Many moons ago, I played in a band.We weren't rock stars. But we weren't bad either. Good enough to get booked, and good enough that people showed up.Then one year, the gigs started rolling in. Regional venues, a few festivals, the local pubs. The kind of momentum that makes...
Quick question.. and it's worth being real with yourself on this one.If you disappeared from your business for four weeks: no calls, no check-ins, no "just a quick question", what would actually fall apart?If the answer is a lot, you're not alone.. and it's not because you'v...
At some point, almost every business owner asks the same question, usually quietly, almost as an aside: "I just wish my team cared as much as I do."
Underneath that sentence is something heavier than frustration. It's the specific loneliness of carrying the weight of something. The risk, the vision, the responsibility, while the people around you move through it like it's just a job.Because for them, it is just a job. Un...
Costs are moving again. Fuel. Freight. Materials.
Not dramatically, but enough to feel it.
And enough to bring up the question every business owner knows:Do we pass it on… or absorb it?On paper, it looks like a pricing decision. In reality, it rarely feels that simple. Because neither option sits clean.If you pass it on:You risk pushback.You wonder how customers...
Wage increases and pay reviews shouldn’t create tension. But in many small businesses, they do.
Pay conversations are rarely just about money. They usually carry something else: Pressure on margins. Concern about setting precedent. Uncertainty about what is actually being rewarded. Most business owners want to reward performan...
Late January/February is a strange time for business owners.
You’re technically “back”, but not fully back.
The pace hasn’t quite returned. The phone is quieter. There’s a bit of mental space again, often for the first time in a long while. And for many owners, this is when a familiar thought starts to surface: “This feels like the year I need to make more sense of the busin...
That Pay Rise You’re About to Approve? Read This First
One of the most uncomfortable moments for a business owner isn’t a bad month or a tough customer...It’s sitting across the table from a good employee, knowing their expenses are rising faster than their pay, and wondering whether saying “yes” to a pay increase today,...
Running a business in New Zealand today requires resilience, adaptability, and no small amount of grit. Between labour shortages, rising costs, operational pressure, competitive markets, and the seemingly endless demands from customers, staff, and administration — it’s n...
If you own a business in New Zealand and you’re over 50, what you’re about to read is one of the most important messages you’ll hear this year.You’ve survived Covid. You’ve pushed through labour shortages, inflation, rising costs, and constant operational pressure....
At BSP Advisory we deal with many New Zealand businesses across a broad range of industries and one of the common questions we get is “How much should I sell my business for and when is the best time to sell?”These are important questions — but they can only be answere...
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