The #WhatsNext Podcast

The elections a couple months away now and the chatter around it is only increasing, but is it necessary? In this episode we're getting into our election predictions and what kiwi business owners actually need to be thinking about heading into election day. 

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When buying a business, there's four key negotiation levers you can pull on to make sure you find a price right for your circumstances. Today, Phil's diving into what they and how you can use them to better negotiate when buying a business.

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Kiwibank have come out with a new report on how business owners are feeling in the different regions and its showing the south island is far outperforming the north island, today we're diving into what that means and what you can do with the info. 

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In the final installment of this series, we're diving into the survey responses of 123 New Zealand business owners to find out what they're actually worried about. 

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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. 

Interested in our Christchurch 'profit & planning' day? Email [email protected] to secure your spot before it sells out.

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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.

Next up we're heading to Christchurch in September to do it all again, we're getting close to selling out so if you'd like a spot email [email protected] to lock it in.