Christopher Gracie has spent the past four years building his business ProPartner, today we're diving into his journey as a business owner. What drove his decision to go into business, switching from employee to contractor to business owner, and whats worked for him thus far as a business owner. 

Find Christopher here:
https://www.propartner.co.nz/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-gracie/ 


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Recently we surveyed 123 New Zealand business owners asking them a range of questions, including what they thought their competitive advantage is. Today Im sharing 5 key themes from the survey, and some things to think about when considering your own competitve advantage. 

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Understanding breakeven is one of the most important things for you to understand as a business owner, today Phil & Luke are diving into what this number is, what it means and why you need to focus on going beyond breakeven. 

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Another installment of our recent series going through data we've surveyed from 123 New Zealand business owners, this time looking at limiting beliefs people hold that hold them back. Once you understand what these are, it gives you the ability to work through them and eventually overcome them. Hope this episode helps!

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It can be easy to fall into the comparison trap these days, whether that be on social media or simply the business owner up the road from you. But what you see externally can often be decieving, they may look like they're doing well publicly when behind the scenes it's falling to pieces. This leaves you thinking you're not doing as well because you're comparing the full reality of your own situation, to the highlights someone else is sharing. 

So today, we're diving into signs that show your business is doing well, and if you aren't ticking off things on this list, thats okay too, it can be something to work towards.

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We recently held our Auckland 'profit and planning day' to help kiwi business owners grow. This is a quick recap of the day with a few lessons from both us and the audience.

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Labour have come out with some big changes for small businesses in New Zealand, including changes to the small value asset threshold, how quick larger businesses have to pay invoices and the GST threshold. We dive into what these changes are, but we'd love to hear what you think in the comments!

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We asked 123 small business owners, prior to working with us, what they want out of their business. Today, Im divng into some of the common themes.

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Last year I helped a client make their first hire and scale up the profit in their business, through our 90 day business planning program. He's been kind enough to let us film the sessions and make them available to you all to learn from.

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Making good decsions is crucial to the success of your business, yet so many business owners lack sometime as fundamental as a decision making framework. Today, we dive into how to make better decisions to grow your business. 

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