Empowering your people
Think of it as an investment. Staff training is vital to the well-being of any business. Invest today and benefits in productivity and...
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The touch of an angel
Angel investors are often an entrepreneur’s first port of call for capital. But what’s it like dealing with angels? Is it more...
Payroll – it’s (no longer) complicated
In 2015 payroll solutions come at you in a number of variations: increasingly cloud-based and with mobile options; sometimes from a...
NZBusiness February 2015
COVER STORYConqueringcider spaceFEATURESPayroll: it’s (no longer) complicatedThe touch of an angelEmpowering your peopleSuccession...
Doing Business in the US Webinar Series: Selling Successfully to Amazon
Where: At your desk! Join us for the next in our series of interactive webinars which will cover the opportunities for...
Advanced Serious Selling – Auckland
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year and the very best for...
Solving the work, money, retirement puzzle
According to Alan Clarke most Kiwis spend far more time planning their annual holiday than their retirement. New Zealanders lack financial...
The fallout from short notice resignations
Most individual employment agreements (IEAs) state that where an employee fails to give the full contractual notice period when...
In her mother’s footsteps
While remaining true to her mum’s original ethics and values, Janine Matchitt has managed to embark on a careful, considered...
Facilities Integrate 2015 – Auckland
A new trade show bringing together the NZ facilities management and system integration industries will provide a unique platform for...
Squeezing productivity out of technology
Bill Bennett looks at some of the latest technology hardware and software helping drive productivity in the business...
Export 101
All you ever wanted to know about exporting, but didn’t know who to...
Simon says “rinse and repeat”
Simon Slade developed his own tried and true method for developing e-commerce products and services. It has helped his company Doubledot...
Build to sell
Australian-born entrepreneur and angel investor Tom McKaskill drifted into business from academia and consultancy after spotting a software...
NZBusiness December 2014
cover storyThe cool tool brigadeLisa MacKay’s HRtoolkit business is gearing up for major growth offshore thanks to the popularity of...
Sales Basics – Auckland
Who is this seminar for?People new to selling, people who need skills in selling, existing sales reps who need to focus, sales teams that...
Sales Basics – Christchurch
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Create a Strategic Business Plan in 1 day – Auckland
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Startup Workshop – Capital Raising Growth – Massey ecentre
Every start up needs cash to support validation, development and growth. Many New Zealand companies are able to bootstrap for the first...
Starting off Right – North
Starting Off Right is a seminar for local Auckland start-up businesses to empower, inform and help with networking. Many new businesses...
Project Management Essentials – For the unofficial Project Manager
Introductory Offer $795 + GST (reg $1095 + GST) Follow this video link to find out more:...
Diversity Breakfast – Nadia Lim – Auckland
Hear about her recent success with fast growing and healthy food service delivery business, My Food Bag, which was touted as New...
Customer Service Skills with Deb Jackson
Gain the skills and ideas around creating a customer experience that exceeds your customer’s expectations – creating loyalty,...
Budgeting and Cash Flow Management – Ngaire Newland
Using practical case studies you will learn how to compare budgets with forecast and actual results and put in place mechanisms to manage...
Effective Business Communication – Jane Edwards
To identify different communication styles and develop an understanding of assertive communication: How to build rapport and mutual...
Bias to Bullying – EEO Trust
From Bias to Bullying will highlight the most effective tools and approaches to identify inappropriate behaviours in the workplace and...
October 2014: Employment – Trial period on trial
Ashleigh Nelson highlights the importance of knowing and understanding the strict interpretation of 90-day trial periods. Ninety-day...
Time for a chat?
Having that dreaded ‘poor performance’ discussion with a staff member requires calmness, skill and tact. But it’s...
Beyond the comfort zone
As a shy schoolgirl Shirley Keith once froze completely when about to speak to fellow students. Today she is building a global brand and...