Cracker new name for The Clearance Shed
The Clearance Shed, a New Zealand owned and operated value retailer established in 2009, is dropping Clearance from its brand name with a...
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2018 Angel Summit
Marlborough Vintners, 309 Rapaura Road, RD3, Blenheim. Speakers include: Geraldine McBride, an international, kiwi-born technology...
Kaitaia jeweller chalks up 87 years
July 2018 marks 87 years of family ownership for Knights the Jewellers in Kaitaia and, with it, a third-generation member has stepped up to...
Share purchase business sales: buyer beware
Buying a business through a share purchase has some distinct advantages but, as Claire Tyler points out, it pays to do your homework....
BOP B2B Expo focuses on regional growth
The second Bay of Plenty Business Expo is set to become the region’s premier business-to-business event, say the organisers. The region...
Embracing new ideas
The history of Formula 1 has some lessons for franchisors on managing innovation, suggests Simon Lord. The 1970s were a fertile time in...
Fresh Marketing Breakfast: Creating Seamless Digital Experiences
FROM STRATEGY TO SPEND – EXPERIMENTING WITH YOUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES! When every dollar is a prisoner, how will you exceed your...
The Rechargery hits 10,000km milestone
Auckland commuters and cruisers trialling e.bikes at the Rechargery have travelled the equivalent distance of Auckland to LA, with the help...
Sidekicker announces NZ-first benefits program
On-demand employment marketplace Sidekicker is developing and implementing a benefits program called ‘Unleash’ for its 11,000-plus...
Parris Goebel: it’s time to be fearless
Choreographer, dancer, director and businesswoman Parris Goebel, accepting the inaugural PBT Legacy Award on June 22, urges...
In search of Queenstown’s best businesses
Entries are now open for the 2018 Westpac Queenstown Chamber Business Awards and a booming business landscape is fuelling entries. ...
Fraser Cars celebrates three decades in business
With roughly a quarter of Kiwi businesses failing within the first three years, lasting one decade, let alone three, is a great milestone...
Business Update
Get the latest analysis from our Business Confidence survey by CEO Michael Barnett plus financial journalist Bernard Hickey’s unique take...
Māori entrepreneurs redefine ‘business success’
New Zealand’s first business accelerator for Māori entrepreneurs has finished and its graduates have goals much wider than just making...
On-campus recruitment agency delivers work-ready Millennials
AUT has opened a full-service, on-campus recruitment agency to help New Zealand employers engage work-ready students and graduates. Based...
How personalised cross-selling grows businesses
Businesses should be aware of the benefits of personalised cross-selling. It increases basket sizes, can boost revenues and helps customers...
Tradies ultimate beneficiaries of Callaghan co-funding
NZ Trade Group has qualified for an R&D Growth Grant from Callaghan Innovation to further develop software that will expand...
New chapter for one of NZ’s oldest wineries
On June 30 the doors of the Vidal Estate winery and restaurant in Hastings closed for the last time. But the future still looks bright with...
Why bother with a target customer?
Logan Wedgwood explains why your target customer should sit at the centre of all your business decisions, and right throughout the value...
A world class supporter
A recent Kea World Class New Zealand Award recipient, Mitchell Pham borrows from his Vietnamese heritage to help Kiwi tech firms grow...
New book an insight into Kiwi businesses
A new reference book offers an insight into the New Zealand business scene. 100% Kiwi Business: 9 Kiwi Success Navigators is authored by...
Mini-accelerator helps create moonshot, literally!
Last month saw the wrap of ZeroPoint Ventures’ inaugural ‘mini-accelerator’, 0.Sprint, at The Generator, and the organisers asre...
Biogro campaign targets organic labelling confusion
BioGro, the country’s certifier for organic produce and products, is marking its 35th anniversary by launching a campaign to combat...
Privacy Bill: Act now to minimise data breach risk
With the upcoming amendments to NZ's Privacy Bill and introduction of Europe's GDPR legislation, Kiwi businesses must be more...
The smart approach to IoT
Microsoft’s Sam Denton-Giles says the Internet of Things has the power to do more than allow us to speak to our toasters. Here are...
Mad Butcher back in the family
The Mad Butcher franchise is back in family hands and new owners Michael Morton and Julie Leitch are making plans to “restore its...
Keith Hay Homes celebrates 80 years
This year Keith Hay Homes, a New Zealand owned and operated family business, chalks up 80 years of helping Kiwis into their homes, and 80...
Things to sort before you raise capital
Simeon Burnett explains what a growth business needs to have in order before it can begin the process of raising equity investment....
SMEs urged to embrace diversity or risk losing out
An Auckland businessman urges SMEs to factor in a person’s motivations, skillset and attitude when recruiting, rather than names, accents...
Silver Chef to invest $200m in hospitality
Hospitality equipment funder Silver Chef will make available $200 million in funding for the country’s hospitality industry...