Podcasts by Better Business, Better Life

Budget 2023 from 2023-05-18T22:29:26

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 car...

Cyber Security from 2022-10-27T01:00

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...

What's in the news! - Offical Cash Rate Increase, Income Insurance Scheme and Fair Pay Agreements from 2022-10-10T23:04

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 C...

Wellbeing from 2022-09-29T00:31

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 epis...

Awareness . Consideration . Decision (Part 2) from 2022-09-08T03:40

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, n...

Awareness . Consideration . Decision from 2022-09-01T00:57

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 numbe...

Keeping An Eye On Gross Profit from 2022-08-24T20:21

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...

Provisional Tax and Tax Management from 2022-08-11T00:50

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 you...

Selling your business from 2022-07-27T23:34

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 ...

Let's talk GST from 2022-07-20T21:00

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...

Pareto Principles - The 80/20 Rule from 2022-07-14T20:11

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 ...

Preparing your construction business for the potential storm from 2022-06-16T20:15

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 g...

Sustainable Competitive Advantage from 2022-06-09T07:40

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 an...

Running your business better with apps from 2022-06-01T20:36

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Budget 2022 from 2022-05-24T17:30

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 oppo...

Growing in a downturn from 2022-05-18T03:00

How do you get back to maintaining growth in your business during a downturn?

Stuart ...

Inflation and interest rates from 2022-05-11T23:00

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 ...

Inflation - how to incorporate it in your business from 2022-03-07T12:43

In this episode, RightWay's https://www.rightway.co.nz/people/greg-hughes (Greg Hughes) joins https://www.rightway.co.nz/people/stuart-wilkinson (Stuart Wilkinson) to talk inflation. We know this h...

Moving to Red Light and operating your business during Omicron from 2022-01-27T17:45

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 C...

Banking and payments are changing, so how does this help Kiwi Businesses from 2021-11-28T16:00

Interview with Shane Marsh – Co-Founder of Dosh.

Christmas is coming! Marketing your business & managing your staff this Christmas from 2021-11-03T22:58:52

Christmas is coming! This can mean many things for businesses, so we wanted to focus on marketing your business and managing your staff leading up to, and over the Christmas period.

Operating your business under the new traffic light system from 2021-10-28T19:42:42

On this episode we talk through the COVID protection framework, or the new traffic light system, and unpack some of the current information.

Get the most out of Xero for your business from 2021-10-20T22:41:23

We know that doing the “accounts” is down the priority list for many business owners, so how do you save time and get Xero doing some of the heaving lifting?

Planning for recovery without our normal Christmas boom period from 2021-10-06T18:00

Christmas is coming! Daylight saving might have only just happened, but we know Christmas will be very different for business owners across New Zealand this year.

How does your business thrive in a COVID environment? from 2021-09-22T03:43:25

In this episode, we look ahead and discuss how to get your business thriving in a COVID environment. We discuss how you can stay agile to deal with Alert Level changes, but more importantly, how do...

Operating your business under Level 2 restrictions from 2021-09-09T02:05:28

In this episode, we talk about operating a business in the new Delta Level 2 environment. With the new restrictions, there are many considerations for business owners to ensure that they are profit...

Property tax changes from 2021-07-27T05:06:42

Better Business, Better Life. Welcome to our new look episode!

Today we're getting into the property tax changes that came into effect in March 2021.

Budget 2021 - what does it all mean? from 2021-05-24T00:33:47

The Government released the 2021 Budget on Thursday May 20, so we've gone through it to see what business owners take out of it, and what it all means.

How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 3 from 2021-04-19T02:57:27

Final part of our 3 part series on how you hit your goals over the next 12 months.

How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 2 from 2021-04-12T00:47:15

Part 2 of a 3 part series on how you hit your goals over the next 12 months.

How you hit your goals over the next 12 months - part 1 from 2021-03-18T02:58:16

Part 1 of a 3 part series on how you hit your goals over the next 12 months.

Avoiding the pitfalls in ecommerce from 2021-03-03T22:23:31

Moving to online has been a big trend in the last 12 months, but lots of businesses have rushed to get online without thinking about the pitfalls of an online store.

Creating an actionable plan and taking control from 2021-02-15T03:37:14

With the latest Alert Level changes we wanted to do a quick catch up with Greg Hughes, Senior Business Partner, to chat creating an actionable plan for your business in the short term, taking contr...

What is going on with the NZ economy from 2020-12-07T23:06:18

After a really challenging year, what is going on with the New Zealand economy? A number of organisations have just published data and insights into the NZ economy, and their 2021 predications. We'...

Managing staff leading up to Christmas from 2020-12-01T21:34:52

Today it's all about managing your staff leading up to Christmas. Rachel Harris, RightWay HR Business Specialist, joins us to go over Christmas parties and how to make sure your staff behave themse...

Cash management leading up to Christmas from 2020-11-12T11:05

Today we talk about cash management leading up to Christmas – this will be helpful to you and your business whether Christmas is a busy time, or a bit quieter. Shelley Dickson, RightWay Regional Bu...

Election special - wrap up episode from 2020-10-12T11:05

The election is now days away, so it's important business owners have the opportunity hear from the major parties on how they are going to support business, especially in these uncertain times.

Election special - Chlöe Swarbrick MP from 2020-10-07T11:05

With the election less than a month away, it's important business owners have the opportunity hear from the major parties on how they are going to support business, especially in these uncertain ti...

