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Oily Rag: Turn downtime into dollars

It's Government Budget week, and our learned politicians in Wellington have again being preaching the virtues of surpluses, the vices of debt and the need to live within your means.

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  • Frank and Muriel Newman

Finance: Clarify your position

Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.

  • Jeremy Tauri
Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis

Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis

A 43-year-old man who gave a 12-year-old girl synthetic cannabis and put his hand up her skirt when she passed out avoided being sent to jail today. The judge hit out against legal highs during sentencing, they were filling up her courtroom and causing widespread social problems. Long-time cannabis and synthetic user Kirk Daniel Rutledge, 42, had smoked the then-legal Tai High before going to Woodham Park in Dallington, Christchurch, last year. The young girl, truant from school, approached him and asked him for a cigarette. After sharing a cigarette, Rutledge then offered her one of his synthetic…

A secret weapon for your business - CRM

Looking for a new secret weapon for your small business? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software could be the answer.   It helps you: Win new clients or contracts Understand your customer Retain customers by giving them a better experience Decrease duplication and costly customer management.    Imagine if every... More

Telecom: Back Up Your Phone

How to back up your phone

Your phone has been for a swim. Your business contact information or vital sketches were on it and now it refuses to start.   Owners carry their business lives around on their mobile phones and tablets. If the phone was lost or broken it would be at the very least a huge nuisance. At worst important business data could be lost.   When it... More

Seamless telephony is a godsend for small business.

Small businesses sometimes pay hundreds of dollars a month more than necessary for their telephony - thanks to inertia.   Many have a mish-mash of telephony services. It's not uncommon for small businesses to cut costs significantly following a telecommunications health check, says Kelly Blomfield, business account manager at Telecom Hub... More

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