NZBusiness March 2009
FEATURES: SOUTHERN REVIVAL Once a largely forgotten region, in recent times Southland has undergone an economic transformation...
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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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IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO SET UP SHOP?
Why would anyone choose to start up a business in a recession? Ruth Le Pla goes to the experts to examine the pluses and minuses of...
FILLING IN THE GAPS
Having a great idea, or being good at producing a particular product or service, and understanding how to run a business successfully do...
SORTING THE PAYROLL
Having your payroll sorted is vital to good employee morale. A suitable payroll system can also make a significant contribution to the...
NZBusiness February 2009
FEATURES THE POWER OF TWO Rotorua’s Peter and Tania Davis have realised some major goals in the three years they’ve been in...
LESSONS ON LEADERSHIP
Auckland IT services company Lexel Systems is a family firm that provides valuable lessons in succession, reinvention, customer service and...
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK!
Quit making excuses for not taking time out from your business! Glenn Baker meets four highly successful business owners who really know...
TRANSACTION ACCEPTED: MITIGATING E-PAYMENT RISKS
Some people still feel discomforted at the thought of money as data, able to be exchanged between payer and payee as just a bunch of bits...
NZBusiness December 2008/January 2009
FEATURES: COVER STORY: GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! After a hard year’s slog in the business, it’s time for a great escape. Glenn Baker...
Productive Measures: Why It Training And Support Makes Business Sense
Here’s a sure-fire way to improve business productivity and cut IT support costs: make sure you and your staff know how to use office...
Seeing The (Green) Light
There is no denying that more environmentally products and services are available today than ever before and it can be argued that there is...
Ale & Hearty
Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three years later, as Patricia Moore...
NZBusiness November 2008
FEATURES: Ale & Hearty Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three...
Time for a connectivity makeover
IP telephony and the wider world of unified communication systems are often poorly understood by small businesses. What is the true impact...
NZBusiness October 2008
FEATURES Spreading The Joy Of Dance The girl’s got rhythm and business nous. Patricia Moore meets Marguerite Howell,...
Lessons from yesteryear
NZBusiness magazine began life 70 years ago as Better Business. Over the years it has seen enterprises, governments, policies and...
The ultimate learning experience
Kevin Kevany reviews the MBA landscape for 2009 and determines that deciding on where, when and why to do your MBA could be the hardest...
Finders Keepers
How do you find the best people to take on key roles in your business, and, more importantly, what will make them stay? Patricia Moore goes...
NZBusiness September 2008-70th Anniversary Edition
FEATURES COVER STORY: LESSONS FROM YESTERYEAR This issue of NZBusiness is a celebration of the past seven decades of business in New...
Franchising to the rescue
A pick-me-up for tough times? A parachute out of the corporate world? A business model that’s increasingly popular. Kevin Kevany looks at...
The Election ’08 Business wish list
As we head towards the 2008 general election, a panel of eight business owners, advocates and observers reveal exactly what wishes they...
To serve and protect
Data security might not be sexy, but it is a serious issue deserving the attention of small business owners. What’s the least a small...
NZBusiness August 2008
Features Putting The ‘Unity’ Back Into Community Patricia Moore reports on a new on-line business directory hogging the limelight,...
Beyond Wired Boundaries
In this day and age what small business isn’t interested in using wireless technologies and services inside and outside the office? ...
Time for cool heads
Expect some change, but not catastrophic change: Kevin Kevany reports on the prospects for exports in the post sub-prime world, and...
NZBusiness July 2008
FEATURES: ALL FOR THE CAUSE COVER STORY: BIG DREAMERS IN SMALL GARAGES MAKING THE FRENCH CONNECTION BANKING STRATEGIES FOR GREY...
NZBusiness June 2008
FEATURES COVER STORY: EXPLORING GREENER FRONTIERS The incredible business adventures of Seeby Woodhouse recently entered a bold new...
5 steps to a more productive office
Lizzi Whaley offers some tips for creating an office your employees will love to work...
China: Land of opportunity (and risk)
Two Auckland design companies have different views on China. Mike Booker explores this difference in attitude and explains how research...
Exploring greener frontiers
The incredible business adventures of Seeby Woodhouse recently entered a bold new chapter following the launch of Green Carbon. Ruth Le Pla...