It happens to all of us – you’re making progress on a project, learning something new, or perhaps keeping with exercise or a diet, and then things start to go sideways. Your motivation gradually fades as the year progresses until your progress has come to a halt and then goals have been shelved. With autumn looming, now is the time to reassess your goals and ensure you’re taking the necessary steps to create good discipline habits that will allow you to succeed. Be they business or pleasure, persistence is the most important quality. After all, all your hard work to date will have been for nothing if you quit now!
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Topics:
growing your business,
small business owner,
strategy,
small business,
motivation,
goals
We don’t always like to think too far ahead. Long term business growth strategies might not be a priority, nor might it be something we particularly enjoy thinking about, but certain outcomes are inevitable in everyone’s life. In short, you won’t run your business forever.
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Topics:
business strategies,
growing your business,
small business owner,
strategy,
small business,
trade exchange,
succession planning
Bartercard New Zealand is part of the largest global trade exchange, trading over $150 million worth of goods and services outside the cash economy each year. With thousands of members in New Zealand alone, Bartercard provides business opportunities to its members by making use of unused trading capacity and excess inventory to increase profits and get new customers. Total Finish Painting Contractors is just one of the Bartercard members delivering professional results for all their clients’ painting and decorating needs throughout Canterbury and wider South Island region.
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Topics:
growing your business,
increase profit,
increase cash flow,
small business,
attract new customers,
save cash,
spare capacity,
build business networks
It might start with a name and a logo, but if there’s one thing the team at Bartercard knows, it’s that building a trusted brand is much more than just graphic design.
Building a trusted brand is critical in the digital age. Having a strategy and focus to help build trust in the right places can maximise your impact, your brand reach, and your market sway.
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Topics:
growing your business,
increase cash flow,
starting up your business,
small business,
market research,
attract new customers,
save cash,
spare capacity,
build business networks,
branding
No matter how long you’ve been in business or how successful you are, you’re bound to be faced with cash flow challenges from time to time. Often, it’s not through poor management, simply the ebb and flow of the business tide that can be difficult to predict.
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Topics:
Cashflow,
growing your business,
strategy,
small business,
attract new customers,
save cash,
spare capacity
Do you have empty seats to fill? Want to boost cash flow in your restaurant or bar?
In a constantly - shifting industry where new venues are opening weekly, staying at the top isn’t always easy. Bartercard has the tips and tricks to stay ahead of the curve and think outside the wine box to attract new customers.
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Topics:
small business owner,
increase profit,
increase cash flow,
bartercard,
expand your product line,
small business,
attract new customers,
save cash,
trade exchange,
spare capacity,
build business networks
Anna Herd moved to New Zealand with her family four years ago and became a Bartercard member almost immediately.
Her husband had previously owned a franchise in the UK, so they were no strangers to the Bartercard network and how it worked. Here, Anna tells us how Bartercard benefited a long family weekend away in Rotorua.
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Topics:
small business owner,
increase profit,
increase cash flow,
bartercard,
small business,
bartercard tourism,
trade exchange
Another year is drawing to a close and as we wind down and prepare for the season’s festivities, it’s a great time to start making plans for what you want your business to achieve in 2019.
It may be time to let go of the old and finally embrace the new. Here are five ways to help kick start your new year... and your business.
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Topics:
business strategies,
small business owner,
increase profit,
bartercard,
strategy,
small business
