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And everything was fine for small business forever more

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Following a campaign on The Spinoff about dragged out payments to small business, a members’ bill has been lodged to name and shame corporate late-payers. We did it! Just this week Labour MP Deborah Russell announced she was putting a members’ bill in the biscuit tin of democracy. The bill had the snappy title of … Read more

Getting paid is hard to do: Why being a small business owner in New Zealand sucks

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Dairy co-operative Fonterra’s decision in 2016 to delay paying some suppliers for three months prompted a wave of anger. But as David Cormack found out, this practice permeates many industries – and is a serious stress point for small business.  It’s a line that gets trotted out by politicians a lot. The line is that “small … Read more