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Intellectual property protection
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10 tips before you import
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Exporting
What you need to know about exporting
Create a good export plan
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Government agencies can help when you export
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Planning to exit
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Regional Business Partner Network
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Business finance basics
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Depreciation: how to spread the cost of your assets
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Tax when you have employees
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Reducing your tax
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Tax time tips
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To-do list before your employee starts
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Handling holidays and leave
Introduction to holidays and leave
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Managing people day to day
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Your employee's first day/week
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Getting the best from people
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Ending employment
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Your checklist for when an employee leaves
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Doing business for good
Doing business for good - an overview
Making a difference with your purpose-led business
Developing your business and impact models
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Risks and operations
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Health and safety
Health and safety basics
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What is 'reasonably practicable'
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Great toolbox talks
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Protect your retail shop with a fog cannon
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Planning for the unexpected (BCP)
Emergency planning for businesses
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IT risk and avoiding scams
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What to do if you've been hacked
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Dealing with customer complaints
When customers complain
Understanding consumer laws
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Fair returns and complaints policies
What you need to tell customers
Training staff to handle complaints
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Equipment, premises and assets
Choosing where to work
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Introduction to managing assets
Resource Management Act for business
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Manufacturing
Exploring manufacturing options
Importing and exporting laws
Reduce your risk as a supplier
Extreme weather: Information for businesses
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Government e-services
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Business performance
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Management and leadership
Assess your management and leadership skills
Improve your management and leadership: Overview
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How to be a good leader
Leadership styles and when to use them
How to motivate your staff
Managing people's performance
Performance issues: What to check
Shaping your work culture
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Strategic finance
Strategic finance overview
How to read financial statements
Use numbers to tell your business story
Financial models that can help you succeed
Metrics that can help your cash flow
What to know when exploring funding options
Operations strategy
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Operations strategy
Operations strategy overview
Improving operational efficiency and innovation
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Managing inventory
Quality matters: understand and improve quality
Knowing your networks: supply and distribution
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Directors and governance
Governance overview
What governance is and why it’s important
Laying the groundwork for good governance
What it means to be a good director
Governance: Key things to review if you do it yourself
Structured governance — boards
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Business strategy
Business strategy at a glance
An introduction to business strategy
Looking outwards at your market
Looking inwards at your business
Creating your own space
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Marketing strategy
Marketing strategy overview
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Get to know your customers
What your customers want and how they think
Build a brand your customers will love
Use insights to sell the right thing in the best place
How to set the right price
Find the best way to promote your business
New Zealand Business Performance Panel
Healthy business checklist
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Wellbeing support
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Managing your own wellbeing
Resilience: Tips for small business owners
Boss burnout: Spot warning signs in yourself
Owner-operators: Tips to beat isolation
Money and your mental health
Working solo: Tips to stay mentally well
Impostor syndrome: Feeling like a fraud
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Wellbeing in your business
Why workplace wellbeing is important
Problem sharing and solving
Preventing burnout
Talking with your team about uncertain times
Looking after your employees
Creating your wellbeing workplace policy
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