This article is by Adam Davey, Managing Partner of BDO Chartered Accountant.
Adam tells us that like so many fables, the meaning of killing the goose that laid the golden egg is blindingly simple yet understood by few of us.
A successful business, (and I’m talking about the 95% of all New Zealand businesses being small or medium sized where [...]
AFP journalist Madeleine Coorey writes from Sydney that Australia’s proposed new tax on mining profits has prompted a fierce struggle between the industry and the government for the extraordinary riches of the Asia-led commodities boom, analysts said.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s plans to impose a 40 percent levy on the so-called “super profits” of resources firms was [...]
Sidney Frank an American billionaire donated $3 million a year to support Israel’s preparations for the 2008 Olympics with the caveat that the money come on top of state funding – and not in its place.
The Olympic Committee of Israel revealed that the $12 million donation was made by the 84-year-old liquor baron Sidney Frank, [...]
From the Institute of Knowledge
It has been known that we are our thoughts, we are literally what we think of ourselves. We are what we conform to. This might possibly be the most important concept to understand.
When one reads the ancient Chinese text “Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu, in paragraph/ section 23 he says [...]
Federal Government as the Goose
You might ask what tax time has to do with feeding the goose that lays the golden egg. Actually, its a way of thinking that makes it easier for your at home based business to pay taxes.
We all know the many benefits of owning a home business, including our ability to write [...]
Now for the contemporary story of the Goose and Golden Egg we love so much.
The story is from an obviusy talented writer Krish Ashok; it goes like this:
“Tell me a story, grandma,” said the six-year-old, pulling her Gordon Freeman-themed bedsheet close to her neck and looking eagerly at a healthy-looking 213-year-old (who did not look [...]
Writing in the Malta Times Mr Agius Muscat the chief executive officer of the Malta Institute of Management reminds business to seriously think about the goose and the golden eggs.
Many seasoned entrepreneurs share a common belief that success in a competitive business environment is relative to their ability to cause discomfort to others while tolerating [...]
Here’s a perfect illustration of the importance of looking after the goose (YOU) that lays golden eggs in your business. Sarah Bray gives us an insight into her business reality.
I think we all agree that as startup business owners, taking care of ourselves is important. So we don’t get burned out…yada, yada, yada. But when [...]
Critics warn that the companies threaten to kill the goose laying the golden eggs, the Internet, by stifling the very quality of openness that has made the Internet a miracle of innovation.
For everyone who loves the Internet, something important happened today whether you know it or not or care or not.
The U.S. government essentially said [...]