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Better Business, Better Life
by RightWay Ltd
This podcast covers topics relevant to NZ business owners. We put a real emphasis on providing practical ideas, tips, and advice on how to move your business forward, especially in these challenging times.
Episodes
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What is Open Banking and how could it benefit your business.
In this podcast episode, Ben Lynch shares his journey into the world of open banking, starting from a personal need to avoid bank overdraft fees. This led him to develop a solution that allowed automatic fund transfers between his accounts. This side project eventually paved the way for his...
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Navigating the Noise: What to Adopt and Abandon for Leadership Success
In this episode of the Better Business, Better Life podcast, hosts Stuart Wilkinson and Shelley Dickson discuss the relaunch of their podcast with a focus on sharing insights and lessons from their client experiences, the inclusion of guest speakers on pertinent business topics, and the…
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Budget 2023
In this podcast, Stuart Wilkinson and Shelley Dickson discuss the New Zealand budget and its implications for business owners. They highlight key points such as the extension of early childhood care assistance programs, the scrapping of prescription co-payments, and free public transport for...
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Cyber Security
In today's episode, we discuss cyber security with RightWay's IT specialist Callum! We delve into the types of attacks that are frequently becoming problematic for business owners, such as ransomware, comprised business emails, and phishing scams. We also look into ways to protect yourself from…
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What's in the news! - Offical Cash Rate Increase, Income Insurance Scheme and Fair Pay Agreements
On today's show, Stuart and Dave thought it was time to go through some of the stories that have been in the news that affect business owners. They discuss the latest rise in the Offical Cash Rate and what this means to lending, interest costs and potential ripple effects. They then dive into a...
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Wellbeing
As it's Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand, we decided to discuss an important discipline every business owner should work on prioritising... their mental health! During the episode we call on Dave's well-being expertise, through his previous employment as a personal trainer, to provide…
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Awareness . Consideration . Decision (Part 2)
In part two of our sales and marketing discussion, Dave and Stuart discuss how you convert a sale. In part one, they dove into marketing your product/service and defining your customer, now, in part 2 they dig into the process of selling! During the episode, they discuss how a good sales process...
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Awareness . Consideration . Decision
In today's episode, we focus on growth and how you start the process of looking to grow your business. We look at who your customer is and how this can affect your business model. We use a number of real-life examples to show the importance of knowing your customer and looking at who your...
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Keeping An Eye On Gross Profit
Gross profit is one of the most important financial metrics to keep an eye on in your business. It has a significant impact on the overall profitability of your business and cash flow. As businesses grow and develop multiple revenue streams, having visibility over gross profit can become…
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Provisional Tax and Tax Management
In this episode of the Better Business, Better Business Podcast we learn to understand Provisional Tax and how Tax Management can really help when it comes to managing cashflow issues within your business. To find out more about RightWay check out our website or any of our social media channels,...
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Selling your business
Selling your business simply isn't as easy as selling your house! In today's episode, we discuss, considerations to make when selling your business and how important it is to think about the selling process well before you actually want to sell! Joining us today is RightWay's Operation Manager,...
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Let's talk GST
We all know of GST, as it is part of our daily life, but do we really understand it? Cherie Porter, CFO at RightWay and Ethan Harrex, Business Partner in Dunedin, go through everything you need to know about GST and how you can make sure it doesn't affect your margins or cash flow. To find our…
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Pareto Principles - The 80/20 Rule
Today on the podcast, Ethan, my south Island counterpart and I discussed how the Pareto principles could be applied in your business and the decisions you make on how to move forward. For those who don't know, the Pareto principle states that roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes…
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Preparing your construction business for the potential storm
Over the last few months, there has been plenty of coverage in the press of the construction industry's challenges. In today's episode, we discuss what business owners need to be aware of and go over the six factors impacting the industry, which were recently highlighted in an NZ Herald Article....
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Today's episode is about Sustainable Competitive Advantage. We discuss how understanding your competitive advantage can help you stand out from your competitors, help grow your business and maintain margins. It can also help with your decision making. Dave shares his experience from his previous...
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Running your business better with apps
This week Stuart Wilkinson and Dave Jaggs take a dive into apps that can have real impact on your business. Whether that's for efficiency, bringing your team together, or creating a professional look. Canva Calendly Bird test Hubspot CRM & Notion Miro Microsoft Teams Hosted on Acast. See...
