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March 2020 Edition

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Ballance responds to on-farm challenges

Bay of Plenty-based fertiliser giant Ballance Agri-Nutrients is sometimes in the news for what it sees as the wrong reasons. Mainly, that is because of...
News

Phosphate dispute’s colonial roots

Ballance Agri-Nutrients recently hosted a delegation of officials from Morocco’s OCP. The visit was one of several regular visits to New Zealand aimed at...
Better Business Buying

Tell ’im he’s dreaming

A few of you may remember the 1997 Australian movie, The Castle. It was a comedy classic about a family in Melbourne whose home...
What To Do With Your Money

Optimistic start for investment markets

Inflation remains subdued, central banks remain committed to low interest rates, and trade tensions between the US and China have de-escalated
Intellectual Property Issues

If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will do

The competitive and fast-changing business environment is posing new challenges for all businesses. An effective tool in combating these challenges is the development of...
From the Editor

March 2020

This month’s cover story takes an in-depth look at major Bay of Plenty company Ballance Agri-Nutrients, which contributes millions to the Bay’s GDP and has 260 of its 800 New Zealand staff based in the Mount.
Money Matters

Prepare your business for the minimum wage increase

The Government has announced that from 1 April 2020, the minimum wage is going to increase from $17.70 to $18.90 per hour. This is...
News

Bay Export awards open for nominations

Entries are now open for this year’s Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards 2020, sponsored by Zespri International
News

New co-working space at The Lakes aims to support contemporary working styles

A drive to support small businesses in the local community has resulted in the opening this month of Bloom Co, Tauranga’s newest concept in...
Human Resources

Business continuity and contingency planning

As the world and New Zealand react to the threat of the Coronavirus Virus, employers are finding themselves wondering how this may affect our...
Credit Management

Beware of ‘bad credit’ loans

In the responsible lending code (June 2017) it is suggested that one role of a responsible lender is to “assess whether a borrower will...
News

Production for export

While there’s unprecedented demand around the country for industrial property from logistics, warehousing and distribution companies, there’s also increasing need for industrial space to...
Franchising

The importance of walking the talk

I am continually amazed at what appears to me to be a growing gap between what people say and what they actually do. In the...
News

Hort sector finds funding tight

The dairy sector is not alone in struggling for bank finance, with the horticultural sector also finding funding tougher to come by since the...
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