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...
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Glenn is a professional writer/editor with 50-plus years’ experience across radio, television and magazine publishing.
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The first step to retail success: Knowing your customer base
Gordana Redzovski explains the four different kinds of shoppers retailers encounter, in order to help them fine-tune their customer...
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...
Is gentrification driving small businesses from the ‘burbs?
Higher house prices contributing to the rapid gentrification of suburbs pose another challenge for business owners, who may find their...
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...
Whittaker’s wins Most Trusted Brands survey
Whittaker’s has taken out the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted of all Brands award for the tenth consecutive year – an unprecedented...
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...
7 mistakes not to make when hiring contractors
In a business environment that’s fueling more demand for contractors, Louise Woollett-Ratcliffe explains what NOT to do when taking one...
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...
How will you make 2021 your best year yet?
Zac de Silva delivers five non-negotiable action points to help you get 2021 off to a flying start. We all know that 2020 was likely 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...
How do you know when it’s time to rebrand?
Tauranga-based business owner Sarah Jesson recently managed a re-branding exercise for her business and shares her top five...
The power of the story
What is brand storytelling and why does it matter for SMEs? Gabrielle Dolan, a global expert on business storytelling and real...
Supplementary orders
Although Covid-19 placed a dampener on exports, Ron Park is optimistic about growing his Green-Lipped Mussel supplement business. Kōrure...
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...
Dunedin distillery’s four-generation legacy
Born during the March 2020 lockdown, Dunedin’s No8 Distillery may be only a year old, but it’s legacy spans back more...
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...