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    This Twitter thread shows how bitter and twisted some are around the Beehive .....even JT would be indignant

    Good for a bit of entertainment if nothing else

    https://twitter.com/matthewhootonnz/...07305696354304

    Matthew Hooton (@MatthewHootonNZ)
    13/08/18, 7:33 PM
    The Prime Minister had drinks in her office on Thursday with journalists, to explain to them how she didn't want Baby Neve to be used for political purposes. Baby Neve was then passed around the assembled journalists so each of them could have a cuddle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    Treasury articles are always interesting. Seems productivity been a problem for a very long time

    Here’s one staff member’s insights

    “The magic bus meets the little yellow digger”

    https://treasury.govt.nz/publication...tivity-capital
    Its no surprise. We have had successive governments push Working For Families, Minimum Wage, PAy Equity and the Living Wage. All this drives up wage costs - but not one single word about a need ot see those recieving thes encreases being even a tad more productive. I'd go as far as saying these policies are actually a disincentive to be more productive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joshuatree View Post
    Int discussion wth XERO managing director Chris Hudson on national radio this morn.

    Data on small business insight
    Small business , 20 employees or less make up re 29%of gdp
    Core platform data from 300,000 subscriptions analysed into 5 metrics
    More and more accurate data then the govt has and it will be released every 4 months

    XERO are highlighting a part of the economy that hasn't had the light of day for a long time.

    Small business doing better than last year, with a 7-10% growth

    Hiring over and above the national average

    Month on month there is a slight slowing from a gallop to a canter but that could be seasonality, winter construction etc.

    Time to being paid has improved 5.1% a very positive metric

    A very different story on where business confidence is. A political football being kicked around. Small business is stable, a glass half full positivity. But this is being undermined. The gloomy perceptions being pushed by media and the opposition, putting doubt into small business minds, talking ourselves into a hole. Its actually going well and they are looking to hire more staff but because of what they are hearing through the media maybe they won't hire. talking ourselves into gloominess. false perception can become reality.

    Thats what i call being traitor to your country, pushing the fake news ,like some are...
    Interesting only about 50% of SMEs are cash flow positive

    https://www.xero.com/nz/resources/sm...ric/cash-flow/
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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    Interesting only about 50% of SMEs are cash flow positive

    https://www.xero.com/nz/resources/sm...ric/cash-flow/
    What on earth is a 'cash flow positve business'; is it simply a euphemism for 'profitable'?

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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    Interesting only about 50% of SMEs are cash flow positive

    https://www.xero.com/nz/resources/sm...ric/cash-flow/
    Thanks w69, thats the XERO stats laid out clearly for small business.

    Cameron Bage..... stated 6 C risks to the economy many out of our control

    Contagion risk
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    Cost of funds
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    Confidence, the one thing we can deal with and correct where necessary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fungus pudding View Post
    What on earth is a 'cash flow positve business'; is it simply a euphemism for 'profitable'?
    Think it means you spend less cash than what you get in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    Think it means you spend less cash than what you get in.
    I presume that's what it means; but surely 50% of SME's are not running at a loss? Bit of a worry if that's anywhere near the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fungus pudding View Post
    I presume that's what it means; but surely 50% of SME's are not running at a loss? Bit of a worry if that's anywhere near the case.
    Its a bit old, but written in positive times: 10 businesses go bust a day
    https://www.pinpointbusiness.co.nz/s...sinesses-fail/

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    Quote Originally Posted by fungus pudding View Post
    I presume that's what it means; but surely 50% of SME's are not running at a loss? Bit of a worry if that's anywhere near the case.
    Maybe not as high as 50% running at a loss (cash flow contains capex, working capital etc) but you would be surprised at how many do or make very little real profit.

    In a lot of cases it’s a person creating a job for himself and more often or not doesn’t really (or unable to) reward himself for the effort put in ...and the risk taken

    SMEs (less than 20 employees) make up about 30-35% of the economy and about 35% of all employees.

    It is these business that Labour appear to want to get rid off in their transition to a higher paid workforce and a more productive economy. ‘Theory’ being if an enterprise can’t afford to pay a decent living they should not be in business and the capital moved to more productive business ...or something like that Paul Eagles said when he muttered his way through an explanation of some of Labour policies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by minimoke View Post
    Its no surprise. We have had successive governments push Working For Families, Minimum Wage, PAy Equity and the Living Wage. All this drives up wage costs - but not one single word about a need ot see those recieving thes encreases being even a tad more productive. I'd go as far as saying these policies are actually a disincentive to be more productive.
    I'd go so far as to say you are irrational. Working for families does not cost the employer, its all tax credits from the govt to the employee. Employer has nothing to do with it.

    Working for families has not pushed up wages, quite the opposite, it has subsidised wages. Employees that wouldn't be able to make ends meet without it have been able to be stay in their jobs because of the handouts, instead of pushing for wage rises to cover their increasing costs of living, or buggering off to somewhere with better pay.

    Pay equity is just how it should be, two employees with the same skillset and experience doing the same job should be paid the same.

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