Organics on the rise
The meteoric rise in demand for organic foods both here and globally has seen New Zealand’s largest organic food brand Ceres...
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Leadership change for Business Mentors New Zealand
Business Mentors New Zealand has announced that Ray Schofield, Chief Executive of 13 years, is shortly to...
Envivo and JAWA combine forces
Envivo Engineering, Surveying and Planning and JAWA Structures have combined to create an integrated, multidisciplinary...
Growth industry faces emerging challenges
The New Zealand hospitality industry is in a growth phase but is facing stiff challenges posed by globalisation, alcohol management and the...
Frontside scores SkyCity Breakers account
Content creation company Frontside has netted the entire marketing account for the SkyCity Breakers, and officially launched a new service,...
Entrepreneurial Success: it’s not about the location
San Francisco based Stephen N. Anderson reminds us that leading entrepreneurship doesn't necessarily come out of technology trend...
How to raise the selling price of your business
Achieving a great price for your business is unlikely to happen by accident. Jay Shaw says it requires a deliberate and on-going...
Helen Clark wins Supreme Kea World Class New Zealand Award
Helen Clark has added to her lengthy list of accolades by winning the Supreme Award at Kea’s 2015 World Class New Zealand...
Merchant payments get smarter, but Kiwis need educating
In a recent survey of more than 1,000 Kiwis, 71 percent said they would like more education on contactless payments and how they...
Drones: four ways insurance might benefit
With their increased accessibility and affordability, drones could change the way in which insurance assesses risk, processes claims,...
Beware of website offering Government grants and funding to businesses
The Commerce Commission is warning start-up and small businesses to beware of an organisation called New Zealand Small Business Assistance...
How to avoid death by PowerPoint
By David Burke-Kennedy. So you’ve been asked to present to potential or existing customers, colleagues, media or a business network...
Black Pearl Mail opens Australia office
New Zealand software company Black Pearl Mail has opened an office in Sydney reflecting significant demand in Australia for its unique...
In search of medal-winning products
Now there’s an easy way to decide which consumable brands to buy – thanks to the recommendations of thousands of Kiwi...
Kiwi company needs help to save planet
Becky Cashman of natural products company Goodbye Sandfly has just kissed goodbye to one percent of her sales from last year for the sake...
500,000 subscriber milestone for Xero
Following a landmark year for Xero, which resulted in over 500 software updates, Xero recently revealed new, innovative accounting tools at...
High tech entrepreneurs invest in Coresteel Buildings
Technology entrepreneurs Jonathan Hendriksen and Tim Williams have bought a 16.6% stake in the Donovan Group and Tim Williams will join the...
#CountMeIn for the world’s first Good Spend Counter
New Zealand social enterprise Conscious Consumers has just launched a 6-week campaign to fund the world’s first Good Spend Counter....
Heilala Vanilla celebrates 10 years since first harvest
Success has never tasted sweeter, as New Zealand’s only pure vanilla business celebrates 10 years this month since its first harvest...
Building world-class data systems
By Michael Whitehead. “What does it take to be world-class?” It’s a question I’ve had put to me –...
Budget lacks business specific policies
New Zealand’s SMEs may have been left wanting more from today’s Government Budget, according to accounting and business...
Using a design firm: both sides of the story
For businesses wanting to create a unique product or service, working with a designer is one way to get a leg up, create a USP, enhance...
Mumtrepreneur Awards call for entries
Entrepreneurial mothers are being asked to put themselves forward for the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneur Awards, a scheme rewarding women who have...
Staff with disabilities an asset to businesses
Businesses must rethink the traditional concept of ‘disability’ when it comes to hiring people in order to make Kiwi workplaces...
Restaurant rants bad for brand
In the past week, two stories in New Zealand’s national media have highlighted the potential dangers of restaurants taking a public...
Winners of Good Food Boost mentoring programme announced
Four emerging ‘good’ food and beverage companies, with products hailing from different countries, have won a competition to...
How to handle bad news
David Burke-Kennedy shares advice on what to do if your business suddenly finds itself a target of the media. Could you handle adverse...
Educating small businesses a focus of Insurance Council-Young Enterprise Trust partnership
The Insurance Council is developing education resources targetting small-to-medium sized enterprises as 1 in 4 New Zealand businesses...
Financial personal trainers open new Wellington franchise
Fast growing financial services brand, enableMe, is set to open a new franchise office in the capital’s CBD in the coming...
Faster, easier GST with new mobile app
Revenue Minister Todd McClay says Inland Revenue’s new mobile app is simplifying GST filing for small businesses and, already, 7,270...