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, [...]

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 [...]

I have been watching the debate in the US about their health system for sometime now.
Most of the contributions have been negative, focusing on President Obama is single handedly killing the goose that lays the golden egg; viz tax and the health system!
This article is a little longer than what I prefer to post but [...]

This extract is from an article by Bina Brown in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 9 August 2009, that may interest to those with a similar passion and some spare money.
Its another great example of  the goose that lays golden eggs. Every year there are  ways individuals/families can make a lasting gift to their favourite [...]

From the San Fransisco Chronicle
Those who cause major damage to Hawaii’s fragile coral reefs are starting to face major fines, according to an August report from Audrey McAvoy.
The call to the community we shouldn’t contribute to killing the goose, the local reef, soon it will not lay the golden eggs of the local economy.
A Maui tour company [...]

Bangalore is fast gaining a reputation as a high tech city yet Bangalore is not even close to some of its Asian competitors. Tier II cities of China have far superior infrastructure.
So how will it compete in the future?
“Let us not kill the goose that lays golden eggs,” is the call from the [...]

“This story got me thinking about greed, something I always seem to notice more intensely this time of year.  Maybe it’s the holiday shoppers, or maybe it’s just that the days are shorter and people seem more prone to feeling that they don’t have enough in this life.  Whatever the cause is, greed is a [...]