Do a cashflow forecast ASAP — and then do this daily, as events evolveApply for the government grantLook at what costs you can cut back on but be careful not to cut so much back that you're unable to execute and operate as you need to when you need
Business strategy
Zac on The Project
On Friday The Project NZ asked Zac his thoughts around what NZ businesses need to do to gear up for coronavirus — you can see his brief comments on that in this clip, but for a more definitive guideline to what should be included in your Coronavirus
Managing the risk of Coronavirus on your business
No doubt you will be thinking about Covid-19 and what it’s potential impact might be on you and your business. You possibly have an overall risk management plan in case – I suggest all businesses now take the time to create a proactive risk
Fail to plan, plan to fail
We're heading into a new financial year — what have you learnt from the last one? What went right, what went wrong, what was ho-hum? Looking back, which areas of the business do you wish you'd spent more of your focus on, because you can see they
A framework for challenging conversations
If you find challenging conversations, erm, challenging, this framework might help you - it's one a client of mine uses to keep him on track. For a more in-depth look at how to tackle a challenging conversation read this blog I wrote
What you can learn from your last financial year
End of the financial year is here for us Kiwis (Australians, yours is not too far away in June and North Americans, you're halfway through yours). A lot of people use New Year's Eve to take stock of their past year and what goals they'd like to
The 16 personal traits of our most successful clients
At Business Changing, we work with clients of all types - from start-ups and those in growth phase to some very, very successful ones. I have been thinking about our most successful clients and have noticed they all share certain personal traits - 16
Zac in NZ Business magazine
At the end of last year, NZ Business magazine asked Zac to write about the importance of starting the year off with a solid business plan. Business plans are something Zac is PASSIONATE about so of course he was keen! Read what he has to say on
