July 2019 | Boundless Blog

What to Do When Sales Are Down

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by Josh Chapman

Sales, aka revenue, turnover, or cashflow has come up in discussion with several of my friends (who own businesses) recently. Each one has been at a different stage of their sales cycles and it’s been interesting to observe their thoughts, mood and feelings towards the business. It reminded about how much of an impact the … Read more

How are you funding this mini retirement?

August 3, 2019July 18, 2019 by Josh Chapman

When I said I was taking a mini-retirement in good old Upper Hutt there were a number of questions, such as “How did you get to this point?” and “How are you funding it?” But the most common was “Does Katie work”? The answer is yes! What I think the question is alluding to is “do … Read more

Hey, that’s me on top of Mt Ruapehu.

I dropped out of school when I was 16 and started cleaning toilets at McDonald’s

From the age of 18, I have managed and owned several businesses.

I worked as a roofer while living in Canada, this gave me a taste for construction and when returning to NZ I gained a building apprenticeship.

At the same time, we owned and ran the Silverspoon, a local restaurant we purchased when it was about to close its doors.

In early 2016 I became a partner in Kiwi Homes, creating much of the company’s systems and processes.

After procrastinating for years, I finally decided to start writing (check out 4 Reasons Why This Blog is Not For Profit).

I will share not only the lessons I have learnt but the struggles I’ve had and how I’ve overcome them. I will revolve around the topics of running a business in New Zealand and living life to your full potential.

By no means am I claiming to have all the answers, I am still working things out as I go along.

Attention is a commodity, now more than ever. I appreciate that I am getting a tiny snippet of yours right now.

Thanks for Reading,
Josh (from New Zealand)