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    <post_id>20</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[A trap that causes many businesses to go broke, while they’re making a profit]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<span class="tb style58bd737298740104dee8b2cf wgFontColor-Sc-txt">There’s a saying in business, “You can go broke making a profit.” </span><span class="tb style58bd737298740104dee8b2cf wgFontColor-Sc-txt">In
this blog post <a href="/who-we-are/meet-the-team/#anchor-anneStephensonBcaCa" target="_blank">Anne Stephenson</a> talks through common cash
problems in business, how you can sleep better at night and what a cashflow forecast will mean for you. We also created a document outlining
the top 10 ways you can improve cashflow within your business.</span>]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/best-practice/a-trap-that-causes-many-businesses-to-go-broke-while-theyre-making-a-profit/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-11-22 19:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>19</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[3 reasons your business needs a budget now]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[For many, the word ‘budget’ is about as appealing as the word ‘diet’.  It seems to imply what you will go without, rather than what you will achieve. A budget should be treated like a <strong>map</strong> and not a diet. Successful business owners see budgets as a way to help
set clear targets that they monitor closely and adjust as they go throughout the year.<br />
<br />
In this blog post <a href="/who-we-are/meet-the-team/#anchor-anneStephensonBcaCa" target="_blank">Anne Stephenson</a> outlines 3 compelling reasons your business needs
a budget NOW!]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/best-practice/3-reasons-your-business-needs-a-budget-now/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-11-22 19:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>49</post_id>
    <post_category_id>6</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Trust Law Changes - Into the 21st Century]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[From January 2021 a new Trustee Act will come into effect bringing with it new expectations on trustees.  A number of the changes are around the duties, obligations and responsibilities of the trustees to the beneficiaries.  With somewhere between 300,000 - 500,000 trusts in NZ, these changes will have a wide-ranging impact. Have a read through what it may mean for you and your family trust.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.connacc.nz/media/website_posts/49/trust-law-changes-into-the-21st-century.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/personal-wealth/trust-law-changes-into-the-21st-century/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-08-23 23:50:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>45</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[COVID Update | Plan to Recover]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[An update and some practical tips on making the most of the business support available from the government and banks. Plan now to position
	your business to recover with strength. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.connacc.nz/media/website_posts/45/covid-plan-to-recover.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/covid-19-plan-to-recover/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-04-02 10:27:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>44</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Covid-19 - Advice for Better Business]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<strong>Surviving Covid-19 >> practical tips for better business</strong>]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.connacc.nz/media/website_posts/44/advice-for-better-business-copy.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/covid-19-advice-for-better-business/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-03-26 21:03:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>43</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Help Available to NZ Business - COVID-19]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In response to COVID-19 the Government is acting to support the economy, with a particular focus on small businesses, supporting
employees, and taxes. The package includes wage subsidy schemes, leave and self-isolation support and business cash flow and tax measures.
More info within...]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/help-available-to-nz-business-covid-19/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-03-23 20:12:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>2</post_id>
    <post_category_id>3</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[How to pick the right add-on apps for your Business]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In today’s technology crazed world, there are apps to solve problems you’ve never even heard of. With over 500 different […]]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.connacc.nz/media/website_posts/2/image-of-apps-600-x-400.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/business-growth/how-to-pick-the-right-add-on-apps-for-your-business/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-07-03 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>5</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Will you outlive your savings?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Our life expectancy has increased significantly over the years so our retirement nest eggs need to be larger. Investing in […]]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.connacc.nz/media/website_posts/5/OUTLIVE-SAVINGS.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/best-practice/will-you-outlive-your-savings/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-05-15 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>22</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Then I just walk away.]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Remember that ad with the Chinese guy that sprays the moss on his path, or whatever it was, then just […]
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/best-practice/then-i-just-walk-away/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2013-08-26 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>23</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[How to pay more tax: Be Sloppy.]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Every single person that I come across wants to pay less tax.  Nothing wrong with that.  It’s always been my […]
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.connacc.nz/the-skinny/best-practice/how-to-pay-more-tax-be-sloppy/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2013-07-18 00:00:00</post_date>
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