When you want to achieve anything in life, you must be consistent. Whether you aspire to gain a degree, run a marathon, or learn a new language, the secret to success is showing up day after day and working towards your goals. Running a business is no different....
On the final evening of the Institute of Certified New Zealand Bookkeepers Conference in Christchurch, bookkeepers from around the country came together for the 2019 Excellence Awards dinner. We are excited to announce that we took home the Bookkeeping Business of the...
P&L, BS, AP… EBITDA??? So many acronyms for a profession that relies on numbers! To the non-financial minds, these letters can be as confusing as the numbers themselves. What do all these terms stand for and do you need them for your business? Unless you have a...
Email newsletters are one of the most powerful ways for businesses to connect with and engage their customers. Regular newsletters are your direct line to a willing audience. Your customers have opted-in because they want to hear from you. That is great because it...
Why should you consider automating your customer contract process? Do you frequently send out proposals or quotes to customers by email and wonder if there’s a more reliable way to get them accepted and your contract signed? As a commercial lawyer, I’m often worried...
Do you know what makes a good bookkeeper? Like a really good one. Not just one that is alright or that will pass in a pinch. But one that will make your life easier and your finances a breeze. The criteria for a good bookkeeper is quite in depth. Unless you tick these...
So, you are ready to get your systems sorted and your business running smoothly? Excellent news! Great systems are the key to productivity. However, we hate to break it to you, but in order to be organised, you have to do a whole lot of organising! A business that...
We live in a visual world - every day we are bombarded with hundreds of images almost from the moment we open our eyes in the morning until we close our eyes at night. So it makes sense that having stand out imagery in our businesses is super important in order to...
Have you ever discovered a tool in your business that makes you smile every time you use it? Something that saves you so much time and stress that you don’t know what you would ever do without it? Xero is that tool for us here at Admin Army. Yes, we are bookkeepers,...
When was the last time you had an evening off? Can you remember what your friends look like any more? Are you so behind on watching Shortland Street that you think Kirsty and Lionel are still the hot couple? If you are embarrassed by your answers to those questions,...
GST is undoubtedly a bit of a minefield for a number of small business owners. The biggest concern we hear regularly is that people just want to get it right. Some small business owners even purposefully limit their sales so they don't have to register for GST as they...
It is exciting to get to a point in your business where you can outsource. Hiring a virtual assistant (VA) is often an important step for a business. By delegating tasks that are time-consuming, complicated, or just downright tedious, you gain more time and energy to...