Is your business worth what you need it to be?
When it comes time to sell, what if your business holds you back and it is not the moment of freedom you have dreamed of? What if you...
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- Jan 16
The Profit Club is back for 2023!
On Thursday 19th January we will be hosting our first Napier meeting of the year and then on January 26th we will running our first...
- Nov 17, 2022
Thinking of buying your own business?
Hopefully it will be a dream come true and not a never-ending nightmare! Too often we come across an owner whose new business venture is...
- Nov 15, 2022
The 10 Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make When It Comes To Selling Their Business
Currently we are conducting seminars around Hawke's Bay helping owners understand what it takes to be sales ready. At each seminar we ask...
- Sep 16, 2022
Did you go to the recent trade show?
We did. We always like to go see how people display their businesses and run their trade sites. And there is always a vast difference in...
- Aug 3, 2022
Max talks about being a member of The Profit Club...
When Max joined the Club he had a brand new business idea and no clients. Today he works the hours and days he wants and lives the...
- Jul 19, 2022
This is why you need a plan, Stan!
Harvard University studies prove that people with a written plan are way more successful than those who don't have one. That's why we...
- May 11, 2022
Will you miss out when the big business sell-off begins?
In the past business most owners were pretty sure that when it came time for them to sell up they would get a decent price. That usually...
- Mar 22, 2022
Are you on a mission?
Many people ask us what the difference is between a Mission Statement and a Vision Statement. And they also ask – ‘do I really need...
- Mar 7, 2022
Excited about a new project?
It may not last! I don't know about you but when I have a new project on the horizon I get a bit excited! Something new to do! Something...
- Feb 28, 2022
What does losing an employee really cost you?
Right now there is a lot of chatter in the marketplace about how hard it is to find good staff. There is also a lot of poaching going on...
- Feb 21, 2022
You gotta love what you do...
I remember telling someone a long time ago that I 'jumped out of bed every morning to get to work'. It was in the late Eighties, I was in...
- Feb 10, 2022
Do you hold yourself accountable?
At our recent Club meetings in Napier, Hastings and Waipukurau we have been teaching everyone the 5-Ways formula. It is the magic formula...
- Jan 10, 2022
Do you have a theme for 2022?
A neat little trick I learned a year or two ago was to give a fresh theme to each new business year. The theme I choose is dependent on a...
- Dec 8, 2021
So, where did 2021 go?
And another year has shot by hasn't it? I can't believe we have only two more meetings to go this year. (The last is our annual champagne...
- Nov 23, 2021
Is it really only one month until Xmas?
As we wind down toward the end of another year I look back and ask myself "how did we do?" Yes, there were extraordinary conditions, and...
- Nov 1, 2021
It was a packed house for our quarterly 90-Day Planning session at The Chamber
It is always great to see visitors mingling with members at these sessions. Everyone immediately feels welcome and they quickly settle...
- Oct 7, 2021
Does this sound familiar to you?
I bet you’ve felt this same thing in the last 12 months…that your confidence has been dinged once or twice... and that at some point you...
- Oct 5, 2021
It's 90-Day Planning time again...
Grab your free seat at our next 90-Day Planning session. Simply go to the Contact page and fill in the form and we will be in touch!
- Sep 24, 2021
Do you ever plan to make money?
Are you guilty of saying ‘I will get around to it one day’ and then never actually doing it? Or of wondering what you should really be...
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