The Jimmy Choo Story
Jimmy Choo is a household name to followers of luxury fashion. The exclusive London shoe brand hit the limelight when...
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Drowning in Oil
I'm betting not too many NZBusiness readers head up mega-massive international oil companies, so it’s fair to grizzle...
Golden Arches under Southern Skies
This book will strike a loud chord with anyone who has ever tried to get their business to run before it can walk and never taken no for an...
Half full or half empty?
I am not one for astrology or predictions, especially when it comes to the economic outlook, other than to say I have learned that...
The case of the missing origami cranes?
Good communication with staff is fundamental to achieving the obligations of good faith which underpins the Employment Relations Act...
Tell them once, tell them twice?
Managers who deliberately repeat themselves are more effective at getting things done, according to research by Professors Tsedal Neeley of...
Do your customers 
trust you?
An Annual Monitor (Edelman PR’s “Trust Barometer”) conducted each year in the US reports that fewer than half of...
Enhancing employer rights with an employment agreement
Are employment agreements all just about paperwork? No, definitely not; they define the rights of both parties to the employment...
Is Australia too franchised?
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald a couple of months ago posed the question, ‘Is Australia too...
Don’t drop the ball on poor performance
Performance management is an essential aspect of managing employees in the best of times. However, it is even more important now...
To market, to market
2011 has been declared another difficult year for New Zealand’s hard-working exporters – but there have been some positives. Patricia...
Security Check
New technologies are helping to lock down business premises, stock and assets. Steve Hart looks at some of the latest trends in business...
NZBusiness December 2011
COVER STORYFrom mighty seeds - the NZ2011 Business ClubFEATURESTo market, to market - export initiative.Online marketingSecurity...
Tackling those late payments
Kevin Kevany reports on how changes to the way businesses manage debtors is helping protect the lifeblood of business – cashflow. You...
The price may be right, but is your business ready for sale?
David Newport has advice on how to make your business sale-ready should a keen buyer suddenly appear. Most business owners have a snappy...
Data security: facts and fallacies
Keeping your business data safe and secure is not just about covering yourself for catastrophic events such as earthquakes. There are many...
How to avoid Death by PowerPoint
Presenters must ‘get smart’ on visual aids if they want to grab the attention of audiences. Patricia Moore has this, and plenty more,...
NZBusiness November 2011
COVER STORYThe great balancing actFEATURESTackling those late payments‘Doing good’ is good for businessData security: facts and...
Survival tactics
Risk management is all about being on the ‘front-foot’ and it must reach across your entire operation. By Kevin Kevany. You are the...
Not just a tool; more a business solution
Choosing accounting software takes time and effort. In the long run finding the right package is an effective way to reduce business costs....
The amazing business world of unified comms
Modern businesses are looking for seamless communications solutions that integrate both fixed and mobile applications. Glenn Baker went to...
Acting like a ‘grown up’
Aaron Wallace looks at governance challenges facing SMEs and offers some pointers on how to get a board up and running. In today’s...
Serving the Martini revolution
Serviced and virtual offices, business hubs and business centres are providing flexible, affordable accommodation solutions for a new breed...
Cloud Cover
The Canterbury earthquakes helped elevate ‘cloud’ computing as a platform of choice for SMEs wanting to minimize their risk exposure....
Ready for kick-off
Auckland’s Eden Park is action central for the Rugby World Cup. So how has the surrounding Kingsland shopping district geared up for the...
The business of relationships
Peter Boyes analyses two client-mentor relationships to learn why they work so successfully. Demand from SMEs is high according to Business...
Degrees of leadership
Aspire to be the very best you can be in business management? For all-round business leadership skills there’s still no substitute for...
The perils of downloading from the Internet: do you know what your staff are doing online?
On 1 September 2011 new provisions in the Copyright Act will come into force to try and deal with the problem of illegal file sharing over...
NZBusiness September 2011
COVER STORYKiwis helping Kiwis: partners abroadFEATURESServing the martini office revolutionReady for kick-offDegrees of leadership:MBA...
Staying out of trouble: A guide for business start-ups
About to make the plunge into business? Prepare yourself – don’t become another failure statistic! This special report offers great...