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Are You A Good Board Member?
Prestige, status, experience and perks makes being a director sound great, but any board member will tell you that there is a LOT more to it, and such benefits are not what the job is about.
Kiwis Helping Kiwis – A PI Success Story
For David Bowes, inspiration struck when he saw a way to solve a reoccurring problem from his client requests. Bowes’ clients knew how important social media was, but they couldn’t find the link between that and brand building, or how to compare themselves to competitors. Bowes quickly found that existing tools in the market couldn’t solve this problem. And so, Zavy was born.
Private Equity: Throwing a Lifeline to Our SMEs
The pandemic has left a number of our SMEs struggling to stay afloat. New Zealanders have responded in droves to #supportlocalbusinesses and whilst these efforts are admirable, there is potentially more that can be done.
Part 2: Investing in Companies in Distress
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many New Zealand companies finding themselves in distress. In such difficult times, distressed investing can be the vital lifeline that keeps these businesses afloat. However, for an investor distressed investing comes with risks and opportunities.
How to Create a Successful Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
There’s no magic formula to a successful crowdfunding campaign, but there are key elements. Achieving the following elements can ensure your campaign has the best chances of success.
Keeping The Battleship Together
To say that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the financial sector would be an understatement. From large institutions to individual retail investors, many are experiencing fluctuations in their investment portfolios as a result of Covid-19.
Closing the Gap
To most people the term “funding gap” doesn’t sound too scary. But, to kiwi entrepreneurs, it’s a different story.
Investing in New Zealand
For an investor, happiness is often seeing a great return on an investment; but investing in New Zealand businesses can provide a Kiwi investor much more than just the opportunity to get a great return.
Dodson Motorsport: Finding Another Gear
It’s a classic kiwi success story – one day Harry Dodson decided to start a business in his garage in Albany. Fast forward 35 years, and now Dodson’s business, Dodson Motorsport, is a world leader in aftermarket dual clutch transmission components for high-end and performance vehicles.
4 Investment Ideas For When You’ve Paid Off Your Mortgage
So, you’ve finally paid off your mortgage and the last thing you want to do is invest in another property. Rest assured, there is more to investing than just real estate. Here’s 4 investment ideas for when you’ve paid off your mortgage!
What’s a Security?
A security generally refers to a negotiable financial instrument that holds some form of monetary value and can often be traded.
A Trend No More – Socially Responsible Investing is Here to Stay
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) continues to increase in popularity across the world, and research is proving that this “trend” is here to stay.