Employment Matters
Great CV? Check the ‘netprint’!Going online can be extremely useful for pre-employment checks.Erin Burke takes you through the...
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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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Conquer Your Email Overload
Debbie’s productivity tips for busy people If email is taking up too much of your valuable time and your communication flow keeps...
Cash to work with
Debt factoring products and services are steadily gaining traction in a market that has traditionally viewed them with a degree of...
Have device, will manage
Smart, sophisticated mobile office tools and faster mobile broadband are pushing business productivity to new...
Mainstream green
Earthwise is a company founded in New Zealand’s cottage industry of the 60s. Its goal is to become Australasia’s leading...
NZBusiness July 2012
COVER STORYDigital dreamsFEATURESCash to work withHave device, will manageSupermarket leads on energy savingMove over PayPal,...
Does your business have The Exit Factor?
Does it have what it takes to generate long-term wealth for you? Could it be attractive enough to sell one day or will it always depend on...
Don’t buy a lemon
Michelle Malcolm explains the importance of a thorough due diligence process when buying a business. Recently I was approached by an...
The Lure of the Franchise
The franchise industry took a hit during the global financial crisis, like most other business sectors, but in recent times interest has...
Bankers Lend an Ear
Business bankers are no longer the people who just provide loans and overdrafts. As Steve Hart reports, they now also offer advice,...
Keeping up with customers
CRM in 2012 is about ‘customer intimacy’, ‘coherency’ and a buffet of options from the Cloud to...
NZBusiness June 2012
COVER STORYSelling scienceFEATURESThe lure of the franchiseBankers lend an earKeeping up with customersNEW SERIES: The exit...
Bridging the gap to commercialisation
A new book from entrepreneurial Wellington publisher and author Jenny Douché is aimed at helping bridge the sometimes huge gap between...
Ask, listen and learn
Your staff may be good at answering customer questions, but if they don’t ask questions, they’re just order-takers. Dr Ian...
Digitising Documents
An effective electronic document management system (EDMS) and process can be the key to reducing costs for organisations, large and small....
Protecting your information assets
Thanks to cloud computing, storing and managing business data has never been easier or cheaper. So why aren’t all businesses doing...
A brand is born
Launching a new green-luxury brand into the US has taken a big leap of faith for small, family-owned Christchurch business Tréology. Sandy...
When staff don’t measure up
Non-performance issues with employees often end up on the back burner. HR support specialist Angeline Long offers some guidelines on how to...
NZBusiness May 2012
COVER STORYA Touching TaleFEATURESMum's the WordDigitising documentsA brand is bornProtecting your information...
Budgets and bottom lines
A lack of budgeting is often a likely contributor to business failures. Paul Moodie outlines what every good budget should have.Alarming...
The life and times of Peter Yealands
Peter Yealands is the quintessential Kiwi entrepreneur who has also been described as “a true maverick”. In a career spanning...
Part Accountant, Part Advisor
Today’s business accountant wears two hats – ‘bean counter’ and ‘business advisor’. The new breed of...
Show us the money
Looking for funding to grow your business?You must get smart if you want to get the money. By Kevin Kevany.To borrow and adapt an opening...
Outlook Cloudy
Bill Bennett offers a no-nonsense guide to cloud computing and its benefits for business.At first sight, cloud computing looks a lot like...
Meet the Winners
Judged Outstanding Despite operating in one of the most difficult economic climates in living memory, many New Zealand companies are...
The business guide that covers it all
There is an awful lot to learn when you launch your first business – and all the time you’re in business you never really stop...
Business knowledge broadened with life-changing MBA
Head-hunted by his ex-boss, Sam Steel had no management experience but a lot of gumption when he accepted the challenge to manage...
The cheque’s in the mail!
Today’s challenging business environment is forcing many business owners to toughen up their debt and credit management procedures....
Legally speaking
There are no major law and tax moves planned for 2012, but 1 April heralds student loan and KiwiSaver changes that employers need to be...
Megaupload raid underlines cloud risks
January’s big local technology story was the police raid on Kim Dotcom’s Coatesville mansion. Dotcom and his colleagues were...