by Geoff | Sep 13, 2022 | Business Planning, Business Reviews, COVID-19, Exit Strategies, Marketing, Sales
Well, not much has changed over the last 12 months. The biggest issues affecting businesses are still the same: Labour shortages compounded by increased pay rates and costs to both employ and retain staff. Increased costs – driven by a combination of capacity issues...
by Geoff | May 19, 2022 | Business Planning, Business Reviews, COVID-19, Exit Strategies, Marketing
Learning to Live with what you can’t control – It’s all about being Agile It’s mid-May already and, just to survive, we’re having to learn to live with: Covid-19 in the community The Russia/Ukraine war Ongoing supply chain issues A cost-of-living crisis which includes...
by Geoff | Dec 7, 2021 | Business Planning, Business Reviews, COVID-19, Health and Wellness, Marketing
On 22nd October Grant Robertson announced Ministers had agreed that a $60 million package for business advice and mental health support would be made available to help Auckland businesses through the Covid-19 transition period. The package allows businesses to apply...
by John Raffaelli | Feb 25, 2021 | Business Planning, Business Reviews, Exit Strategies, Marketing
New Zealand is really the lucky country when it comes to Covid-19. It’s mid-February, we escaped the Ruakaka and Orewa bullets but are now desperately waiting to hear on test results resulting from the positive South Auckland Covid-19 tests. It is now time to start...
by John Raffaelli | Jan 12, 2021 | Business Planning, Business Reviews, Exit Strategies, Marketing
As Covid-19 continues to ravage the globe, it’s looking like 2021 is going to demand a lot of adaptability and agility for your business to succeed. New Zealand will need to be on high alert if we want to ensure that both the original and new virus strains do not...
by John Raffaelli | Aug 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Marketing, Sales, Websites
Time for a New Business Model? Is your business model working in this Covid-19 environment? For a lot of businesses, the chances are, NO, it is not working. The biggest three reasons for this are: A lot of businesses are still struggling to recover from the...
