The Marvelous Misadventures of Profit First Payouts: Where Does the Money Go?

Ah, the joyous occasion of receiving your quarterly profit distribution as a Profit First client. It's like discovering a hidden treasure chest filled with gold coins, except in

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Should I close down my business and go back to working for someone else?

This morning I was getting a fire going as it was pretty chilly waking up. Usually my partner, Mark, would be the one to do that, but he

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Celebrating All The Special Ladies of The World

That title is a nod to the brilliant + hilarious Flight of the Conchords, one of my favourite New Zealand-centered shows of all time. But in all seriousness,

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Effing Climbing Asparagus + Profit First

We live in a beautiful little beach community called Mangawhai. Every day I wake up feeling very grateful for living here, except for ... the effing climbing asparagus.

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Why am I showing a profit on my books but I don’t have any cash in the bank???

Every month we grab a question from one of my clients and answer it briefly here and more in-depth in our monthly newsletter.Today, Samantha asked: “I don’t understand

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Let’s chat about debt

Let's have a little chat about debt.Have you taken on extra debt to get through the ups + downs of the COVID economy? One of the big discussion points among

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The four mistakes I see small business owners making time and time again

Julie, an amazing woman in her 40s, worked in corporate America her whole life. This year she acquired the line of business she had been working in from

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Do you know what to fix next?

This week I'm keeping it short and sweet for two reasons:I'm getting on a plane for the first time in months to take the weekend off. In New

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The 90% Economy

As one region of New Zealand deals with lockdown while the rest of the country carries on, I keep thinking about a short film we watched earlier this

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Not so fun fact: 88% of small business owners could earn more elsewhere.

And another really-not-fun statistic:83% of small businesses actually never make a cash profit.Let that sink in for a minute.And yet from the outside, do you feel like your

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