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As an NZ importer or exporter, youβre no doubt always on the lookout for ways to save money. But thereβs one place you shouldnβt be skimping on, and thatβs cargo insurance.
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Situations When You May Be Getting the Wrong Type of Insurance 4 Common Myths About Cargo/Freight Insurance Simple Steps to Check That You Have Everything Done Correctly Q + A: Type Your Questions Now (or During the Live Talk) to Feel Confident With Importing/Exporting Your Goodsβ πππππ ππ ππππππππ:
01:33 - Use Appropriate Type of Insurance
04:11 - Take Care of Insurance in Advance
05:44 - #1. Having Insurance from a Transport Company Is Enough
14:19 - #2. Supplier Provides Free Insurance
16:10 - #3. Insurance Is Expensive
17:18 - #4. No Problems with Getting Insurance Later
17:51 - How To Check that Everything Is Correct?
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Access to a wide investor audience, so itβs a quick and efficient way for you to raise funds.
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How Much Money Can an NZ Business Raise via Equity Crowdfunding? What Are the Common Mistakes in Getting the Funds? How to Increase the Value of Your Company. Other Practical Advice That Will Help You Grow.β πππππ ππ ππππππππ:
01:50 - The Process of Fundraising: Export/Import Business Example
05:21 - An Overview of NZ Capital Market
08:26 - What Firms Can Enjoy the Benefits of Equity Crowdfunding?
10:23 - Estimated Costs of Raising Funds
13:33 - Common Mistakes in Capital Raising
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If I had this info before I imported for the first time Iβd saved lots of time & money
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β How NZ Customs or NZ MPI Biosecurity will charge you and some hidden costs that you may not be aware of.
β What are the common mistakes in the transport documents.
β How you can save money on freight.
β Other Practical Advice that Will Help You Grow.
β π§ππππ π’π ππ’π‘π§ππ‘π§π¦:
01:04 - Understand Your Possible Costs Before Making a Decision
06:06 - Fill Out Transport Documents Correctly
17:26 - Keep Options Open
25:01 - Get Your NZ Customs Client Code in Advance
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Import rules change on a regular basis. Find out what can cause extra delays or fees.
πYOU WILL LEARN:
β Ways that an overseas supplier can ruin your compliance with NZ authorities
β Situations when you are paying too much or too soon.
β How NZ Customs or NZ MPI Biosecurity will charge you and some hidden costs that you may not be aware of.
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:12 - Refusing the Benefits of a Credit Account with NZ Customs
02:35 - Not Applying for a Concession Code
05:13 - Not Checking the Import Requirements
13:32 - Trying to Be Smarter Than NZ Customs
18:41 - Trusting Overseas Manufacturers with Parallel Import
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How do you deal with competitors that copy you? Ways to stay relevant to the market.
This week our guest speaker was Shay Lawrence is the founder of CaliWoods, loves surfing and the ocean. Passion lies in using business as a force for good, developing her own business in the Social Enterprise space and inspiring people to live more sustainable lifestyles.
πYOU WILL LEARN:
β What is a Sustainable Business and Why It's Important
β Top 3 Tips to Start Making a Difference Today
β How to Avoid Common Mistakes
β Ways to Stay Relevant to the Market and Use Business as a Force for Change
β Other Practical Advice that Will Help You Grow
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
02:32 - Why Being Sustainable Is a Competitive Advantage?
04:51 - How to Choose from Manufacturing Locally or Overseas?
07:02 - Dealing with Copycats
08:12 - One Mistake To Avoid in Starting Your Business
09:16 - What Other Import Businesses Can Do to Minimize Plastic Use?
11:17 - Should You Have Any Rules for Staff or Subcontractors?
13:06 - How To Inspect Factories for Compliance?
14:39 - Is "Zero Carbon by 2050" Achievable?
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Growing your business alone is challenging. If you apply the right system life will be easier.
This week our guest speaker was Graeme Hogan is a CEO with 20+ years of experience in both small & large companies, covering most aspects of the business β from sales, marketing, as well as business planning.
