September, 2023 - The Profit

Damon Harvey

CBD’s transform as live, work and play districts

Bricks and mortar retail is no longer the main reason to go into the CBD’s of Hastings, Havelock North and Napier. The continued growth of online shopping is reshaping our CBD’s to be the heart of our cities as a broader mix of living, working and play areas. Councils and private developers such as Wallace Developments and entrepreneur Michael Whittaker...

Ownership move strengthens IT support across the Bay – Securecom Business Profile

Running a business in the ‘now’ with an eye on predicting the future has led to Hawke’s Bay IT firm Prophecy Networks being acquired by leading national and fast growing IT firm Securecom. Rachael Price is passionate about Hawke’s Bay and has been involved with Prophecy Networks since 2011 leading the Napier-based team and twelve years on, Rachael and the...

Slow progress in securing tenants for regional food hub

Aerial view of Foodeast-haumako A multi-million government and council funded food hub could be without tenants when it is set to open in March 2024. The project has been marred with delays, a redesign to fit a revised budget as well as delays in the appointment of additional board members and a chief executive. In July, the board of Foodeast-haumako...

Celebrate your people and team successes

Let’s Celebrate! In the face of inflationary pressures, interest rate rises, cyclones and uncertainty, it is challenging to rise out of the mire and celebrate the good in our organisations and people. Too often it’s the loudest voice, the trickiest staff member or the latest crisis that takes all our time, attention, and energy. If morale ever really needed a...

Workplace suicide prevention programme delivers to over 2500 workers

The region’s Workplace suicide prevention programme Mates4Life has had an epic two years since it was launched in October 2021. Mates4Life programme coordinator Bronnie Coory says although the programme has gone from strength to strength delivering to over 45 local businesses and 2500 employees, it has highlighted the need and desire for more training in our community when it comes...

Considering buying a business?

While there is a constant stream of businesses coming up for sale, the tricky bit is knowing how to assess the best business opportunity. As long as you ask the right questions, it should be fairly straightforward. Here’s the good news. I’ve compiled some of those ‘right’ questions for you. Before making a final decision I encourage you to seek...

Which personal investment strategy is right for you?

For anyone with an eye on the NASDAQ and S&P500 markets, you might have noticed big global tech names like Apple, Amazon and Google are all up 40-50% year to date. But most notably, the chip maker Nvidia is up more than 150% year to date, all heavily weighing on the overall market direction. Hindsight makes things crystal clear when...

ROCKING AWARDS: MARKETING TEAM AND CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

It’s been a year of strong success amid enormous challenges for the team at innovative snack sized apple company, Rockit Global Limited, which has taken out the Marketing Team of the Year at the TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards, and the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at the Asia Fruit Awards in Hong Kong. The TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards celebrate...

The value of history

When Damon told me that this issue of The Profit was going to feature 150 years of Hastings City and look at some of our longest established business, I thought it appropriate to dig into the Harvey family history, as there has been a long association with the Harvey family providing real estate and property valuation services since they stepped...

Artificial Intelligence – user beware Privacy and security are crucial

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative and revolutionary technologies in recent history. From its humble beginnings to its widespread applications today, AI has garnered significant attention for its potential benefits as well as the inherent threats it poses. Discussions and experiments in technology date back to 1946, when Alan Turing initiated the study of computer-based...