Want to attract and retain talent? Prioritise your workplace culture

By |2022-07-05T14:21:53+12:00July 28th, 2022|Business Advice, General, Strategy|

What's the vibe like in your workplace? Is it attractive to potential, new and long-term team members? In this unprecedented recruitment environment, focusing on flexibility, inclusivity, wellbeing, and technology can help you attract and retain talent. With low unemployment, the ongoing challenges of border closures, and increased competition for people, businesses are

Seven ways to grow your business

By |2022-07-05T14:32:25+12:00June 30th, 2022|Business Advice, Cash and Cashflow, General, Strategy|

Are you looking to grow your business? Pathfinder Solutions suggests focusing on seven smart strategies. The first five increase your sales; the final two reduce costs and improve your margin and profitability. Which of the seven will you target first? Talk to us – and we'll help you get on track. Even

Your job description as a business owner and director

By |2022-07-05T14:29:24+12:00April 21st, 2022|Business Advice, General, Strategy|

Everyone knows that each team member should have a job description - it gives clarity on the responsibilities and tasks, and the KPIs and expectations of each role.  We can then monitor and measure performance and as the saying goes 'what gets measured gets done'.  But too many business owners fail to do the same for their

Free up time by delegating more

By |2022-07-05T14:28:29+12:00April 7th, 2022|Business Advice, General, Strategy|

One of the top ways that Business Owners can free up time is to delegate effectively. Delegation doesn’t mean abdicating responsibility. Abdication looks like this: Issuing the task to anyone and forgetting about it Giving unclear or too little information Not asking if you were understood Not setting time-frames Not setting clear expectations, or

It starts with a great Business Plan

By |2022-07-05T14:27:18+12:00March 10th, 2022|Business Advice, General, Strategy|

You’ve probably heard the expression, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” And yet, we see it year after year, business owners starting the new year without a plan or a destination in mind. If you’re a business owner it’s a common ailment

How to improve business process with a lasagne recipe

By |2022-07-05T14:26:43+12:00February 24th, 2022|Business Advice, General, Strategy|

It’s one thing to learn how to cook, but the real lesson is in the process and the timing. When each of our teenagers turned 14 years of age, they were given the responsibility of cooking for the family one night a week.  (Memo to self - should have had seven children). What we're

Welcome to Pathfinder Solutions

By |2022-06-18T12:27:11+12:00December 9th, 2021|Business Advice, Cash and Cashflow, Change Management, General, Marketing, News, Strategy, Uncategorized|

At Pathfinder Solutions, we are more than Chartered Accountants. We have a genuine interest in helping others succeed and our clients come to us primarily for advice and expertise beyond accounting, because they want something different to what they currently have. Telling you how much tax you need to pay isn’t enough. That’s so

Kenina Court receives CAANZ honour

By |2022-07-05T14:24:08+12:00July 26th, 2019|General, News|

We were privileged to celebrate Kenina Court last night at the CAANZ Annual Fellowship Awards Dinner as she was awarded the FCA (Fellowship of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand). This is a huge honour and has been described by Liz Hickey, Life Member and former president of CAANZ, as rewarding those who

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