Flexibility rules among employee benefits
Kiwi job seekers and employees are prioritising flexible working hours over any other benefits companies may be offering, according to a...
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7 easy stages to make your business thrive
Business and marketing strategist Judy Celmins explains the seven stages that can develop the heart of your business and grow it. If blood...
West Coast ‘Leading Lights’ celebrated
Franz Josef-based Waiho Hot Tubs took out the Supreme Award at the 2022 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards,...
Running beyond empty
If you’re a Kiwi business owner, you’re be glad to see the end of the past two Covid-ravaged financial years. This stress-busting...
Crunch time: Making diversity a tech sector priority
Grant McIvor explains why New Zealand’s tech sector has the potential to be transformational, but is being hindered by a lack of...
What it takes to successfully launch a new app
Sumit Sharma explains how, together with business partner Amandeep Singh, he successfully launched their digital odd jobs marketplace....
Bringing Cathedral Square’s grand old lady back to life
A Christchurch team have launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the old Chief Post Office in Cathedral Square, established in 1879, back...
Budget 2022: New fund aims to ‘secure future’ for SMEs
MYOB’s Jo Tozer comments on the 2022 Government Budget’s incentives for business, including the Business Growth Fund –...
How to fine-tune your website’s performance
Richard Conway explains some simple SEO techniques that business owners can use to edge the competition. The past two years have cemented...
Discipline is sexy; motivation isn’t
Are under-performers holding back your sales team? Logan Wedgwood explains how the right discipline and structures can help the whole team...
Building your reputation, online and off
With online reviews now trusted more than ever before, Mat Wylie highlights the importance of building your business’s reputation both...
Taking leadership on mental health
Todd Westwood has advice on how to get your employees mentally match fit. In the workplace, mental health is sometimes more important than...
Why your data needs to be under local law
Darren Hopper explains what data sovereignty is and why storing your business data locally isn’t enough to keep it safe. Data has been...
Whistleblowers: what you need to know
Jo Douglas explains the obligations and advantages of a well-developed whistleblowing...
Sometimes the best computer is a tablet
For many people a tablet computer with detachable keyboard can be a better choice than a laptop. Bill Bennett explains how to find one...
4 pricing tweaks to increase profit
Natalie Coombe shows how to get your pricing sorted so your profits go up. Most small business owners I know got into business to...
Getting back out there
Catherine Beard looks ahead to New Zealand’s new emerging export landscape. Post-Covid there is much for exporters to be excited about....
Unlocking seaweed’s export potential
Hayley and John Fraser-Mackenzie’s corporate experience and desire to succeed is helping them transform a small business into a serious...
High impact: Fiji’s compelling investment opportunities
If you’re an investor with a vision to positively impact people and communities, or keen to support transformational ‘green’ and...
Aussie track & trace software aids Kiwi businesses
New software developed in Australia aims to give New Zealand businesses confidence that their Covid-19 testing programmes are keeping...
Who will buy your business?
Maybe you are bored, wish to retire, or over it and it’s just time to get out! There are many reasons people may choose to buy your...
Walks give women access to female leaders
Senior and diverse Christchurch female leaders will ‘walk and talk’ with aspiring female leaders when Mentor Walks launches its first...
Short Notice initiative keeps small businesses busy
Short Notice is a brand new service designed to help small businesses find staff… at very short notice. Do you know your way around...
Improving your website protection
James Rowlands shares his top five tips for securing and protecting your business website in 2022. For most businesses, a...
‘Outsourcing’ needn’t be a dirty word
Outsourcing arrangements can be mutually beneficial if the focus is on acquiring critical IT skills rather than securing cheap labour,...
Top exporters’ time to shine
Entries and nominations are now open for the New Zealand International Business Awards 2022, the country’s most prestigious national...
Aotearoa’s ‘Business For Good’ turns 15
Thousands of makers at Felt.co.nz collectively make more than $1 million in sales every year. New Zealand’s largest online marketplace...
How to profit with purpose
A new book by Carolyn Butler-Madden explores the rise in social purpose in business and why it matters for employee...
Lighting up the world for special needs employees
Downlights NZ is a social enterprise providing meaningful employment for people with Down syndrome and other cognitive disabilities. Anne...
State-of-the-art technology targets e-waste in landfills
On the eve of Earth Day, New Zealand’s e-waste recycling capability is set to eradicate e-waste to landfill with the introduction of the...