π YOU WILL LEARN:
β When & Why You Should Consider Business Planning to Grow Your Company
β Top 3 Tips to Increase the Value of Your Business
β How to Avoid Common Mistakes
β Do You Really Need a Mentor?
β Practical Advice that Will Improve Your Profit
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:44 β When and Why Should Entrepreneurs Consider Business Planning to Grow Their Company?
02:54 β How Should Business Planning Look Like and What to Begin With?
05:39 β How Is it Important to Involve Your Staff in the Planning Process?
08:18 β Should You Hire a Professional Mentor to Do the Planning?
11:57 β One Example of How a Business Owner Using the Business Plan Improved the Business
13:59 β How to Increase the Prices Properly?
16:51 β What Are the Common Mistakes That Businessmen Do?
19:35 β Whatβs Trending for Business Owners in 2019?
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Steps to increase your sales by 3 times and grow your business.
This week our guest speaker was Logan Wedgwood is a sought-after management consultant specialising in business sales and marketing.
π YOU WILL LEARN:
What You Must Do to Get New Clients How to Get a Better Return on Your Marketing Investment Why is it important to be self-aware and Other Practical Tips You Can Implement Today!β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
02:50 β Why is the Book Called "Grow 3x"?
05:48 β Reasons to Be Self-Aware When You Are Doing a Business?
10:11 β Ways to Approach the Customers
14:50 β The Story About Charles Schwab and His Business That Became More Productive by Implementing One Technique
19:05 β Practical Tips to Do Networking
21:28 β How Should a Business Owner Approach When There Are Many Options to Do?
βΉοΈABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Logan Wedgwood is a sought-after management consultant specialising in business sales and marketing.
He is the author of the book called Grow 3X - increase your sales with certainty.
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You can do these simple website changes and beat your competition. No huge budget required!
This week our guest speaker was Richard Conway is the CEO and founder of Pure SEO Ltd.
π YOU WILL LEARN:
1) Vital SEO Tips for Your Website
2) How to Avoid Mistakes When Selecting the SEO Provider
3) Is Offline Advertising Dead? What Other People Use to Get with Clients
4) And Other Practical Tips You Can Implement Today!
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
02:23 β What Has to Be Done to Be on Top of the Google Search?
09:30 β The Most Common Mistakes That Small Business Owners Make in New Zealand
10:36 β Why Do Some Companies Pay to Bid on Their Own Brand?
12:03 β How Much Should Small Companies Spend on Google Adwords?
14:55 β How to Protect Your Content from Being Stolen or Copied by Other Businesses in Your Industry?
16:51 β How Important Is it to Have Personal Connections for Entrepreneurs?
18:24 β One Mistake That Business Owners Should Avoid in Social Media
20:42 β The Tip About Ensuring Spa That Is Indexed by Google
βΉοΈ ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Richard Conway is the CEO and founder of Pure SEO Ltd. They help business to get to the top of Google Search. Starting with a $200 budget, in 201, the company has grown from being a 1 man band into a 68 person company across 5 offices.
Richard writes monthly columns on digital marketing for major NZ publication. He has recently written a book about SEO which we will link in the notes.
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1) How to navigate the new taxes β check which apply to you.
2) Round-up of 2019 law changes.
This week our guest speaker was Kirk Hope is Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, the largest business advocacy body.
π YOU WILL LEARN:
- What are the new taxes and how will it affect New Zealand businesses
- How to minimise business compliance issues
- Employment law changes and if it will hurt the companies
- And other practical tips you can implement today!
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:25 β What Are the Things That Will Affect New Zealand Businesses in 2019?
03:59 β What Has to Be Changed to Minimise the Issue of Skill Shortage?
05:37 β Is it the Right Thing to Raise the Minimum Wage in New Zealand?
09:05 β How Will the 90-day Trial Period Impact Businesses?
11:00 - Is the Current Business Confidence Getting Better or Worse?
12:15 β What Has Been Confirmed About Environmental Taxes and How Will it Influence Companies?
15:05 β Another Thing That Small Businesses Should Pay Attention to in the Next Six Months.
βΉοΈ ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Kirk Hope is Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, the largest business advocacy body.
