Posts in category Advice

What do investors want to see in a business plan? Scalability, a complementary team, evidence of a well thought out idea – and all this …

Intellectual property (IP) may be a business’ most valuable asset. Patents, copyright, trade marks and registered designs all provide different types of IP rights that …

You might see forecasting as a waste of time, or something you do when you have absolutely nothing else on your plate (which is, um, …

Business can be very rewarding and is usually setup to create a profit and return for its shareholders, however something magical happens when business is …

When you run your own business – and you’re not a large operation – the basics of success might seem simple. Business booms when more …

In the third of a three part series, serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie talks about the emotional journey of the entrepreneur. I grew up …

In New Zealand, employment agreements (formerly known as employment contracts) set out the terms and conditions that govern the employment relationship, and under the Employment …

Researchers have been trying for decades to establish the most common character traits of entrepreneurs. Despite their collective efforts to provide these guidelines, they have …

If you’re in retail (or thinking about it), success requires a smart balance of risk management and risk taking. Here are six areas of business …

A world-first new tool is now available that you can use to identify in one click if a trade mark image, logo or word is …