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GST changes – will my software work?

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Will your accounting software handle the GST changes on 1 October? Because there have been no GST changes for over 20 years, the GST rate is hard-coded into many software programs. They simply haven’t been designed to allow for changes to GST. Updating systems can be a costly exercise. What ... Read more

“Crowd-Sourcing” IBM to Cut 3/4 of its Permanent Staff by 2017?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Multinational firms saddled with huge people costs are considering downsizing their permanent workforce and hiring sub-contractors on a scale never seen before according to Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis Blog. What is Crowd Sourcing? Crowd sourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally ... Read more

Improve your results by NOT doing what you’ve always done

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
A crisis like the recent recession is a clear call to get out of your comfort zone. No one gets ahead by maintaining the status quo. In more prosperous times it’s easy to stick with the status quo, to keep doing things the way you’ve always done them and not worry too much about costs. All ... Read more

Estimate your employee downtime

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Some sources estimate that up to 15% of the 40 hour week is unproductive downtime. Consider the following eight areas that could create employee downtime in your business; Jobs -all the jobs that must occur in your business to keep the business running but are non- billable – cleaning, repairs ... Read more

Smart hits the big smoke

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Building a nationwide business I wanted to share with you some local champions that we have in our business community – Hawke’s Bay company, Smart. We use Smart for our day-to-day accounts work, they sort out GST, PAYE and manage Xero. I ‘can’ do this stuff, but why would I? My time is ... Read more

Outsourcing payroll in practice – client testimonial

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
A business that’s benefited from Smarts payroll services. The Fringe and Beyond, a Havelock North hair salon, established a partnership with Smart to manage their payroll. Louise Wilkinson was spending up to three hours each pay period doing payroll for her employees. “It was taking way ... Read more