A guest blog from Brad Markham and Matthew Herbert – the 2016 Auckland/Hauraki Share Farmers of the Year.
I was chatting to a mate about mating the other day when it dawned on me that we wouldn’t know each other if it wasn’t for the Dairy Industry Awards.
People enter the high-profile competition for various reasons.
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2017 Auckland Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards
Online entries open on the 20th October!
Now’s the time to celebrate your successes. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards promote and champion excellence across three categories - Share Farmer, Dairy Manager and Dairy Trainee of the Year.
Come along to the Auckland/Hauraki 2017 Dairy Industry Awards Launch to learn about the benefits of entering from past entrants.
Farm Assistants, Managers, Equity Farmers, Sharemilkers, Contract Milkers, Farm Owners, Employers, Rural Professionals - everyone's welcome.
Ngatea Farm Source Store - 26 October 6 30pm Start
Pukekohe Farm Source Store - 27 October 6 30pm Start
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When we present year end accounts to some of our small business clients, we often find that their eye’s glaze over and you can tell they just want us to hurry up and tell them how much tax they need to pay. Most of the time, it’s just because they don’t really understand the financial side of their business.
Do you have a great business idea? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you want to work for yourself?
Starting your own business is extremely exciting but there is so much to think about... There are many practical skills like accounting, marketing, time management, organisational and people management skills that will help - though having the right frame of mind can prove to be one of the most important things. And to get a business up and running are passion, drive, vision, leadership and objectivity.
Check out Stuff.co.nz to read about our very own Director Sarah Miskell the star of our Country TV series "Thinking Forward"
Are you a business with employees? And if so do you use a software programme to assist with payroll?
We still see many small businesses that use a manual process to calculate staff wages as well as PAYE and other deductions. Although this is acceptable it is very prone to errors which could be costly to your business or employees.
In today’s environment employers have a myriad of obligations in regard to their staff. Some of these can include: