The awesome self employment easy quick start guide!

(15 min read – but can be broken into 5 min chunks!) Hi there accounting fans. This self-employment guide is for you! Over the past almost 2 years of this blog’s existence, I have written about a range of subjects. One of which is self employment. Self-employment is a subject close to my heart. It

You need to stop running your business like a charity

Hi there accounting fans! Let’s talk about why you shouldn’t run your business like a charity. It’s been a while since I last wrote a ‘Sam Says’ opinion piece. Mostly because I think opinion pieces are whingy and entitled. But boy, oh boy do I feel whingy and entitled today! Let’s talk about businesses and

Rising interest rates are not something to fear

Rising interest rates are coming. Ever since the reserve bank of NZ announced that inflation is higher than expected, there is a lot of interest surrounding the topic of interest. Remember how interest rates are an economic tool that central banks can use to control inflation? There has been a lot of discussion of how

How to pick the ultimate pricing strategy

Let’s talk about your pricing strategy today! Pricing is such a broad and tricky subject. SO MANY factors influence it. As we head into a global recession (no thanks to COVID), businesses have to re-adjust their pricing strategies to encourage customers to return. On the flip side, some economies may even experience inflationary pressures as