ADVOCATE ARTICLE
18 Aug, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK JULY 2016 Late last month the Northland branch of Civil Contractors New Zealand held their annual awards. This reinforced the improved capability of Northland businesses and their ability to compete with national companies for civil contract work throughout the region. More importantly it demonstrated how local […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK JUNE 2016 We are forever reading of issues facing our nearest regional neighbour and potentially biggest domestic market for Northland’s goods and services. Auckland is under huge pressure from its high population growth rate that is twice that of the rest of New Zealand and one […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK MAY 2016 Business exists to serve a market need. Generally they have been established to earn an income for someone or some group. So it is important for the business owner to understand that the customer or market is their only source of income and as […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK MAY 2016 Even when business is going well how many Northland businesses could afford to have hundreds of thousands of dollar taken off their bottom line? Seldom a week goes by where there is not some news article relating to a trusted, well respected employee in […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK APRIL 2016 NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland has been organising and coordinating the Northland Business Excellence Awards for at least 30 years. For the last 14 years Westpac has been the event’s major sponsor. The awards provide an opportunity to celebrate business excellence and the role […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK APRIL 2016 Understanding what intellectual property your business has, its strength and scope, how to use and leverage it, is a prerequisite for every successful business. Every single technology, product, improvement to our lives, begins as an idea – as intellectual property. For most businesses much […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
09 Jun, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK MARCH 2016 Everyone has the right to return home from work each day in a healthy state. The new Health and Safety at Work Act will come into effect in April. It will entail developing a coordinated and cooperative approach where the duties and obligations of […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
30 Mar, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK MARCH 2016 The timetable has been set for this year’s local government elections with the key dates being, 17 August as the date candidates names will be published by electoral officers, 16-21 September when voting papers delivered to households and voting closing on 8 October. To […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
30 Mar, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK JANUARY 2015 Growing Northland business is as much about ensuring existing businesses succeed and flourish as it is about encouraging inward investment or attracting new business. The trickle-down effects from a business failing, impact on the entire community. Equally all Northlanders benefit from the presence of […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
30 Mar, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK FEBRUARY 2016 Any success for a local business reflects well on our wider business community in Northland. For this reason it was great to hear at the end of last year when local business Kamo Home and Village were awarded the Bronze Award by the New […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
30 Mar, 2016
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK JANUARY 2016 What constitutes research and development? Is it or should it be a separate business activity or an integrated and holistic part of business as usual? Over the last few years there has been much discussion about the role research and development (R&D) plays or […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
04 Dec, 2015
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK DECEMBER 2015 As some people are beginning to wind down for the holiday season and possibly some time away from business many we use this time -if they are fortunate enough not to have to work through the holidays- as a time for reflection. They will […]
