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Amid the excitement of securing a deal, significant unforeseen risks can catch you off guard, become extremely expensive to mitigate and can easily derail your post-acquisition strategy. Due diligence can help you strike the right balance between risk and reward.

On International Women's Day (IWD), we celebrate the achievements of women and recognise the work that still needs to be done to promote gender equality. The theme for this year's IWD, "Embrace Equity," emphasises the importance of challenging gender biases and stereotypes to promote gender equality, and to start talking about why equal opportunities are not enough.

Increasing insurance premiums should prompt all business owners to review the level and extent of insurance cover for their organisations. But the question is – where do you start? Are you aware of all of your business risks? Is insurance the best way to mitigate all risks? Which risks does insurance cover? Should you self-insure? Greg Thompson answers these questions and provides some insights into how you can take a risk-based, structured approach to protecting your business.

What is best practice if you’re seeking growth opportunities in New Zealand’s cooling market? Here’s eight key factors to bear in mind if you're considering M&A.

A thorough financial risk management plan should include protection against financial loss due to the illness, injury, disability, or death of a working owner or ‘key person’. The financial impacts of these scenarios can be instant, long-lasting and in the worst-cases, terminal for your business and potentially your personal assets.

Welcome to the Q2 2022 edition of our procurement index, which analyses the buying conditions facing businesses.

Welcome to the first edition of the Grant Thornton Procurement Index which analyses the buying conditions facing businesses.

Meaningful mid-size business growth means solving ‘the people problem’.

Despite their significant contribution to the economy, a New Zealand study released today has found our mid-sized businesses are not performing as well as their counterparts overseas.

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