“Strategic business advice and mentoring
that makes your systems
work for you.”
Vanessa van Uden
“Strategic business advice and mentoring
We have proven expertise and success with many small to medium businesses because we can adapt to any working style and system. Our services include business advice and mentoring, strategic planning, health and safety implementation, financial advice and more…
Admin & Business Solutions [ABS] Ltd is genuinely interested in your business and what you have to offer. With our experience and enthusiasm, we can help you to achieve your objectives, solve your problem or proactively work to build your skills.
STRATEGIC SMALL
BUSINESS ADVICE & MENTORING
Want to know how strategy fits into
your business and why it’s important?
Business strategy can be a bit of grey area, but we can support you right in the beginning with pre-start and launch planning, developing systems and documents, and marketing and promotions.
With our objective expertise we can help you understand how your business is performing and how to improve, grow, and succeed.
PROBLEM SOLVING
& ADVOCACY
Are you trying to progress
but getting stuck with bureaucracy?
We have had a great deal of experience working within the rules and constraints of local government. We are skilled in the selection of effective strategies and tactics in the system. Our successful problem-solving skills enable us to sort out the nature and extent of any problem and generate solutions to suit you and your business.
FINANCIAL
ADVICE
Do accounting applications such as Xero and Quikbooks give you an immediate headache?
As experienced operators of accounting applications, we can help you run your business more efficiently. Your accountant will still do your annual reporting and taxation, and we can objectively assess how your business is performing, where you’re falling short, and how you can work to improve.
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GOVERNANCE
Are you needing advice around governance
but unsure how to go about it?
It is safe to say the Director of ABS Ltd, Vanessa van Uden is an experienced governance practitioner. Her portfolio of experience includes: six years as Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council [QLDC], NZTA board member and Chair of the Human Resource and Remuneration sub-committee, Director of Check In, Director of Urban Village, a governance role in many charitable organisations and a member of the NZ Institute of Directors.
Vanessa has much to offer in helping you with complex decision-making processes and stakeholder relationship management and is focused on providing the right advice for you and your business.
CONTRACT / PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Unsure where to start and how to apply processes, methods and skills to achieve objectives?
We have many years of contract and project management knowledge and experience; building great relationships, meeting timelines, and staying within budget are our strengths. We can assist you and your business to meet final deliverables by applying people management skills and good business awareness.
HEALTH & SAFETY
SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
Is Health & Safety (H&S) making you sigh?
Having sound H&S practices is an integral part of having a sound business. H&S is about keeping people healthy and safe – it’s not as difficult or time-consuming as you may think. We can build an effective H&S system for your business that is based on common sense.
Vanessa van Uden ONZM
Vanessa van Uden, Director.
MBA, BCom (Management Major)
Vanessa is a Queenstown local but also has a base in Auckland. She has had a multi-faceted career both in the private sector and in local government including two terms as the Mayor of Queenstown Lakes district…
“With 15 plus years of working in and with local government I know my way around, I understand how to work within the system and get answers.”
Vanessa is an experienced contract manager with over 22 years working in this area. She has managed many local authority construction contracts and is currently the contracted Contracts Manager for the Victoria Flats Landfill.
Vanessa has worked with many start-ups advising on process and developing future planning tools. She has the capability, commitment and creativity to help people get the most out of their business, with an honest and upfront approach…
“I want to make a difference for you and your business not just send you an invoice”
Vanessa has a collaborative approach and decisive style; she is a team player and enjoys stakeholder relationship management. Her business advice and mentoring, strategy/planning and risk management is impeccable and she loves challenging complex decision-making processes with a focus on progress.
Established in 2002, Admin & Business Solutions (ABS) Ltd is a small business consultancy that has worked for many years predominantly in the construction sector, but increasingly has found much satisfaction and success working with start-ups and social enterprise. ABS Ltd will listen to you and deliver professional solutions across all functional areas of your business.
“If you have a problem – give it to Vanessa and forget about it. Vanessa has been our ‘go to’ person for many years.
– Health and safety
– Quality
– Contractural
– HR
– Anything
Give it to Vanessa and it goes away and then you have time to do important stuff!”
Philip Dunstan, Scope Resources Ltd
Get in touch
Admin & Business Solutions Ltd
Vanessa van Uden
Tel. 027 229 6008
Email. vanessa@absolved.co.nz