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Budget 2022
The Budget is out, so Stuart Wilkinson and Dave Jaggs sort through all the facts and figures to see what exactly is in there for business owners. You might be surprised at some of the opportunities... For more information on the Apprenticeship Boost please visit Apprenticeship Boost - Work and...
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Growing in a downturn
How do you get back to maintaining growth in your business during a downturn? Stuart Wilkinson and Dave Jaggs from RightWay chat through how businesses can maintain growth in the current market, as well as maximising the opportunities as others may be forced to hunker down. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Inflation and interest rates
This week Stuart Wilkinson and Dave Jaggs chat through inflation, interest rates, the cost of living crises and what it all means, and what you can be doing to secure yourself in this situation and actually leverage off it. Main areas discussed are business financing and what does that look like,...
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Inflation - how to incorporate it in your business
In this episode, RightWay's Greg Hughes joins Stuart Wilkinson to talk inflation. We know this has been a topic for a while with inflation pressures starting to hit New Zealand, and globally. So what does that mean for business owners? How do business owners review their business and take…
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Chart of accounts - what are they and why do you need to know about them
This week, hosted by RightWay CFO Cherie Porter, we cover chart of accounts and why you need to know about them in your business. Joined by RightWay's Raj Malhotra and Naomi Lowe we talk through what chart of accounts are, why they're important, and how they can help have an impact on your...
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Moving to Red Light and operating your business during Omicron
With the announcement of the movement back to Red light for the whole country, it was a trigger to show us we are entering the next stage of the pandemic. We will now be working as “normal” while COVID is in the community. This provides new challenges for business owners, particularly staff…
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2022 Goal Setting
Joined by Dave Jaggs, RightWay Business Partner, we talk about goal setting and how you put a plan in place for the year ahead. We talk through a process we take our clients through and why it's important to look at your business through a number of different lenses, and we also chat through the...
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Banking and payments are changing, so how does this help Kiwi Businesses
New Zealand’s baking landscape is unique, with our central banks being owned by Australian banks and a very traditional banking setup. Yet overseas, 'open banking' is creating a new type of financial supplier, bringing new technology and benefits to businesses, like lower fees, instant payments…
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Christmas is coming! Marketing your business & managing your staff this Christmas
Joining Dave this week, we have Rachel Harris, HR Manager, and Rhian Ecclestone, Marketing Executive, to chat through what you should be taking some time to think about before hitting Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operating your business under the new traffic light system
What does it look like for you operating your business under this new framework moving forward? Stuart is away this episode, so we’ve got Tauranga Business Partner Dave Jaggs filling in, and he’s joined by Dunedin Business Partner Ethan Harrex, and Christchurch Bookkeeper Tania Fernandez. Hosted…
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Get the most out of Xero for your business
In this episode, we discuss how you can get the most of Xero. In previous episodes, we have discussed the importance of up-to-date financial information within Xero on many occasions, so how do you achieve this. Joining us today on the podcast is Tania Fernandez and Naomi Lowe, who are both parts...
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Planning for recovery without our normal Christmas boom period
In this episode we discuss how businesses manage a shutdown period on reduced cash reserves due to the lockdowns, and on the other side of the coin, how do companies make the most of this time of year, even with restrictions in place. Despite this year being different, there are still the typical...
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How does your business thrive in a COVID environment?
Our guests today are Dave Jaggs, our Business Partner in Tauranga and Ethan Harrex, who is our Business Partner in Dunedin. We start by talking through some examples of businesses that have innovated their business model to thrive in a COVID world. We then look at if you want to change your...
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Operating your business under Level 2 restrictions
We also talk about how you can make some of these restrictions work for your business over the long term, giving your customers confidence that they will be safe in your environment. Our guests today are Dave Jaggs, RightWay Business Partner in Tauranga and Lauren Bastin, who is one of our…
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Property tax changes
We're joined by Sean Donaldson, RightWay's Agri Team Leader, to talk through what these property tax changes actually mean, and what impact it could have on you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Budget 2021 - what does it all mean?
Joining this week is Senior Business Partner Greg Hughes, and Senior Business Partner Daniel Murphy to chat through the ins and out of the 2021 Budget. We also talk about some of the recent Government announcements including: Investment properties and changes made to the Brightline test The…
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How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 3
In this final episode we chat to Greg Hughes (Business Partner), Daniel Murphy (Business Partner), and Callum Mitchell (Technical Operations Manager). Now we're not in survival mode, what needs to change, and how do we looking ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 2
In this second episode we chat to Issac Gommers (Business Partner) and Hayden Bryce (Business Partner), who talk through adapting in changing times, and how you embrace fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 1
In this first episode we chat to Shelley Dickson (Chief of Business Development) and Craig Wilson (Business Partner), who talk through understanding your long term goals, and the details on getting there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Avoiding the pitfalls in ecommerce
Chatting with Hugo Venter from Engaging Partners, we go through where to start when moving online, and what you should consider in your ecommerce strategy. Mentioned in the episode is a webinar on 'How to squeeze maximum profitability out of ecommerce' with RightWay and Engaging Partners, which...
