Let’s start with the age old question: are leaders born or made? I take the view that it is absolutely possible to develop strong leadership qualities. Leadership is a process, ...

Five years ago, Michelle Sokolich founded Show & Tell, a video production agency based in Auckland. In 2017, she completed 6 months of business coaching with The Icehouse coach, ...

KiwiSaver is slowly and surely changing NZ, creating the most positive sustainable environment for investing in NZ I’ve ever seen. Here’s why I’m so optimistic.

Choosing to discount, lower or raise prices is going to create a ripple effect that will impact other areas of your business. But how and to what extent?

Businesses with strong balance sheets are more likely to survive economic downturns and be ready to thrive when the going gets good again. So what does a strong balance sheet look ...

Managing profit and loss is all about managing the relationship between costs, volume and pricing. Break-even is a tool that can help business owners and managers gauge the ...

Photos from The Icehouse Conference 2018, a time for alumni to reconnect and re-energise their business ownership journey.

Change is coming. Change is already here. If you’re accessing this content on a digital device, then you’re already actively engaged in using digital tools.

Over 1,000 New Zealand business owners and leaders have completed The Icehouse Persona Quiz to see what kind of NZ bird business owner ‘persona’ they are.

Many people in business and the general population will well remember the days when we used to say “last one out turn off the light” and discussions would rage about how to stop ...