Tuesday, 19 October, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
Date: Thursday 11th November
Time: 6.00pm – 7. 30pm
Location: Us Advice Botany Branch, Level 1, Fountain Lane South, Town Centre Drive, Botany Town Centre, Auckland.
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What you will get out of this workshop:
Us Advices’ Founder and Managing Director Naomi Ballantyne will present her extremely motivational and inspiring story of bravery to build two [...]
Wednesday, 29 September, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Kristen Barrett
Following the announcement of the 2010 Budget, the rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be increased from 12.5% to 15% from 1 October 2010.
Professional contractors on a payments basis for GST
Professional contractors accounting for GST on the payments basis should carefully monitor and record fees received and expenses over the transition period [...]
Tuesday, 21 September, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Kristen Barrett
As of the 1st November this year all eight of Auckland’s current regional and territorial authorities are moving towards a single council.
We have spoken with a number of people who have been affected by this in differing ways. There have been those who’ve been made redundant in the public [...]
Tuesday, 21 September, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business, Share your thoughts | Written by Kristen Barrett
Whether you’re new to contracting, an experienced career contractor or somewhere in-between – we want to know your questions about contracting.
We’re looking at holding a series of contractor workshops before the end of the year. But for these to be useful, we need to get a gage on the topics you’d like covered.
Whether this is [...]
Tuesday, 10 August, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
Connecting with new customers, and quality products and services is key to running a successful business.
We’d like to give you the opportunity to load your FREE business listing in Bizzone’s Business Support Directory.
Bizzone is the brand behind major business support initiatives in New Zealand since 2005, including the Bizzone Business Expos, the largest event [...]
Monday, 9 August, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Crackerjacks
By Andy McCormack, Career & Life Coach
If you are a first time temp or contractor then this article is for you. If you are an experienced contractor – don’t go away ! I would love to hear your thoughts and comments.
The temporary/contract market is very different to permanent employment and can take sometime to get [...]
Monday, 26 July, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Crackerjacks
Says Andy McCormack, a qualified Counsellor and Life/Career Coach.
People contract in the workforce for a number of reasons. Some are ‘Professional Career Contractors’ whilst others are ‘in between jobs’, whilst some others are looking at contract work as being a career development move. Over the last 18 months the increase in contractors looking for work [...]
Friday, 23 July, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Crackerjacks
The Department of Labour has recently launched a new web resource called Infozone: Business Essentials. This is a resource that provides simple straight forward employment relations and health & safety information for business owners and self employed people. It tells you what you need to know, what steps to put in place and then provides [...]
Wednesday, 14 July, 2010 | Tagged in Running Your Own Business | Written by Crackerjacks
As a contractor in New Zealand, it’s important to understand how our Health & Safety legislation effects you. In this article provided by the Department of Labour, Health & Safety guidelines are outlined for businesses or people who engage contractors…
Businesses that contract people or other businesses to do work for them have duties as a [...]
Wednesday, 14 July, 2010 | Tagged in Rates, Running Your Own Business | Written by Crackerjacks
The recent Court of Appeal ruling in the Penny and Hooper case last month has provided a useful lesson for contractors in NZ.
Inland Revenue has also provided some guidance on how they intend to apply this case in the Revenue Alert “Diverting personal services income by structuring revenue earning activities through an associated entity [...]
