Sustainability and looking after the environment is the hot topic of the decade at least – this generation’s nuclear free moment, it’s been said. Agricultural sustainability has seen the Government, the corporate sector, conservation groups and local farmers taking our…
We are back in full swing in another cycle of preparing clients’ Financial Statements and Tax Returns. We have had a few distractions that have slowed our progress this year: Payday Filing – most of us left it until the…
A ‘she’ll be right’ attitude towards health and safety won’t cut it. You’ve got to make a conscious decision to be safe and get everyone in your team thinking about health and safety every step of the way. Here are…
Top tips for working ON your business in 2019 When you’re head down in the day-to-day running of your business, it’s hard to know what needs to be done behind the scenes to ensure future success. You don’t have to…
Struggling to recruit ambitious workers? Find out how two new apprenticeships, developed by Primary ITO and Federated Farmers, could help you tackle your skill shortage. A Q&A with Mike Stephens, General Manager, Primary ITO How does the Federated Farmers Apprenticeship…
As another financial year closes, and before we consider our Strategic and Business plan for the 2020 year, it’s good to have a critical review of our past 12 months’ performance. As with most businesses, we know we can, and…
Online Marketing : When do you know you need to make changes? It was pointed out to us a while back that our website was dated. Once we started looking at how design and technology had changed, we realised people had been…
As you can imagine, we don’t own a crystal ball but, like most businesses, we need to have an eye to the future of our industry. 2030 is only 12 years away and I cannot tell with absolute certainty what…