r/nzbusiness

Hi there, I’m interested in understanding the process of site sourcing and assessing properties for developers and investors. What’s the actual job title for someone who sources and assesses sites on behalf of a developer and or investor in NZ? Is it usually an in house role at a development or investment company, or a consultancy someone hires?

If anyone does this or understands how it works it would be awesome to hear about the process and the day to day.
Feel free to PM me or leave a comment on this post, would love to hear any insight!!
Cheers.

Thinking about building a tool for NZ small business owners looking to open a business (restaurant, tattoo shop, cafes, etc.)

The idea: you enter your budget and business type, and it shows you which suburbs have low competition, decent foot traffic, and affordable commercial rent — basically help you find the sweet
spot before you commit.

Would this actually be useful? Would you pay for it?
What would make or break it for you?

Hello everyone, Has anyone applied for or received funding through Westpac NZ’s $100m Start-up Lending programme?

I’m currently going through the process and would love to hear from anyone who’s actually applied.

Particularly interested in what the application process was like, business plan/forecast requirements, what sort of feedback you got from the business manager, how long it took, and whether you ultimately got approved.

Not looking for general Westpac reviews haha…. just keen to hear from anyone who’s actually been through this particular programme.

No need to share amounts or anything commercially sensitive - just interested in the general experience.

Starting out with new business later in the year. How are Eftpost sales credited to your bank account? Do Eftpost sales land in your bank account same day, each sale separately? What can I expect to pay for the terminal? What has been your experience with the paywave fee that some stores charge?

I want to launch and get feedback about a community driven completely free to use tool. Which are good places to post or talk about. Or any other strategies?

I run a small NZ job board called FindMeAJob. Entry level only, up to about 2 years of experience including none at all.

Posting is free for businesses. One job at a time, stays up 15 days, no card needed. Takes a couple of minutes and you can paste in an ad youve already written somewhere else.

The part im more interested in is the free side for the people applying. Theres a tool that writes their CV and cover letter for the actual job they are going for, interview practice that asks questions out loud and scores the answer, a CV score, and a salary check so they know what a job should be paying. All free, no account needed to try them.

The reason it works that way is that a lot of these people have never had a job, so theyve never written a CV or sat through an interview. Thats not a skills problem, its just that nobody has ever shown them how. Someone who turns up prepared has a far better shot and most of them are not getting that anywhere else.

So if youve got a kitchen hand, a storeperson or similar going, its free to put up. Costs you nothing and whoever applies has had a bit of help getting ready for it.

Happy to answer questions if anyone has them.

Kia Ora and Hello NZ so where do I go and find a business mentor I’ve been running my company for a couple of years now and there have been mistakes I’ve made which I call learning curbs which I feel I could have avoided but HEY you don’t know what you do not know right that’s the ugly beauty of
✨ TRIAL AND ERROR ✨ right ? 😐

I sell modest activewear it’s much more than that I also host fitness events my market in the states is huge with my being able to scale up our inclusive sizing range and events on a bigger scale is my dream and it is achievable I have the customer base I just don’t know how to get there and I need a robust plan.

I am tired of being lonely in this journey.

Anyway my company has grown and I really need to get into the American market because I have a lot of customers there and a lot of amazing opportunities to grow my business but I have no BLOODY CLUE how and im anxious.

I don’t know where to look for a business mentor or where to even find one that can help me set up shop there.

The only connection I have that I feel comfortable with is my 3PL provider that’s it I don’t know a soul in the states expect for my exes sister who I’m obviously estranged with and when she went over the process was complicated and there is so many laws / rules I don’t understand.

If anyone has had experience taking there business to the states and would love to share some tips or anyone that can point me in the right direction to find a mentor that would be appreciated so much.

Thanks everyone

I need to bitch about Xero. ANOTHER price rise?! Piss off. I'm so annoyed.

The base plans were okay, I suppose, at their current price. However additional staff on payroll ($4pp) ramps the cost right up. I'm paying ~$123/month currently on the grow plan, so it's going to be over $1500 per year after the price rise, PLUS accountant costs to do EOY books (typically ~$3k).

I don't need or use most of the fancy functions, but I can't go on the lowest plan (a very reasonable $35/mo, though it would actually be $75/mo for me because of the payroll aspect, which is still fine) because I have >20 invoices and >5 bills.

The problem is it is good at what it does (but it does so much more than I need) and it would be a pain to shift. I have thought about doing payroll through another software but the cost would be similar (roughly $40/mo, give and take).

Any solutions? What does everyone else do, just suck it up?

I was talking to a mate who spends hours every week just manually formatting spreadsheets for his plumbing business. It got me thinking—what’s the most tedious, archaic process you still have to deal with in your industry or your hobbies?

Hi everyone.

Im based in the bay of plenty and have a number of trucks and machinery like diggers and milling machines at my disposal along with a few part time workers to operate, all very experience and proficient.

My business is 4 years old and we mainly work in the civil industry (carting, milling, paving, earthworks) things have been hellishly quiet and I have been cold calling trying to get work for the trucks or even get operator work contracting, the problem is I have a lot of 'yeah ill get your details what are your prices etc' but not a lot of if any follow up. Things are tough.

Anyone have any advice?