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We are Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, with combined 30+ years commercial experience
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Accountant and business advisors to the Property Sector, servicing Architects, construction, trades, property investors/developers and real estate agents

20/10/2026

Is your business ready for the end of the year?

Five quick checks worth doing now 👇

🎯 Know what a good finish looks like
Write it down. It makes every decision between now and December easier.

💰 Look at your prices
If your costs went up this year and your prices didn't, your margins have shrunk. A small increase with clear notice goes a long way.

📊 Update your cashflow forecast
January and February can catch businesses out. Plan for them now.

🧹 Cancel what you don't use
Old subscriptions. Software that doubles up. A quick tidy-up frees up cash.

👥 Check your staffing
Is your team ready for the busy weeks ahead? Plan ahead so you're not stretched.

Which one's on your to-do list? We're always here if you'd like a hand 🙌

12/10/2026

Need another team member? More customers? Better software?

When something isn't working, it's tempting to jump straight to the fix. We do it too.

But the problem you can see isn't always the one holding you back.

"We need more sales" can turn out to be "we don't know which customers are profitable."

In our latest blog, we share four examples of the problem hiding under the problem.

We're also starting a new monthly feature, One business problem worth solving. First up is the overdraft that keeps getting bigger, with four quick checks to do before you call the bank 🏦

Read it here 👉 https://www.evolveaccounting.co.nz/are-we-solving-the-right-problem/

07/10/2026

Gelous started with a terrible birthday present.

Harry bought Michelle a gel nail kit. It didn't go well.

Over a glass of w**e, the conversation turned into research. The research turned into a plan.

$10,000. Both still working full time. In 2018, Gelous was born.

Then came fast growth, a lockdown surge nobody saw coming, and big decisions about when to hire, step back, and build something new.

One idea from an advisory board session with Anthony still shapes how they run the business:

What gets measured, gets changed.

Harry and Michelle share the whole story, including what having Evolve Accounting in the room has meant for them 🍷

Read it here 👉 https://www.evolveaccounting.co.nz/evolve-accounting-about-us-chartered-accountants-business-advisors/behind-the-numbers-spotlight-on-gelous/

29/09/2026

If demand jumped 20% tomorrow, could your business handle it?

Growth is exciting. But the businesses that grow well are the ones that get ready for it, not the ones hoping it works out.

Take five minutes and ask yourself:
➡ Where would the pressure show up first?
➡ What's the biggest bottleneck in your business right now?
➡ What have you been meaning to fix "when things quieten down"?

The answers usually point straight to your next most important move.

Want someone to talk it through with? Just flick us a message, we're here to help.

20/09/2026

Walked in this Monday morning to find this on the kitchen board.

"If we all knew what we all knew, we would be unstoppable."

Still thinking about this one from The Gap Aim conference a couple of weeks back.

The answers are often already in the room. In our teams, our networks, our industries. We just don't always stop to share them.

When knowledge flows freely, problems get solved faster, ideas build on each other, and innovation actually happens.

What's one thing you know right now that someone in your world could really use? 💛

14/09/2026

What a two days! 🙌

Last week the Evolve team headed to The Gap 2026 AIM Advisory in Motion conference - two days packed with big ideas, great conversations, and so much inspiration to bring back to the office.

We also went into the awards dinner as finalists in the Three Freedoms Award AND Advisory Firm of the Year. We didn't take home the win, but we're so proud to have been in that room. The calibre of firms in this industry is something else.

Proud of this team, and excited about what's ahead 💙

08/09/2026

When things start to feel easier, the instinct is to move.

Hire someone. Take on more. Say yes to things you've been sitting on.

And sometimes that's right. But the business owners who come out of an upswing stronger than they went in tend to do something else first.

They get clear. On their margins, their priorities, what they want the next year to look like.

Confidence is a great feeling. Clarity is what you actually build on.

What's the one thing you've been putting off that you know you need to get clear on? 👇

01/09/2026

First day of Spring ☀️

Okay, it's a bit windy. But there are pockets of sunshine out there, and we're choosing to see that as a sign... There's definitely a spring in our step today 😉

The business mood is starting to feel different too. Confidence in New Zealand is at its highest point in years, and after the stretch we've all been through, that's worth celebrating.

We've been thinking about what this moment means for business owners. Not just "things are looking up!" but what to actually do with it.

Take a look at our latest blog for our thoughts 🌱

https://www.evolveaccounting.co.nz/business-confidence-is-high-heres-what-to-do-with-it/

13/08/2026

Halfway through the year.

If you had to pick one thing your business did really well in the first six months of 2026, what would it be?

And, what's the one thing you wish you'd done sooner?

We ask because we have these conversations with clients every day, and the answers are usually more useful than any report. Sometimes saying it out loud is the first step.

We're always here if you want to think through the second half of the year.

10/08/2026

Around half of small business invoices in New Zealand are paid late. The average wait is close to 25 days.

Winter makes it worse. Cashflow is already tighter, and slow-paying clients can really bite.

A few things that actually help:

✅ Invoice the day the job is done, not at month end. The clock on getting paid starts when the invoice lands.

✅ Put a payment link on every invoice. One click to pay means it doesn't end up in the "I'll do it later" pile.

✅ Ask for a deposit or stage payments on bigger jobs. Keeps cash moving instead of riding on one invoice at the end.

✅ Set up automatic reminders in Xero. A friendly nudge before and after the due date does the chasing for you.

None of these are hard to set up. And even one of them can make a real difference over winter.

Address

Kumeu

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+6493900360

Website

http://www.evolveaccounting.co.nz/

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