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Business ImprovementDon’t settle for an average company culture
This is a topic I am incredibly passionate about, and you should be, too. Everyone knows intuitively that if you have a great culture, great things happen. But most companies don’t have any culture, or at least it’s average. Or worse, it’s toxic. And it comes from the owners, managers, or average leaders who aren’t […]
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Xero workshops
Gilligan Sheppard is proud to present three Xero Workshops. Attend small intimate workshops, ask questions and receive personal attention. Demonstration is on a big screen. BYO laptop/tablet to work on your own account. [box] “The presenter was clear, easy to understand and very knowledgeable.” [/box] [box] “Being able to bring my own laptop was awesome, it […]
Chinese Employers Seminar
We held a seminar for employers with a difference – it was all in Chinese. We went through what employers need to do in New Zealand – their responsibilities, payroll, filing PAYE returns, ACC payments, etc. It was a great success with a full house spilling out into the corridor. Albert from FreshJeans attended the […]
The foxes aren’t in the hen house… for now.
Following on, I do believe that good people leading good businesses with courage to take risk selflessly present the best invest-able propositions available. The trick is sorting out the good guys from the bad guys. That requires judgement. There are bad guys who are dumb and break the law, no solace for dumb investors. There […]
Rose & Thorne – Extraordinary Everyday
Rose & Thorne design innovative lingerie items. They’re about taking a fresh sheet of paper and creating the world’s best everyday intimates using a truly contemporary approach. The company is 100% employee-owned and was founded in 2011 by Stefan Preston and Sue Dunmore. Stefan and Sue were both CEO and Head of Design respectively for […]
Donations – an unconditional gift?
The Inland Revenue issued its latest Revenue Alert on 22nd May 2014 (RA 14/01) which identifies possible issues surrounding the legitimacy of donation tax credits being claimed by certain taxpayers. The focus is primarily on payments made to private education centres although the general concepts outlined in the Alert are applicable to any payment claimed […]