Resilient through lean times
The franchise business sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience during New Zealand’s extended economic recession, and fortitude...
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NZBusiness is a team effort, with article submissions curated by a small team of professionals under the guidance of Editor David Nothling-Demmer.
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Building blocks: your guide to online resources
Duncan Campbell shows how online computing resources are making services previously reserved for large corporate firms both available, and...
Warp speed productivity
Kevin Kevany gets down and technology-focused again to measure the advance of business-class mobile devices and applications. Since we last...
Getting together
Do you have a business function to organise? Don’t take it all upon yourself – there’s no shortage of conference venues...
NZBusiness April 2011
COVER STORYUp for sale Resilient through lean timesGetting togetherLand of opportunityWarp speed productivityBuilding blocks: your guide to...
Business first, safety always
NZBusiness editor Glenn Baker talks to leading health and safety experts on how business owners should ‘walk the walk’ on...
Swipeout
Patricia Moore looks into the impending Eftpos Version 6 upgrade, and some of the security issues surrounding card-based electronic...
9 tips to avoid boiling point
Aimee Bridgman’s stress management toolkit for business...
Give credit … where it’s due
Times are tough, there’s little evidence that anything will change soon, so it is time to credit check all your new and existing...
NZBusiness March 2011
FEATURESTurning dreams into realityBusiness first, safety alwaysGive credit where it’s dueSwipe...
Accelerate forward by looking back
Dave Wild checks the rear vision mirror on 2010 and identifies some of the critical change-shifts in business on the road...
Finding the funding
Recent times have been challenging for businesses seeking to raise additional growth funding. Just how tough is the finance market? What...
Unravelling payroll complexities
Navigating down the payroll pathway continues to be a challenge for many Kiwi businesses. To help get you up to speed on payroll systems,...
No time like the present
Smart business owner managers have been using the recession as a time to gain new skills and wisdom; taking advantage of a range of short...
Protecting your property 24/7 with perimeter security systems
Ensuring your own assets are safe is difficult enough but when you’re responsible for someone else’s belongings, the stakes are...
SMEs reap rewards of smart energy use
The collective energy savings of the finalists in this year’s EECA Awards add up to a staggering $30 million a...
NZBusiness February 2011
COVER STORY What business owners can learn from NFPsFEATURESNo time like the presentUnravelling payroll complexitiesFinding the...
Direct marketing goes digital
It’s direct mail – but not as we knew it. Steve Hart reports on the latest direct mail marketing initiatives, and the...
Slow steam ahead
2010 has been another tough year for Kiwi exporters – so how is 2011 shaping up? Ruth Le Pla asks leading export commentators for...
Going on the offensive
The battle against crime demands increasingly sophisticated security and surveillance devices. Kevin Kevany looks at the latest tactics and...
NZBusiness December 2010/January 2011
FEATURES: COVER STORY: Against the odds! The X-Port File Direct marketing goes digital Going on the...
Boosted to the Max
This year the E2theMax Business Challenge went nationwide for the first time. Ten diverse businesses went the full distance from May to...
Making the Connection
A heads up on what’s new in presentation tools and videoconferencing technology, and how to achieve the biggest bang for the least...
Marketing for New Growth
Kevin Kevany has some great marketing tips to engage new customers, courtesy of today’s new variety of smart marketers. Sow these...
Time to dot the ‘I’ and cross the ‘T’
If you’re looking to address New Zealand’s dismal productivity performance, you could start with our business’s attitude...
NZBusiness November 2010
COVER STORY Surviving ‘The Big One' Marketing for New Growth Time to Dot the ‘I’& Cross the...
You and your lawyer
New legislation, plus the recent financial meltdown, has prompted many business owners to seek legal advice. Patricia Moore examines the...
Riskier business
In an age of economic uncertainty it’s time for New Zealand businesses to be more ‘risk-savvy’ than ever. Kevin Kevany...
Up for the count
These are testing times for the accounting software industry. The need for businesses to work smarter, the implementation of a new GST rate...
NZBusiness October 2010
COVER STORYWhat's keeping our business owners awake?FEATURESYou and your lawyerUp for the countRiskier Business Biz...