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Thursday, 26 August, 2010 | Peter Johnston

The culinary cooking skills of Te Awe Wellington Maori Business Network members were put to the test at the recent Te Awe Cook Off.  The Cook Off showcased the many talents of the business owner members who were required to work together in teams to create an evening full of fun, fabulous food and fantastic entertainment.

Rainey Collins Partner and Chair of Te Awe,  Peter Johnston, hosted the annual… Continue reading

In Brief Newsletter Nominated for Plain English Award

Wednesday, 18 August, 2010 | Alan Knowsley

The Rainey Collins Newsletters have been nominated for the People’s Choice award for best plain English document in the 2010 WriteMark Plain English Awards.
 
The Plain English Awards aim to:

• Create a public preference for organisations that choose to communicate  in plain English. 
• Raise public awareness of the need for, and benefits of, plain English.

Rugby World Cup Fever: Can Your Business Get a Slice of the Action?

Monday, 5 July, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Soccer fever has hit New Zealand largely due to the success of our national team making the cut for the World Cup held in South Africa last month.  Cup fever hit South Africa also, and in the lead-up it inspired many South African businesses to try to get a slice of the action.  However, as we saw in media coverage of the lead-up, many were shut-out of the lucrative market… Continue reading

How to Easily Get Some Protection for Your Catchy Business Name and Logo

Monday, 5 July, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Does your business have a catchy name and/or clearly identifiable logo?  If you haven’t registered it as a trademark, this could happen to you …

Bill started a very successful retail business and as a result of a quality product, memorable logo and significant exposure in the market, people very quickly learned about Bill’s business and recognised his logo when they saw it. 

Shortly after starting his business… Continue reading

Social Networking Sites – I Own What I Post on my Page, Don’t I?

Monday, 5 July, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Social networking sites have become increasingly popular and the range of material that is posted on these sites continues to grow.  From photos, to videos, to blogs – there’s not a lot that people don’t post on their personal pages. But who actually owns this material?  It’s not as straightforward as you might think …

A recent example in the media of a photographic image [seemingly] being misappropriated from… Continue reading

Protecting Your Culturally-Inspired Branding

Monday, 5 July, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Tamati was in business but had a creative bent and so set about designing his own brand.  After approaching a respected elder from his whanau, he incorporated a traditional Maori design into his branding.  He also wanted to give his business a Maori name and so used a Maori word.  Having spent time and money developing his brand Tamati wanted to make sure it was protected.  He wanted to protect… Continue reading

Beware of “Free” if it Involves IP

Monday, 5 July, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Imagine spending years of your life developing that product which will be your ticket to business success and finally the financial rewards for all of your hard work, only to find that because of a loophole, the designs to your product have been “taken & sold” by the outfit who provided you with “free design work” as part of a manufacturing package. 

The Entrepreneur and the Asparagus Sorter… Continue reading

Sound credit processes are there to be followed … Always check your credit account applications are completed in full prior to approving credit

Friday, 2 July, 2010 | Tracy Robinson

To strengthen your recovery position when providing credit to a limited liability company, personal guarantees should always be obtained from Directors.

A trader recently provided credit to a company even though the Director of the company had deleted the section in the Credit Account Application relating to personal guarantees.  The company has not met its obligations and the trader has endeavoured  to recover the money owing without success.

We… Continue reading

Misleading Claims Can Be Costly

Monday, 28 June, 2010 | Alan Knowsley

Recently the Commerce Commission brokered a record payout of $45million from a bank and financial institution for investors who claimed they had been mislead about the risks involved in investing in funds.  This hefty amount was paid out to investors who claimed they were told their investments were as safe as keeping their money in the bank – which was misleading.

This highlights an important lesson: that a failure… Continue reading

Buying a Franchise? Be Franchise Wise!

Monday, 14 June, 2010 | Kirsten Ferguson

Thinking of Buying a Franchise

John was sick of answering to someone else and wanted to be his own boss.  He was excited by a franchise opportunity that would make use of his home-handyman skills, and made enquiries to the franchisor owner (the Franchisor). 

He asked to see facts and figures but the Franchisor convinced him that information was “commercially sensitive” and therefore unavailable.  The Franchisor did however… Continue reading

Thursday, 2 September, 2010

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Monday, 30 August, 2010

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