What the experts say about social media
Richard Conway went to five highly respected social media experts to share their best advice for business owners. Social media is an...
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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 workplace design impacts mental health
Lizzi Whaley explains why she is focused on designing her business for a happy, healthier world. Two things have prompted me to think...
A greater need for digitisation
New Zealand desperately needs more digitisation to engage with the rest of the world’s rapidly growing digital economies. This is the...
Kiwi company helping dairy farmers reduce emissions
A New Zealand techgnology company is raising funds to help launch its on-farm milk cooling system and drastically lower dairy...
Grand plans for Kiwi biotech company
New Zealand company SRW Laboratories is launching a world-first cellular health business targeting ‘The Nine Hallmarks of Ageing’....
Software essentials for an online course business
Entrepreneur Tina Tower shares her software automation suggestions for growing and scaling your online course business. The technology now...
The 3 steps to achieving Zero Trust
Geoff Schomburgk explains how Zero Trust can stop data breaches and sensitive information falling into the wrong hands – plus...
Workplace H&S: there’s room for improvement
Kiwi businesses still have some way to go to meet international standards in health and safety at work, according to one of the...
Are you doing enough to connect with your customers?
Kim Goodhart explains how and why you should be using video storytelling to build committed relationships with your...
Batchwell Kombucha launches $1m capital raise
Award-winning Kiwi drinks company, Batchwell, has launched a public capital offer of up to NZ$1 million, to fund its bold growth plans for...
Gastro pub breathes social life into peninsula
Paráoa Brewing Co is a new business looking to change the culinary and entertainment scene on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, with its live...
No-waste haircare products win hearts in Japan
Auckland mum-of-four Catherine Sanvictores is an artisan and a passionate ambassador for mental health. She’s the founder of Mia Belle, a...
50 years of barcodes: What happens next?
The humble barcode has turned 50 and continues to optimise inventory and transportation efficiency including the Covid-19-era online...
Digital location identifiers help prepare businesses for the future
Recently we celebrated the launch of NZBN Organisation Parts and the opportunity available now for businesses to innovate using these...
Queenstown’s first Gin Garden set to open
Multi-award-winning distillery Broken Heart Spirits is about to launch Queenstown’s first ever boutique gin tasting...
Knowing Your Numbers
Do You Know Your Business Numbers? Are your financials working as hard as you are for your business? Financial literacy and intricacy can...
What are the jobs of the future?
In today’s uncertain world everyone is trying to crystal ball their future. And why wouldn’t they? Roxanne Calder...
Now’s good for business events
Gert Venter explains the changes Covid has brought to the events industry, and why events are now more crucial than ever for business...
The dangers of workplace overwhelm and how to avoid it
Feel like you’re being overwhelmed by your business or your workload? Lynne Cazaly offers a five-step process to identify and overcome...
NZ’s Easy Crypto nears $1 billion in sales
Local and global growth of the cryptocurrency market as it gains credence as a means of diversifying investment portfolios, is helping...
Workplace law changes: are SMBs being left in the lurch?
Proposed new changes New Zealand workplace laws, which look set to come into play in 2022, will cause the biggest disruption to small...
Awareness platform aims to halve tradie suicides
A new mental health awareness platform has launched to raise awareness of mental ill health and the suicide rate among Kiwi tradies. Tools...
Whāriki and Facebook partner to grow Māori digital economy
The Whāriki Māori Business Network has partnered with Facebook to offer free digital skills training to grow the Māori digital economy...
NZ-ASEAN Exporters Forum
Maintaining visibility on performance in current ASEAN export markets – the challenges and the strategies being employed. ...
Fine Food New Zealand 2021 hailed a raging success
Fine Food New Zealand came back with a bang in 2021, with more than 6,000 visitors attending the three-day event held in mid-June at the...
Bringing New Zealand tourism to the world
Michael Nees is encouraging the tourism industry and other sectors to use digital technology to meet the demand for visitor experiences in...
Why some business struggle and others fly
The economy, buoyed by the property industry, is doing better than expected. Perhaps it's time for struggling business owners to...
More than one-in-three SMEs affected by mental health
More than a third of Kiwi SME owners and managers have experienced a mental health condition since starting or taking over their current...
Tell better stories to stand out from the crowd
Robert Tighe explains the spotlight versus mirror approach to storytelling and what it can do for business. If you’ve ever asked...
How to avoid hiring the wrong salespeople
Logan Wedgwood explains how to create the best chance of hiring the right person for your sales role. Have you ever experienced a bad hire?...