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Mid-winter… fog, rain, and cold, but Spring is on the way. Without putting too much of a finer point on it, at the beginning of the year I thought 2022 would be tougher than 2020 and 2021, and the tourism and hospitality misery would spread. Well, it sure has been. Falling asset values are hurting […]

Shanghai Direct Supply Limited is an international trading company specialising in importing clothing and accessories, home textiles, and fabrics. The company was founded in New Zealand in 1991 by Nelson Lee, originally named Moving Free Trading. In the year 2000, Nelson’s son Kevin Lee joined his father, restructured the business, and it became Shanghai Direct […]

Want to get serious about your business idea? In partnership with Xero, we’re running three info nights designed to take you through the next steps – from concept to reality. Starting at 5.30pm, one of our speakers will have five minutes per topic (minimum 7 topics per evening) to cover the basics. Then there’ll be […]

Richard has had over 30 years’ experience with New Zealand and International taxation. His team provide services including: Q&A service for accountants Tax opinions IRD risk reviews and audits IRD arrears International tax advice Below are articles from Richard’s weekly email ‘A Week in Review’ over the last month. You can sign up for his […]

Entrepreneur Brett Herkt is a self-confessed start-up guy. His early years as a chartered accountant at one of the big accounting firms gave him some serious big business experience, but you could say his volunteer work for community organisations and charities in finance roles had just as big an impact on his future. Brett’s experience […]