Asking the tough questions on housing
New Zealand’s housing and building market is in disarray. Ashley Balls investigation reveals that the real problems extend far beyond the...
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Glenn Baker
Glenn is a professional writer/editor with 50-plus years’ experience across radio, television and magazine publishing.
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How Google update will impact SMEs
Kim Voon looks at the impact Google’s algorithm update will have on New Zealand’s small and medium businesses and outlines...
2021 Sustainable Business Awards
The Sustainable Business Awards are New Zealand’s longest-running and pre-eminent sustainability awards. Now in their 19th year, they...
Entries open for 2021 Sustainable Business Awards
The Sustainable Business Awards are now in their 19th year, they recognise businesses, local government, social enterprises and individuals...
The power of 5G for businesses goes on show
Six months after being named as winners of the Spark 5G Starter Fund, four innovative Kiwi businesses have launched their game-changing...
Boxing Clever: 9 Tips for Strategic Marketing Success
Small business marketing strategist Lucy Nichols walks you through the process of creating an effective marketing strategy for your...
Entries now open for The David Awards
The David Awards have returned in 2021 to give small, hard-working businesses like yours the recognition they...
The future of commercial properties, flexible spaces
Cheryl Adamson reports on how Covid-19 has impacted on our approach to working space, work and the workplace itself. Will office space ever...
Emerging Leaders Summit
ARE YOU READY TO BE INSPIRED? The Emerging Leaders’ Summit on June 28th and 29th is New Zealand’s key event for the next...
Unleash the People Potential in your Business
Enable your high performers to partner with you, drive business growth, and engage in a culture of development. Investing in their...
Business’s disconnect with customer needs: report
For the first time in New Zealand, Mastercard has sponsored research with the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, and...
Try Local bolsters tourism and hospo industry
Try Local is an online marketing platform encouraging Kiwis to ‘support local’ and assist New Zealand’s hard-hit tourism and...
Survival tactics: The Covid war diaries
How hard-hit Kiwi businesses have triumphed during the worst global pandemic and economic downturn in living memory. We report on the...
What now for flexible workspaces?
When NZBusiness ran a cover story on flexible workspaces in November 2019 the world was a different place. But despite Covid-19 leaving its...
E-invoicing confidence woes affect productivity: Research
A lack of confidence around e-Invoicing could hold nearly a quarter of Kiwi SMEs back from potentially saving nearly 400,000...
To transform your business, transform yourself
Dr Kay Bretz explains how COVID has provided SMEs an opportunity to ‘turn right’ and get better at adapting to market changes. Markets...
The business of addressing our housing crisis
Sustainable and ethical business champion MOTIF has released a powerful research report on how to address New Zealand’s systemic...
Packed agenda planned for Techweek2021
The global phenomenon TEDx is officially coming to Techweek2021, and this year Techweek promises an exciting programme of events...
Applying the 70:20:10 Rule
Alex Garden highlights a tried and tested principle for managing your digital marketing and putting some ‘zing’ into your company’s...
Boldly swiping on through Covid
SwipedOn went from tech startup to offering a global-leading visitor management system with major multinational clients. But Covid-19...
Distillery ramps up sustainable initiatives
Award-winning liqueur and spirit-maker Koakoa is doubling down on its groundbreaking spirit crates system as it ramps up its commitment to...
Could we live without passwords?
Geoff Schomburgk says many technology companies are trying to move towards a future without passwords, but is this a reality or is it still...
Bricks and mortar still rules: research
Despite the spike in online shopping behaviour due to COVID-19, Kiwis still prefer to shop in bricks and mortar stores, according to new...
SMEs still embrace remote working one year on
Looking back on a roller coaster year, it is impossible not to acknowledge the important role technology and digitisation has played in...
New social app helps small business
Go is a new social app helping to empower New Zealand’s small businesses, particularly those that were hit the hardest across...
BIG lessons from a small business
Kim Oliver, owner of The Chocolate Tour, marks Small Business Day with a look back over the tough decisions and positive outcomes of the...
5 ways to improve your business’s profitability now
Kat Soper shares her five quick tips for improving the profitability of your business, and you can get started today. No one likes that pit...
Franchise conference a springboard to move industry forward
New Zealand's many franchise businesses have one thing in common: a willingness to set competition aside and to draw together at the...
Trends shaping capital markets in 2021
If you’re looking at investing in private companies and expanding your portfolio in 2021, capital raise expert and successful...
NZ-ASEAN Food & Drink Exporters Forum
Hosted by Cameron Gordon, partner at Incite and chair of the ASEAN Food & Drink Exporters Forum. Cameron discusses the history of...