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Revenue Share Agreements: What You Need To Know (2026 Updated)

Revenue Share Agreements: What You Need To Know (2026 Updated)

Revenue share agreements can be a great way to grow a business without taking on big upfront costs...

6 Jan 2025
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Selling Personal Information: What’s Allowed? (2026 Updated)

Selling Personal Information: What’s Allowed? (2026 Updated)

If your business collects customer data, runs marketing campaigns, or uses third-party platforms, you’ve probably wondered where the...

6 Jan 2025
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Is A Website Privacy Policy Required By Law? (2026 Updated)

Is A Website Privacy Policy Required By Law? (2026 Updated)

If you run a website in New Zealand, chances are you collect at least some personal information -...

6 Jan 2025
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What Is The Right To Be Forgotten? (2026 Updated)

What Is The Right To Be Forgotten? (2026 Updated)

If you run a business (or you’re building one), you’ve probably had that moment where you realise just...

6 Jan 2025
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Can Employees Be Forced To Take Annual Leave? (2026 Updated)

Can Employees Be Forced To Take Annual Leave? (2026 Updated)

Annual leave sounds simple in theory: your employee takes time off, gets paid, and comes back refreshed. In...

6 Jan 2025
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What Is A Medical Release Consent Form? (2026 Updated)

What Is A Medical Release Consent Form? (2026 Updated)

If you run a business that needs to collect or share someone’s health information (even occasionally), you’ll quickly...

6 Jan 2025
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Do I Need A Privacy Collection Notice If I Have A Privacy Policy? (2026 Updated)

Do I Need A Privacy Collection Notice If I Have A Privacy Policy? (2026 Updated)

If you’ve already got a Privacy Policy on your website, it’s easy to assume you’ve “ticked the privacy...

6 Jan 2025
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Assignment Deeds And Novation Deeds: What’s The Difference? (2026 Updated)

Assignment Deeds And Novation Deeds: What’s The Difference? (2026 Updated)

If you’re running a business, you’ll eventually deal with a situation where a contract needs to move from...

6 Jan 2025
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What Is A Contract? (2026 Updated)

What Is A Contract? (2026 Updated)

A contract is one of those legal concepts that sounds formal and intimidating, but in practice it’s something...

6 Jan 2025
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Do You Run An Online Directory? Here’s Why Your Terms & Conditions Matter (2026 Updated)

Do You Run An Online Directory? Here’s Why Your Terms & Conditions Matter (2026 Updated)

Running an online directory can feel like a “simple” business model at first: list businesses, help users find...

5 Jan 2025
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Electronic Witnessing Of Documents: How Does It Work? (2026 Updated)

Electronic Witnessing Of Documents: How Does It Work? (2026 Updated)

Running a business (or even just managing your personal affairs) often means signing documents quickly - contracts, resolutions,...

5 Jan 2025
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Should You Use A Free Contractor Agreement Template? (2026 Updated)

Should You Use A Free Contractor Agreement Template? (2026 Updated)

You’ve found a “free contractor agreement template” online, it looks professional enough, and you just want to get...

5 Jan 2025
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Do I Need A Waiver For My Business? (2026 Updated)

Do I Need A Waiver For My Business? (2026 Updated)

If your business involves customers doing anything remotely “risky” (think: fitness classes, events, kids activities, trades services on-site,...

5 Jan 2025
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Legal Regulations In Business (2026 Updated)

Legal Regulations In Business (2026 Updated)

When you’re building a business, it’s easy to focus on the exciting stuff first: your product, your branding,...

5 Jan 2025
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What Is An Employer's Duty Of Care? (2026 Updated)

What Is An Employer's Duty Of Care? (2026 Updated)

If you’re employing staff (or you’re about to hire your first team member), one question comes up fast:...

5 Jan 2025
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What Are The Differences Between Casual And Part-Time Employees? (2026 Updated)

What Are The Differences Between Casual And Part-Time Employees? (2026 Updated)

If you’re hiring your first team member (or trying to make your staffing more flexible), it’s normal to...

5 Jan 2025
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How To Include A Scope of Work In Your Service Agreement (2026 Updated)

How To Include A Scope of Work In Your Service Agreement (2026 Updated)

If you sell services, you already know the tricky part isn’t always doing the work - it’s making...

5 Jan 2025
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Selling Or Buying Business Assets? You Need A Contract (2026 Updated)

Selling Or Buying Business Assets? You Need A Contract (2026 Updated)

Buying or selling business assets can feel like a “simple deal” - you agree on a price, hand...

5 Jan 2025
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What Is A Travel Agency Agreement? (2026 Updated)

What Is A Travel Agency Agreement? (2026 Updated)

Running a travel agency can be exciting - you’re helping people plan honeymoons, family holidays, corporate trips, tours,...

5 Jan 2025
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It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Employee: What You Need To Know About Employers’ Liability (2026 Updated)

It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Employee: What You Need To Know About Employers’ Liability (2026 Updated)

It’s one of those stomach-drop moments as a business owner: you get a complaint, a demand letter, or...

5 Jan 2025
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Understanding Car Rental Agreements (2026 Updated)

Understanding Car Rental Agreements (2026 Updated)

If you’ve ever hired a car for a weekend away (or you’re thinking about running a rental fleet...

5 Jan 2025
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What You Need To Know About Hire Agreements (2026 Updated)

What You Need To Know About Hire Agreements (2026 Updated)

Hiring out equipment or hiring something from a supplier can feel straightforward: you pick the item, agree on...

5 Jan 2025
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What Is Liability? (2026 Updated)

What Is Liability? (2026 Updated)

Running a business means making decisions every day - hiring people, selling to customers, signing contracts, dealing with...

5 Jan 2025
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Criticising Your Boss On Social Media: What’s Legal? (2026 Updated)

Criticising Your Boss On Social Media: What’s Legal? (2026 Updated)

Social media makes it easy to vent. A bad shift, a tough conversation with your manager, or a...

5 Jan 2025
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