A Cash Flow Forecast should be one of the things at the top of the To Do list every year, after completing your annual one page Business Plan and Budget. It’s simply best practice in business.

Cash Flow is the life blood of your business. Feeding every part of your business, strong cash flow is needed for your business to be viable – although you may still not be profitable!

Since it is so important, we wanted to give you a quick introduction to Cash Flow – what it is, why you need one, how its calculated and how you can quickly improve it.

The Goods and Services Tax has been about since 1986, so we Kiwis are used to paying GST on just about everything. But as soon as you go into business, GST becomes a lot more important, and a little more complicated.

So today we’re sharing how to know when to register for GST and what to do next….

What can and can’t be claimed as a ‘business expense’ is often a source of confusion for business owners. But especially for sole traders and contractors, or anyone that uses part of their home for business.

So we thought we would help you out with a handy little list of the most common (but all too often) missed costs that can be claimed….

Here at Pulse we are pretty flexible. But one thing we do insist on, is that our clients use Xero. And that’s because we honestly believe it is the best accounting software out there. We live and breathe Xero!

Whilst the list of reasons we love Xero is almost endless, here are our top 5 ….

So, you had this great business idea, you set up your business, you opened your doors (virtual or otherwise) and….. Tumbleweed! What? Did you expect people to flood through your doors? To just miraculously stumble across you? It's often challenging figuring out where to find those elusive first customers once you're ready to roll. Here's where I started....