three questions about developing a sales process and how to convert more leads:  How to create your own sales and marketing process · How to create a process to convert a lead into a piece of business. · What a warm lead, cold lead, hot lead| · How to Start off with the end in mind when writing your sales process · Why speed is...

If you have a business idea but no idea how to start, this episode will help develop the framework needed. If you have an established business but need to develop business processes, this episode will help. Chris Whelan is the Founder of the Centre of Business Excellence, founded on the belief that we all need to succeed to win. Whereas win/loses means a zero-sum, they believe in win/win and work...

Learn how to create/start your own podcast for FREE! If you have considered creating a podcast and wondered how to do it, this podcast will help...  To start, all you need is a phone, wifi or a network connection earbuds and a topic to chat about. Register on Anchor for free, and publish your first show. We use https://anchor.fm/ In this episode, we discuss: Free platforms/downloads to help e...