Election special - Andrew Bayly MP from 2020-09-30T11:05:17

With the election less than a month away, it's important business owners have the opportunity hear from the major parties on how they are going to support business, especially in these uncertain ti...

Election special - Minister Stuart Nash MP from 2020-09-23T20:46:08

With the election less than a month away, it's important business owners have the opportunity hear from the major parties on how they are going to support business, especially in these uncertain ti...

New Wage Subsidy - Everything you need to know from 2020-08-20T00:59:24

We catch up with Rachel Harris to go over all the details of the new Wage Subsidy and the updates to the Leave Support Scheme

Deja Vu - We are back in lockdown from 2020-08-13T02:24:23

Deja Vu - We are back in lockdown, so what does this mean for business? What does a business need to focus on, what do they need to priorities and how do they execute

Hospitality Focus - What are the foundations of a profitable hospitality business with Casey Dalton from 2020-08-03T22:45:29

Today we catch up with Casey Dalton to discuss the foundations for any profitable hospitality business. We focus on what hospitality owners can focus on which will make a big difference to their bo...

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 from 2020-07-02T22:00

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...

How do we plan for the economic storms ahead of us? from 2020-06-25T22:00

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 ...

Lesson for business owners from the Christchurch Earthquakes from 2020-06-18T20:08:19

This episode is slightly different as we look at the lessons we can learn from the Christchurch Earthquakes. To look at this, we have Shelley Dickson Regional Business Manager for RightWay on the p...

Feature Episode - Darren Linton CEO Yellow - What are you doing to market your business at the moment? from 2020-05-28T21:29:59

In this conversation, we chat with Darren Linton, CEO of Yellow (https://yellow.co.nz/). Darren has an extensive career in marketing and held many senior leadership roles abroad and in New Zealand....

Cash is King Episode Two - How to put together a cashflow plan from 2020-05-22T03:05:59

Following the success of our first Cash is King episode, we have produced a follow-up. In this episode, we sit down with Isaac Gommers, Business Partner based in Auckland and Daniel Murphy, Busines...

Budget 2020 - What does this mean for Kiwi Business Owners? from 2020-05-14T23:34:41

In today's episode, we discussed the 2020 Budget and what this means for New Zealand Business Owners. The budget is arguably the most significant in New Zealand history, and it gave us an idea on h...

Featured Episode: Growing Revenue in these challenging time - Mike Stokes from 2020-05-06T22:00

In today's conversation, we catch up with Mike Stokes, CEO and Found of Indicator (www.indicator.co.nz)
Indicator is Sales consultancy firm that helps companies and individuals to navigate the ...

How to manage your people post lock down and navigating new ways of working from 2020-04-30T02:35:48

We catch up again with Rachel Harris, the HR Consultant at RightWay. (https://www.rightway.co.nz/hr-services). Rachel has an extensive background working in HR across numerous industries, ranging f...

Feature Episode - Rod Macdonald - Process improvement, maximising efficiency and how can technology help from 2020-04-28T23:36:07

In this episode, we chat with Rod Macdonald, Managing Director of Fint, which designs and optimises workflows to ensure business operations are effective. Fint works with businesses to recommend an...

How do we use the COVID 19 shutdown to understand what is important for you and your business? from 2020-04-20T02:45:53

In this Podcast, we have a conversation with Anna Steele (https://www.rightway.co.nz/people/anna-steele) about how Business Owners can use the lockdown as an opportunity to review what they want ou...

News from the week - Alert Level 3. Tax changes and Business Consultancy Support Packages for business from 2020-04-17T03:31:19

This episode Stuart Wilkinson, Regional Business Manager at RightWay is joined by Greg Hughes, Senior Business Partner, to talk about the announcements made by the government this week. We start b...

How to work with your bank through COVID - 19 from 2020-04-07T03:49:36

in this episode, we catch up with Shelley Dickson (https://www.rightway.co.nz/people/shelley-dickson) to talk about how to work with your bank through COIVD 19. Shelley is the Regional Business Man...

What do the new tax changes mean for Business Owners from 2020-03-31T00:16:49

In this episode, we speak with Ernie Chan (https://www.rightway.co.nz/people/ernie-chan). Ernie started his career in tax at Deloitte and has worked in many tax teams across the country as well in ...

How to manage your people through COVID - 19 from 2020-03-26T23:33:19

In this episode, we chat with Rachel Harris, an HR Consultant at RightWay. (https://www.rightway.co.nz/hr-services). Rachel has an extensive background working in HR across numerous industries, ran...

Cash is King - How to manage cash through Covid - 19 from 2020-03-24T01:01:03

We chat with Greg Hughes (www.rightway.co.nz/people/greg-hughes) RightWay Business Partner to discuss practical ideas on how you can manage cash in these tough times, when revenue is falling and so...

Cash is King - How to manage cash through Covid - 19 from 2020-03-24T01:01:03

We chat with Greg Hughes (www.rightway.co.nz/people/greg-hughes) RightWay Business Partner to discuss practical ideas on how you can manage cash in these tough times, when revenue is falling and so...

Cash is King - How to manage cash through Covid - 19 from 2020-03-24T01:01:03

We chat with Greg Hughes (www.rightway.co.nz/people/greg-hughes) RightWay Business Partner to discuss practical ideas on how you can manage cash in these tough times, when revenue is falling and so...