By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting This month’s focus is all about how to navigate the current world of rising costs in our business, and my 2 Minute Takeaway speaks about examining our base costs to really understand what we can and can’t run our business without. We’ve all felt the pinch of the increasing …
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting I want to go back to basics and look at your books and what is in them. What is the difference between your profit and loss statement; balance sheet and cashflow? I’m going to start with the balance sheet, something that is often overlooked but is the first thing …
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting In my latest 2 Minute Takeaway, I spoke about GST. Which seems pretty basic but it’s surprising how little some people understand about it and how it works. What I speak to assumes that you are already registered for GST. GST is a sales tax and that means that …
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting Happily, most of us have had a bit of a break over the holiday period and may still be in go-slow mode and not yet back at our desks or making the magic happen for our businesses. While we are in the summer phase, it’s a great time to …
Do you know how much Annual Leave your business has accrued on the books? If you don’t, and one of your long term staff members leaves you could be in for a nasty shock. This is a particularly significant issue due to the ‘Great Resignation’ of the past year or so, and also as we …
In The Media | The Great Resignation – What Annual Leave Do You Owe? Read More »
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting It’s always a frantic push getting ready for the break over Christmas. Sometimes I wonder if the mad rush is worth it as you get to the break absolutely wrecked! Before we get to set our OOO, there’s heaps that can be pre scheduled leaving those last few days …
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting Having got yourself to the point where you’re on top of your BAS because you know when it’s due and roughly how much you will have to pay, the next challenge is to know where the cash is coming from. There is one extremely effective tip that I use …
By Hilary O’Dwyer, CEO, Titian Consulting Thanks to the craziness of the last few years for businesses, especially small business, the ATO has not chased anyone for outstanding BAS, but this time is now over. Over the past two years with the impact of the pandemic hitting businesses, the ATO focussed on delivering the relief …
I took some time out on my recent NZ trip to put together a new #2MinuteTakeaway that I think will be relevant to a lot of businesses and families due to the shifting work landscape as we emerge from Covid. People are reassessing their work/life balance, my family included! I have used my own business budgeting knowledge …
2 Minute Takeaway: Family Budgeting in the Post Covid Work Landscape Read More »
I was recently in Auckland for a 5 year anniversary party with Simon Rudd at Reward Recruitment, a proud occasion celebrating his achievements in growing his business to the success that it now is. During one of the dinners, talk turned to the labour market in New Zealand and the challenges it is currently facing, …
The Post-Covid Labour Market is Certainly Tough, but Not Impossible… Read More »