NZ Food Producer Awards winners announced
A celebration of great New Zealand produce was recently staged with the announcement of the 2020 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards...
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Dealing with the pain in Spain
How is the SME sector holding-up under the Covid-19 crisis in Europe, and Spain in particular? Ashley Balls filed this report from his...
Now is the time to panic – not!
To ensure you navigate the Covid-19 crisis, your business is now in survival mode and will stay that way until things settle down,...
Coach’s advice for weathering Covid-19 storm
With the knock-on effects of Covid-19 impacting consumer behavior, small businesses must be innovative and find ways to stay competitive...
Tourism & hospitality must shift focus
New Zealand businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries need to shift focus away from inbound travellers to customers in their own...
Stolen Bike Catering opens Rotorua restaurant
Stolen Bike Catering has announced the opening of its new restaurant, ‘Matai’, based at the 5-star Regal Palms Resort in Rotorua. ...
Kiwi employees more disengaged: report
New research has shown that more than 63 percent of New Zealand employees felt disengaged as of January 2020. Peakon, an employee...
Auckland Go Green Expo & Better Food Fair 2020
Two Great Shows under One Roof! VENUE: ASB Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West, Auckland For more information CLICK...
Health & Safety Conference
New threats to health and safety are constantly emerging. We’ve heard your concerns about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and added a special...
Time to flush out some margin
Paul Allen explains a step-by-step process for looking at your existing customer contracts as the quickest path to recovering significant...
Is your business coronavirus ready?
If the coronavirus continues to spread, how ready is your business to deal with the impacts such as a skeleton team or people working from...
Franchise Conference attracts top international speakers
With a packed agenda featuring speakers from some of the country’s most successful franchise businesses, the National Franchise...
How to tackle suspected ‘fake’ sickies
If you are an employer you've probably sometimes questioned the genuineness of an employee taking sick...
Awards celebrate contract and freelance community
FinTech company Hnry has kicked off its annual Hnry Award’s competition, aimed at New Zealand’s contract and freelance community, with...
Holidays Act clarity urgently needed for businesses
Payroll provider FlexiTime is looking forward to the upcoming release of the findings from the latest Holidays Act taskforce review, saying...
Businesses under increasing threat from cyber-attacks
As the new decade emerges, new threats to business will emerge and the constant threat of cyber-attacks will remain...
Cooking up a storm
Winning the 2019 David Awards was one of many highlights last year for Christchurch’s Alex Watson and The Little Bone Broth...
Busting the myths around fintech services
Timothy Cameron turns the spotlight on five fintech myths that he believes are holding New Zealand businesses back. There’s no doubt most...
Kiwi company joins pregnancy in sport support
New Zealand-based brand Cadenshae is one of a number of companies trying to shift societal views towards women, pregnancy and work. In 2013...
Auckland business redesigns how we fish
A small Auckland-based business has developed an all-in-one modular fishing system that combines design thinking with engineering...
When the feeling is electric
NZBusiness editor Glenn Baker has finally experienced life behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. So what is his...
Fresh People HR Summit: Culture Driven Performance
Create cultural drivers that enable your people to be sustainably self-innovative, empowered and fearless. It’s a great idea, but...
Don’t let your business die with you
Most people can’t control when their time comes, but you can at least plan for it. Lindsay Brown offers some simple steps to prepare for...
Webinar: The Regional Business Partner Network
Business Mentors New Zealand restarts its bite size business webinar series, Small Business Takeaways, for 2020 – kicking off with a...
Reefton Distilling Co. plans for expansion
Just 15 months after opening, Reefton Distilling Co.has unveiled its plans for expansion as they prepare to meet growing demand...
Employment law: what lies ahead?
James Warren takes a look back at the changes in New Zealand’s employment law delivered in 2019, and shares his outlook for 2020. Ongoing...
Quest New Zealand celebrates 21 years
Quest NZ is celebrating 21 years of business in New Zealand and has a record number of new apartment hotels scheduled to open in the...
Startup Bootcamp applications open
Soda Inc. is once again gearing up for their biggest event of the year, the NZ Startup Bootcamp, and has lined up some exceptional judges,...
When the passion fits
Anjuli Mack has developed her passion for fitness into a growing business empire, and it’s all about harnessing the ‘why’. Anjuli...
Windows 7 now a security risk
Hundreds of millions of Windows 7 computers are now vulnerable to cyber-attacks after Microsoft ended support for its popular operating...