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Creating an actionable plan and taking control
We cover the following: What actions you can be doing What you can and can't control Positives and negatives We talk about doing an activity through this episode, if you're able to we have a PDF you can download and use directly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gearing up for 2021
Joining us to talk change is Bill Kirst, an Organisational Change Consultant for West Monroe in Seattle USA. We talk about some really practical strategies on: How to make change processes successful How to get your team onboard with change How to achieve the goals you've set yourself and the...
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What is going on with the NZ economy
We discuss: The Xero business insights update, which you can read in detail here. The ASB quarterly update to look at the broader economy and what they're predicting for 2021. The full report is here. The Retail NZ sales indicator to see what's happening with retail spending throughout NZ. Read...
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Managing staff leading up to Christmas
During the episode, we reference a handy tool to work out your employee’s rights to holidays and leave, and what to pay them. You can access this tool here. If you have any HR concerns in your business, the team at RightWay can help. Find out more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Cash management leading up to Christmas
During the episode, we reference one of our previous episodes on the foundations of a profitable hospitality business. You can listen to this episode here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Election special - wrap up episode
We're wrapping up our election mini-series with a summary episode. Stuart Wilkinson is joined by Anna Steele and Greg Hughes, Business Partners at RightWay, to go over some of the main themes covered in the previous episodes. Over the last few weeks, we've been chatting to the main political...
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Election special - Chlöe Swarbrick MP
In the third episode of our election mini-series, we catch up with Chlöe Swarbrick, Green Party list MP and Green Party spokesperson for education, internal affairs, sensible drug law reform, local Government, arts culture & heritage, small business, broadcasting and youth. This was a great...
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Election special - Andrew Bayly MP
In the second of our three-episode election mini-series, we catch up with Andrew Bayly, National MP for Hunua and National spokesperson for Revenue, Commerce, State Owned Enterprises, Small Business, and Manufacturing. This was a great opportunity to talk in depth about a range of topics with...
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Election special - Minister Stuart Nash MP
In the first of our three-episode election mini-series, we catch up with Minister Stuart Nash, Labour MP for Napier, Minster for Small Business, Revenue, and Fisheries. Due to the format this gave us an opportunity to talk in depth about a range of topics, which you don’t often hear through...
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New Wage Subsidy - Everything you need to know
With the announcement by the Government of the new wage subsidy on Monday 17th August 2020, we thought it would be good to cover off all the details with Rachel Harris, HR Advisory at RightWay. We take a look at the qualification criteria and how this works alongside the existing wage subsidy. We...
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Deja Vu - We are back in lockdown
We are all back in lockdown and back where we didn't want to me. We caught up with Anna Steele and Greg Hughes to look at the Five key areas of focus for business owners so they can feel in control. We discuss the following Cashflow Cost Control Knowing your Business Leavers Know your customers...
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Hospitality Focus - What are the foundations of a profitable hospitality business with Casey Dalton
Today we catch up with Casey Dalton our Business Advisory Specialist based in Wellington. Casey looks after a large range of hospitality businesses in Wellington and has been working alongside them through lockdown and the COVID 19 recovery. We discuss the foundations of any hospitality business,...
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Featured Episode: Craig Hudson, Managing Director of Xero NZ and Pacific Islands - Insights into Wellbeing, affects of COVID 19 on Small Business and how to move forward
We are delighted to be joined by Craig Hudson, Managing Director of Xero NZ and Pacific Islands. Craig is responsible for promoting the small business economy in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and Xero’s relationships with government, financial institutions, and enterprise. Craig joined Xero...
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How do we plan for the economic storms ahead of us?
In today's episode, we catch up once again with Greg Hughes, Senior Business Partner here at RightWay based in Wellington. Our discussion today looks at what business owners are facing now that we are supposed to back to normal. Why are some thriving and what is causing people to struggle? We…
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This podcast covers topics relevant to NZ business owners. We put a real emphasis on providing practical ideas, tips, and advice on how to move your business forward, especially in these challenging times.
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