NEWS FROM ADMIN ARMY
Which Home Office Costs Can You Claim?
Working from home has many benefits: no commute, a fridge full of food nearby, and the chance to hang with your pets all day! Besides those perks, there are financial benefits, too. If you have a home office, you can claim a number of expenses at tax time....
5 Common Bookkeeping Errors To Avoid
Bookkeeping is one of the essential tasks you need to get right for your business. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you try to rush through your bookkeeping or play it by ear, you are putting your business at risk. The figures and reports generated by...
How Marketing Segmentation Can Boost Your Business Performance
Are you struggling to convert leads into sales? Are you talking to customers who aren’t interested? Do you feel you may be barking up the wrong tree? You’re not alone! Marketing is tough and with the constant development of new social media platforms overloading...
Mentally Navigating Rough Patches In Your Small Business
Running a small business can be exciting, rewarding, fun, challenging - and sometimes, downright terrifying. No matter how hard you work or how well you plan, there will be rough patches that cause extra stress and sleepless nights. But as the expression goes, “when...
How To Create A Productive Home-Based Office
Even before the word “pandemic” was bandied around like a commonplace event, working from home was rising in popularity. For many people, it's the solution in their quest for work-life balance – a chance to skip rush hour and enjoy the views of your own backyard as...
Why Your Accountant Shouldn’t Do Your Small Business Bookkeeping
Delegating the day to day management of your finances is a smart move, but if you decide to do so, you need to be strategic about who you delegate to! After all, it makes no sense to ask a gourmet chef to mow your lawn! The same goes for your accountant. While...
Prioritising Time So You Get To Have Weekends And A Holiday!
Many people assume that choosing your days off, leaving work early, and having holidays whenever you want is one of the perks of running your own business. But in reality, many small business owners struggle to have regular days off – and holidays are just a distant...
How To Keep Your Payroll Under Control
It goes without saying that payroll is an integral part of doing business. But for many small business owners, effective payroll management is often easier said than done. As one of New Zealand’s leading providers of virtual assistant services, we know exactly what it...
Monthly Financial Reviews You Should Do In Your Business
If you are not a numbers person or are short on time, you may find it a total drag to keep up to date with your finances. That’s why outsourcing is a lifesaver for many business owners. Having someone else take care of the time-consuming day to day stuff means you can...
The Benefits of Outsourcing Bookkeeping and Admin
There are a good number of tasks we outsource from our personal lives on a regular basis. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who routinely cuts their own hair, or does their own legal work. Even hairdressers will put down their tools and allow another hairdresser...
Keeping On Top Of Your IRD Obligations
When it comes to business admin, some tasks are definitely more fun than others. Receipting money and working with clients you love are definitely tasks that top the list of good jobs. However, one task that commonly draws groans and is accompanied by a hefty helping...
6 Tips on How to Conduct a Highly Productive Online Meeting
With 2020 being the year that it was – the less said the better – working remotely has suddenly become mainstream. There has been a steep learning curve from office to the online workspace and online meetings play a vital role to ensure teams feel connected. We have...