Small and Medium Businesses in New Zealand: Report of the Small Business Advisory Group 2004

August 2004

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• Executive Summary
• Abbreviations Used in This Report
• Section 1: SMEs in New Zealand: The Context
• Section 2: Characteristics of SMEs
• Section 3: A Vision for SMEs
• Section 4: Growing SMEs
  • Capability
  • Finance
  • Business Environment
  • Regulation
  • Conclusion
• Section 5: Access to Advice for Bulding Capability and Lifting Business Performance
  • Mentoring: Management Issues
  • Independent Advisory Boards: Governance Issues
  • Business Awards and Benchmarking
  • Practical Tools to Assist Managers
• Section 6: Access to Finance and Grant Assistance
  • Accelerated Depreciation
  • Sales and Marketing Support
• Section 7: Opening the Way for Business
  • Enterprise Education and Support for Business Careers in School
  • Government Procurement Policies
  • Single Market with Australia
• Section 8: Establishing an Enabling Regulatory Environment for Business
  • "Think Small First"
  • Process for Regulations
  • Advice from Government Agencies
  • Fringe Benefit Tax
  • Employment Law: Probation Periods
• Section 9: Small Business Day Series - An Afterword
  • Background
  • Achievements
  • Observations
  • Conclusions
• Section 10: KPIs - Measures of Performance
• Response Form
• Small Business Advisory Group
  • Purpose
  • Functions
  • Means
  • Membership