Sustainable business award goes to: a finance company
Ethical money lender Money Sweetspot, which is still in its first year of operation, took home the Social Impactor Award at this year’s...
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Global investors help close SmartMachine’s investment round
FABALI has invested in Marlborough-based startup SmartMachine, citing its work as one of the most significant operational step changes for...
2024’s top 6 technology trends for SMEs
Charlie Wood shares his views on the key technologies impacting SMEs in 2024. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) was the standout...
VeVe creator is 2023’s top entrepreneur
Following an impressive year of entries, David Yu has been awarded the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 New Zealand. On Wednesday...
Developing a taste for M&A
Katherine Simmonds discusses the changing landscape of M&A in New Zealand and the increasing appetite for M&A insurance from...
Revolutionising thrifting and sustainable fashion
& Again is an innovative online consignment and thrift store business making...
Putting passion in a bottle
Chef Luis Cabrera’s business journey has been nothing short of a culinary odyssey, leading to the creation of a product with export...
Ethique founder’s new venture tackles drinks industry waste
A new startup launched by the founder of Ethique, New Zealand’s largest regenerative beauty product export business, is set to cut the...
Christmas parties: handle with care
Laurence McLean offers tips on ways to keep team morale high if Christmas parties need to be pared back, as well as how to meet WH&S...
Sawubona opening a new chapter for social enterprise
Kenyan-born social entrepreneur Esther Gathambo is now closer to her dream of transforming African communities with the recent opening of...
Wahlburgers restaurant boosts Queenstown’s profile
Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg’s new restaurant in Queenstown has opened and is set to boost the city’s international profile....
Creative studio seeks business-for-good brand
Tomorrow, the creative studio founded by Ben Crawford and Libby Oborn, has announced an opportunity for visionary businesses to win an...
Afirmo aims to be first app for small businesses
A new Kiwi software-as-a-service app is making small business ownership and success more attainable for Kiwis, regardless of business...
Virtual event: Asian importers share their views
For the fifth consecutive year, Incite has surveyed more than 2,500 F&B importer/distributor contacts across Southeast and North...
Beware of losing secrets to ChatGPT
The recent unintended leak of a company’s confidential source code, when a staff member used ChatGPT, is a warning to all Kiwi companies...
Series helps business owners grasp cybersecurity
New data reveals up to 132,000 Kiwi small business leaders have been targeted by cyberattacks. Now there’s a ten-part content series...
Can greenery bring workers back to the office?
The demand for biophilic elements such as green walls is soaring in New Zealand as employers strive to make working from the office better...
Crowdfunding unlocks export markets
Hawkes Bay babyfood manufacturer Norish is using equity crowdfunding to help it take its healthy baby food to offshore markets. Hawkes Bay...
Property developer sets sustainability benchmark
Property developer Stanley Tan has set a new sustainability benchmark for the sector by achieving B Corp certification, the globally...
Finding the right pitch: AI and tuning brand voice
Hanna Metz and Tim Warren explain how AI can be employed to adapt your brand voice in just the right way. A brand voice is more than a box...
Building trust in AI technology
Businesses face new challenges when building and maintaining trust in the ‘ChatGPT age’. But five key principles can help them build...
$100k Challenge winners announced
The Velocity $100k Challenge has helped start-ups find success on a global stage. Six new ventures have recently been given a kick-start...
New online business course for B&B owners
Bed and breakfast hosts wanting to supercharge their business can now benefit from a new online tool sharing valuable tips and information....
Time to be honest, says crowdfunding platform
Let’s be honest, times are tough for businesses right now, but don’t give up until you’ve talked about it with your people, says Kiwi...
Transactional recruiting robs employers and jobseekers
New Zealand’s employers are being urged to be less clinical in their hiring practices as, increasingly, candidates report that job...
Solo business owner wins top small business award
A one-man band has been named the 2023 Supreme Winner in The David Awards, an annual online event which recognises small businesses...
Boosting your business’s resilience to cybercrime
Want to protect your business data? Start thinking like a cyber criminal, writes Suzy Clarke. Over the past 12 months, millions of...
Welcome mat out for more West Coast businesses
Development West Coast CEO Heath Milne says the region is “open for business”, and there’re good, solid reasons for...
The PR power of podcasting for businesses
Podcasting is fast becoming one of the most popular channels New Zealanders are turning to for learning new information, connecting with...
Running a regional crypto business from home
Ben Rose explains his company’s unique digital first work culture and shares his take on the future of crypto, blockchain and Web3....