Tag: bachtalks
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Why Your Business Strategy is Leaking: The Art of Precision Filtering
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in Bach TalksYou’ve heard the gurus preaching it from their digital pulpits: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say no to almost everything.” It sounds bloody sophisticated, doesn’t it? It conjures images of a high-flying executive sipping an oat milk latte while batting away distractions with a silken fan.…
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Profit Without Purpose Is Just Good Accounting
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in Bach TalksIn the New Zealand business landscape, a balance sheet that demonstrates fiscal health is often mistaken for a finished masterpiece. While lean margins and optimised overheads are indicators of functional management, they are essentially the “Warrant of Fitness” for your enterprise, necessary for the road, but they don’t tell you where you’re going. A business…
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Why Your Business Budget Should Be Built Backwards
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in Bach TalksStart from goals, not spreadsheets. A smarter way to allocate money Here’s something I’ve noticed working with a range of businesses across Aotearoa. When it comes to budgeting, we often start in the wrong place. The usual approach? Pull out last year’s numbers, tweak for inflation, factor in known costs, and try to squeeze in…
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Financial Flow: What Personal Finance Can Teach You About Business Cashflow
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in Bach TalksYou’ve heard the phrase “cash is king” tossed around in business circles like it’s gospel. But let’s be real, most small business owners treat business cashflow with all the reverence of loose change in a car ashtray. They obsess over revenue, chase growth, and forget that a business without solid cash management is just a…