Heading a team of 30 economists and policy specialists, Kirkβs experience and profile earned through 2 decades in government-facing roles has given him privileged access to MZ Ministers, government officials, and community groups to ensure that business interests are represented throughout the policy-making process.
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Do you want to stand out among your competitors? How to do it using just your smartphone?
This week our guest speaker was Jef Kay from Easy Social Media Ltd.
πYOU WILL LEARN:
- What you must do to get new clients
- How to get a better return on your marketing investment
- Some ways to judge a social media agency
- And other practical tips you can implement today!
β TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:26 β How is Important to Be on Social Media Today
02:29 β The Changes That Have Been Made in Social Media Over the Last Year
03:40 β How a Small Business Should Approach Social Media
04:47 β The Biggest Mistake That Small Businesses Make and How to Fix It
06:36 β How Much Involvement Businesses Have to Advertise Their Products
08:32 β How an Agency Works With Any Business Types
10:38 β How Much Money Should Businesses Budget For It
12:05 β What is Better to Promote Business Through Social Media
14:20 β Some Ways to Judge an Agency
15:48 β An Event as One of the Methods to Promote Business
16:48 β The Example of the Effective Business Promotion
19:00 β What Platforms NZ Businesses Should Be Active On
βΉοΈABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jef has been a director of Easy Social Medial for 8 years. They focus on setting up and managing the social media of small businesses.
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πYOU WILL LEARN:
- What you must do to get new clients
- How to incentivise your team to retain current customers
- And other practical tips you can implement today!
βΉοΈABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Todd is the Founder and Group CEO of Overdose, a fresh breed of Digital Commerce Agency that works in deeply interlinked partnerships with their Retail Clients. Overdose has been going through some exceptional growth and now taking their business global.
The company has been recognised as Westpac Auckland's Best Emerging Business of 2018.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:09 β The History and Key Offering of the Overdose Digital Company
04:08 β How This Company Got Westpac Business Award
07:03 β Specific Tactics to Retain the Clients
12:21 β The Trends That Gonna Be in Marketing in 2019
20:26 β Suggestions About Using Marketing Properly for Business Owners
27:26 β Do Not Run Ad Campaigns That Get a Commission on What They Spend
28:06 β Do Not View an Agency as Outsourcing
30:20 β Some Ways of Working With a Digital Agency
34:19 β How to Find the Unique Selling Point or the Difference That Give the Advantage
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Why do most organisations collapse? Should you get a business mentor?
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YOU WILL LEARN:
Why do most organisations collapse? How did the leaders of the popular companies make decisions that triggered the breakdown of their business? And other practical tips you can implement today!TABLE OF CONTENTS:
01:04 β Reasons for writing book
03:38 β How to get client referrals
05:02 β Signs that business is about to fail
06:38 β Statistics of failed and successful businesses
09:28 β Benefits to read Bobβs book
11:31 β Some tips that can make you wealthy in business
15:01 β Why small businesses do not have a website
17:30 β First three things to be competitive
20:35 β When start to get an advisor
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Here are the essential steps before you buy the cargo insurance to reduce complications.
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YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to save money on cargo insurance
- The costs to insure your goods in New Zealand
- Three common mistakes that you need to avoid
- And other practical tips you can implement today!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:49 – The Cost of New Zealand Cargo Insurance
02:49 – Mistake #1.
04:44 – Mistake #2.
07:12 – Mistake #3.
08:27 – Bonus Tip
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Tania will show you how to hire awesome people without an expensive recruitment agency.
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Ignore these tips at your peril because any one of them will cost you hundreds of dollars!
Importing used personal effects is not cheap and we are sharing with you how to save money!
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You will hear real-life examples how to save time & money when choosing an NZ customs broker
Importing used personal effects is not cheap and we are sharing with you how to save money!
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Importing your goods to NZ could be a stressful experience. Follow these 5 tips and save $$$!
Importing used personal effects is not cheap and we are sharing with you how to save money!
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There will be no stones unturned. We share with you some of the most important information
Importing used personal effects is not cheap and we are sharing with you how to save money!
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Importing used personal effects is not cheap and we are sharing with you how to save money!
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