It is oft said that what you don’t know can’t hurt you.  But in relation to cyber security, what you don’t know can very definitely hurt you.  And your business.  So says the PWC Global Economic Crime Survey, which in 2014 found that respondents expected levels of cyber crime to double in the following two years.

So what are the threats facing New Zealand businesses like yours?  What has gone horribly wrong for others in the cyber security space?  How safe is your data when stored in the cloud?  Could you data be stolen and held pending bitcoin ransom?  Could your emails be intercepted for nefarious purposes?  Is your website at risk of being hacked?  How can your business protect itself online?  What are others doing to mitigate the risks?

We have assembled a quality panel to discuss these issues – and while there is no absolute silver bullet, there are strategies that can dramatically reduce the risk to your business.

This Business Owners Forum event will be held at the BNZ Partners facility in Broadway, Newmarket at 5:30pm for a 5:40pm start on Wednesday 21 September – and will run through to 7:00pm.

As always for Business Owners Forum events, this session will be free of charge and completely free of sales pitches from the supporters or the panellists. And there will be pizza, beer and wine to lubricate quality discussion.

Business Owners Forums are held monthly – alternating between Whangarei, Albany and Newmarket venues. Although no two Business Owners Forum events are the same, this event will be more or less a repeat of the events held in Albany and Whangarei on 18 and 25 August.

If you’d like to attend this event, email Fraser Hurrell (fraser@elevateca.co.nz) before this event fills up. And if you’d like to be included on the invite list for future events, just add your contact details in the box to the right.

It’s sometimes said that “what you don’t know can’t hurt you”.  But in relation to cyber security, what you don’t know can very definitely hurt you.  And your business.  So says the PWC Global Economic Crime Survey, which in 2014 found that respondents expected levels of cyber crime to double in the following two years.

So what are the threats facing New Zealand businesses like yours?  What has gone horribly wrong for others in the cyber security space?  How safe is your data when stored in the cloud?  Could you data be stolen and held pending bitcoin ransom?  Could your emails be intercepted for nefarious purposes?  Is your website at risk of being hacked?  How can your business protect itself online?  What are others doing to mitigate the risks?

We have assembled a quality panel to discuss these issues – and while there is no absolute silver bullet, there are strategies that can dramatically reduce the risk to your business.

This Business Owners Forum event will be held at the BNZ Partners facility on Constellation Drive, North Harbour at 5:30pm for a 5:40pm start on Thursday 18 August – and will run through to 7:00pm.

As always for Business Owners Forum events, this session will be free of charge and completely free of sales pitches from the supporters or the panellists. And there will be pizza, beer and wine to lubricate quality discussion.

Business Owners Forums are held monthly – alternating between Whangarei, Albany and Newmarket venues. Although no two Business Owners Forum events are the same, this event will be more or less repeated in Newmarket on Wednesday 21 September.

If you’d like to attend this event, email Fraser Hurrell (fraser@elevateca.co.nz) before this event fills up. And if you’d like to be included on the invite list for future events, just add your contact details in the box to the right.

 

The line can be blurred between repairs and maintenance – and capital expenditure.  And the stakes can be high from a tax point of view with R&M typically being tax deductible – and capital expenditure at best being depreciable over a number of years.  And at worst, not depreciable at all.

This event will be held at the Elevate CA Limited offices 7:30am on Wednesday 17 August.  You can find us at level 4, 35 Robert Street, Whangarei.

At this Boardroom BOF event, Fraser Hurrell will explain the difference between R&M and capital expenditure – particularly when exactly the same item of expenditure could fall into one category or the other depending on the circumstance.  This event will help you to plan your business expenditure in the most tax efficient way – without falling foul of the rules.  This will be a small group limited to eight business owners – so there will be plenty of opportunity to discuss the challenges that are relevant to you. 

Boardroom BOF events run from 7:30am to 9:00am in the Elevate CA boardroom.  Numbers are limited to eight – and these events are for owners of businesses  that employ staff and have a turnover of more than $1m pa.  Coffee, juice and a light breakfast will be served to help lubricate quality discussion – and as always for Elevate CA events, there is no charge.

Elevate CA runs events events for business owners alternating between Whangarei, Albany and Newmarket – with events scheduled each month.  Check the “Events” tab above to see if there are any other events which might be of interest to you.

If you’d like to attend this event, email Fraser Hurrell (fraser@elevateca.co.nz) before this event fills up. And if you’d like to be included on the invite list for future events, just add your contact details in the box to the right.

Guess what tops the list of concerns for New Zealand CEOs?  The latest PwC CEO survey interviewed 47 New Zealand chief executives as part of their global survey – and “Availability of Skilled Talent” topped the list with 85% of those surveyed in New Zealand – up from 84% last year and 74% globally.

With no pool of great talent waiting at the front door for most business owners, it is essential to identify and nurture one’s competitive advantage as a sought after employer – and to inspire those you already have on your team to give their best.

We have assembled a quality panel to discuss these issues – including some practical advice from those who have built and inspired a high performing and loyal team.

This Business Owners Forum event will be held at the BNZ Partners facility in Broadway, Newmarket at 5:30pm for a 5:40pm start on Wednesday 20 July – and will run through to 7:00pm.

As always for Business Owners Forum events, this session will be free of charge and completely free of sales pitches from the supporters or the panellists. And there will be pizza, beer and wine to lubricate quality discussion.

Business Owners Forums are held monthly – alternating between Whangarei, Albany and Newmarket venues. Although no two Business Owners Forum events are the same, this event will be more or less a repeat of the event held in Albany on 16 June.

If you’d like to attend this event, email Fraser Hurrell (fraser@elevateca.co.nz) before this event fills up. And if you’d like to be included on the invite list for future events, just add your contact details in the box to the right.

The latest PwC CEO survey interviewed 47 New Zealand chief executives as part of their global survey – and guess what keeps these men and women awake at night?  Yes, “Availability of Skilled Talent” topped the list for 85% of the CEOs surveyed in New Zealand – up from 84% last year and 74% globally.

With no pool of great talent waiting at the front door for most business owners, it is essential to identify and nurture one’s competitive advantage as a sought after employer – and to inspire those you already have on your team to give their best.

We have assembled a quality panel to discuss these issues – including some practical advice from those who have built and inspired a high performing and loyal team.

This Business Owners Forum event will be held at the BNZ Partners facility on Constellation Drive, North Harbour at 5:30pm for a 5:40pm start on Thursday 16 June – and will run through to 7:00pm.

As always for Business Owners Forum events, this session will be free of charge and completely free of sales pitches from the supporters or the panellists. And there will be pizza, beer and wine to lubricate quality discussion.

Business Owners Forums are held monthly – alternating between Whangarei, Albany and Newmarket venues. Although no two Business Owners Forum events are the same, this event will be more or less repeated in Newmarket on Wednesday 20 July.

If you’d like to attend this event, email Fraser Hurrell (fraser@elevateca.co.nz) before this event fills up. And if you’d like to be included on the invite list for future events, just add your contact details in the box to the right.