Sole traders feeling the pinch
At least 74 percent of Kiwi sole traders are saving less or eating into their savings to pay rising living costs as record levels of...
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The startup out to fix corporate gifting
Helen McLaren and Clare Gallaher’s start-up business aims to eliminate the token “eco-friendly” gift box and introduce a new...
Are Kiwi e-commerce sites failing users with disabilities?
Few Kiwi e-commerce sites meet even the basic accessibility standards for Internet users with disabilities. It’s vital online shopping...
Avoiding dodgy bookkeepers
Coco Hou explains how to spot the signs a bookkeeper is stealing from you and how to stop it. In an ideal world, your bookkeeper should be...
Adapt to thrive: what SMBs can learn from large businesses
Andrew Fairgray believes there are lessons to be learnt from New Zealand’s most successful businesses for organisations of all sizes that...
Planned (and baked) to perfection
Once there was a baker, a chef and a barista who all dreamed of opening a standout destination bakery for Auckland’s North Shore...
What lies behind our talent shortage?
New Zealand’s talent shortage may be due more to employer bias than reality, says a leading employment coach and recruitment company...
Hospitality workers on the frontline of social trauma
The shortage in hospitality staff may be more a symptom of unwillingness to work in a sector suffering unprecedented levels of rude and...
How to lock in the true value of your business
Commercial law specialist and author Joanna Oakey shares three ways to lock value into your business. Every business faces unexpected...
Chuffed by the growth
From Covid life-raft to thriving business: how one start-up is disrupting NZ’s gift market. A business that began as a life-raft for...
The constant grower
Julie Treanor grows flowers and grows leaders. The Upper Hutt-based floral entrepreneur, leadership developer and business coach lives a...
NZ’s largest creativity and design festival returns
Aotearoa’s Semi Permanent festival is returning after two years. Taking place in Wellington over three days, the event will host...
The flow-on effects of remote working
New report data has revealed that remote WFH setups reduce the cost of living and protect marginalised groups from workplace...
Biotech startup first beneficiary of support initiative
A Kiwi biotech startup created to reduce global dependence on milk protein is the first recipient of funding...
Peoples Coffee gears up for expansion
Kiwis are being invited to own a piece of Peoples Coffee as the company looks to raise $1.5 million to supercharge its production capacity...
Attracting the right employees
Alex Hattingh shares how SMEs can look beyond pay rises to attract the right candidates. Times are tough and employees are looking for...
Jenna’s secret sauce to hospitality
With the upcoming launch of her fine dining restaurant and bar BOSSI in Auckland, owner-operator Jenna Carter reflects on the rewards and...
3 mistakes: Confessions of a business owner
Julian So reflects on three key customer service mistakes he’s made, and the lessons he learned from them. As a business owner, I always...
Job candidates leery of negotiated WFH agreements
Formalise your work from home policies or lose out in the war for talent, a leading New Zealand tech recruitment agency is warning. ...
Marama Labs to showcase at TechCrunch Disrupt
Wellington-based deep-tech startup Marama Labs has been selected to participate in the first-ever Startup Battlefield 200 cohort at the...
Helping small businesses get paid on time
The Government is introducing new measures with the aim of ensuring New Zealand’s small businesses get paid on time. A...
Waikato surpasses Silicon Valley reputation
Silicon Valley-based technology multinationals and their like, wherever they are headquartered, have been turning to Waikato technologists...
Beyond ‘tokenism’: how businesses can embrace Te Reo Māori
Over the past decade, there’s been a social push across Aotearoa New Zealand towards normalising the everyday use of Te Reo Māori, and...
Get ready for the eInvoicing revolution
Darren Smith explains how eInvoicing saves businesses time, improves billing accuracy, and boosts both efficiency and security. When most...
Employee experience platform raises $2M
Excellent, the New Zealand-founded platform spearheading the employee experience movement through learning, community and accreditation,...
SMEs should lead voter turnout in local elections
New Zealand’s SMEs are primed to exercise their democratic rights over the coming weeks, with more than nine-in-10 surveyed saying...
Apathetic Kiwis a target for cybercriminals
The most significant and most exploited cybersecurity vulnerability of any New Zealand organisation is its people, usually, due to human...
The struggle to find and hire tech staff
The average time from search to hiring a candidate in the New Zealand tech industry has reduced by 50 percent this year, leaving no room...
‘Quiet-quitting’: what can employers learn?
Against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic, new remote work options have increased the modern worker’s desirability for more downtime;...
Family business contributions celebrated
Every September, Australia and New Zealand celebrate National Family Business Day – a day designed to recognise the invaluable...