by admin | May 18, 2020 | Magazine
It would be an understatement to say the world has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as often is the case, it is through adversity we see a person’s real character shine, and the same holds true for business owners. So as a business owner, how can you reshape...
by admin | May 18, 2020 | Magazine
It has been interesting being a New Zealander living in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been comments, cartoons and discussions that Australia should become the West Island of New Zealand, or that Australians wish that Jacinda Ardern could become...
by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Magazine
As we have seen in the last few weeks, the world is changing at light-speed. Before the world was struck by COVID-19, a large percentage (over 60%) of businesses failed and went into insolvency in the first three years. I expect the same percentage will fail or go...
by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Magazine
As a turnaround advisor , when I first meet a potential client, I feel like they think I have a big magic wand, and I’ll be able to come in, wave my wand, create an instantaneous miracle that will cost them a small fortune and then disappear, leaving them with a lot...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Magazine
For most small business owners their business is a large part of their life. They may have given up a 40-hour-week job to work 80 hours a week on their business. As such, either the business owner wants to talk to family and friends about their business, and/or...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Magazine
For many aspiring to be a company director, time on a not-for-profit board is seen as a prerequisite. It’s almost as though time on a not-for-profit board is a form of apprenticeship for the company board role. Go on a not-for-profit board, learn how it operates, get...
