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Managing people

Building a great team starts with you – your hiring practices, leadership skills, and how you keep your people healthy, safe, and resilient. Our guides can help.

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Business leadership

Being a business owner means being a leader. Here’s a guide to developing the skills you need to lead people, build a successful business, and make time for your own priorities – including your health and wellbeing.

Business leadership

Hiring the right team

Hiring your first employee can seem like a big commitment. But it’s a reflection that your business is growing, so it’s generally good news. Here are some tips on taking the leap – and taking on your first employee.

Hiring the right team

Employing staff

Once you start your business, there’s a high chance you’ll need employees to assist you. Regardless of when you need to hire, there are certain steps you should take to make it easier to get them on board and up to speed.

Employing staff

Managing health and safety in your business

Keeping you and your team healthy and safe means your business can go the distance in peak condition. To do that, you’ll need know how to make a top-notch health and safety plan.

Managing health and safety in your business

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Finding suppliers for your business

Where do you get your supplies and how secure are they? The success of your business depends on a reliable supply chain – and that depends on having strong relationships with your suppliers. Here are some tips to help.

Finding suppliers for your business

Resilience and wellbeing

Running a business is hugely rewarding – but it can be tough, too. Keeping your mind healthy and well can help you weather the challenges and enjoy the fruits of your labour. 

Resilience and wellbeing

Two Boys Network on staffing for seasonality

Staffing for seasonal ups and downs is a challenge for businesses of all sizes. But for the men behind farm and food empire Two Boys Network, it’s key to their success.

Two Boys Network

Smartly online payroll system

Smartly makes doing the payroll faster and easier – and there’s less filing—. They even file with the IRD for you. The Smartly app allows you to process your payroll from anywhere on any device.

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