Tools & support for local business

Running a local business is hard, and the good help is scattered. This is an honest, curated hub of genuinely useful — mostly free — New Zealand tools and support, plus how Satis can help you, the owner, with your money. Signposts, not advice.

Straight up: Satis Omnibus is trading software and money education — it is not business-management software. It won't invoice your customers, book jobs, or do your accounts. So this page points you to the real tools that do those things, and is honest about the (smaller) part Satis plays: helping the owner with their money.

1. Set up & run your business

The essentials — mostly free, government-backed.

business.govt.nz

Free, plain-English NZ guides on starting, running, compliance, and templates.

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IRD (ird.govt.nz)

Tax, GST, PAYE, provisional tax — register and file. The one you can't skip.

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NZBN

Your New Zealand Business Number — free, and it makes dealing with others easier.

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Companies Office

Register/manage a company; annual returns and director details.

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Accounting & invoicing

Xero, MYOB, or Hnry keep the books, invoices, GST and payroll in order.

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Employment & ACC

employment.govt.nz for hiring/wages; ACC for levies and cover.

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2. Get funded & mentored

Real money and real help for growing — much of it free.

Regional Business Partner Network

Free business advice + capability-development funding to offset training/consulting.

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Venture Taranaki

Taranaki's regional development agency — advice, funding, connections. (Local to New Plymouth.)

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business.govt.nz funding finder

Search government grants and funding you may qualify for.

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Business Mentors NZ

Low-cost, experienced mentors matched to your business.

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3. Get the right expert

For the decisions that are genuinely yours, a qualified human beats any app.

Accountant / bookkeeper

Structure, tax, GST, grants. Worth the fee and tax-deductible.

Business lawyer

Contracts, leases, employment, disputes. NZ Law Society "Find a Lawyer".

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Licensed financial adviser

The only people who can legally advise on investing. Find one on the FMA register.

FMA register →

MoneyTalks — 0800 345 123

Free, confidential budgeting & financial mentoring if cash flow is tight.

4. Where Satis actually helps — your money as an owner

This is the honest, smaller part Satis plays. It's for you, the owner, not the business's operations:

5. Coming once we're licensed

The bigger help is Phase 2, after we obtain FMA licensing: a local Satis adviser who can sit down with you and help you invest surplus profits sensibly — real, local, personalised support (and local jobs). It's a plan, not a service we can offer yet.

Signposts, not endorsements or advice. The organisations and tools above are listed to help you find support — Satis Omnibus is not affiliated with them and doesn't endorse any particular one. Nothing here is business, financial, legal, or tax advice, or a recommendation. Satis is in beta and not licensed to provide personalised financial advice. For decisions about your own situation, consult a qualified professional. See our Risk Disclosure.

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