More small businesses in half million club
One in four New Zealand small businesses are now turning over more than half a million dollars annually, up almost 14 percent on...
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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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Bookkeepers join forces
Christmas came early for Lisa Martin, Managing Director of specialist bookkeeping firm, GoFi8ure, who has acquired Hutt Valley firm, Active...
Waikato businessman’s winning attitude
Selwyn Cook is committed to employing people with disabilities. The Waikato businessman believes everyone has a disability of some kind,...
New app eases house moving hassles
House moving hassles are about to become a thing of the past, thanks to a new, online change of address service called...
Making that US connection
US Connect founder Ian Smith explains why he has a burning desire to help exporters on both sides of the Tasman break into the US, and...
Provisional tax: the IRD’s Christmas present
Many business owners are working hard coming into Christmas, perhaps looking forward to a break, when there comes that gentle reminder...
Ensure stock doesn’t go up in smoke this Christmas
As the retail industry looks forward to bumper sales and increased profits over the Christmas holiday period, retailers are being warned to...
Top franchisee honours for The Coffee Club Bethlehem
2014 marks the third year The Coffee Club Bethlehem has taken top honours at the Westpac Franchise...
How to make 2015 better than 2014
Do you want to settle for the same results for your business next year or would you like to do better? Jerome Jacobs shares advice on how...
Canterbury’s rural sector employment boom trumps rebuild
Highly skilled professionals are focusing on where the Canterbury employment market will endure in the long term – and it’s not...
Public Kitchen and Bar scores at Queenstown awards
Queenstown restaurant Public Kitchen and Bar is celebrating in style this week after taking out the title of Best New and Emerging Business...
New Zealand goes coconuts for ex-pats CO YO
New Zealanders are going coconuts for Australasia’s first dairy-free coconut milk yoghurt, CO YO, and recently the company shipped...
Masterpet supreme in Hutt Valley awards
Masterpet Corporation from Lower Hutt was named the supreme business award winner at the recent Westpac Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce...
Whitestone Cheese wins top Otago accolade
Oamaru artisan cheese maker Whitestone has won the Westpac-Otago Chamber of Commerce Supreme Business Award at the OBiz event in...
Epic fail: How we killed our startup product
Touchtech's Madeline King shares six spectacular ways to crash and burn a good...
Adventure tourism pioneer marks 25 years
New Zealand’s most pioneering off-road adventure tourism company reaches a momentous landmark this month as ‘Off Road...
SMEs wave goodbye to recession
New Zealand’s SMEs are now showing the highest growth in more than half a decade, capping a remarkable turnaround in the last five...
Businesses in the running for dream $50k grant
Ora, a start-up focused on helping small and medium-sized companies grow, will award grants to three Kiwi businesses, accelerating their...
Precision Seafood Harvesting is Supreme Innovator
Commercial fishing partnership Precision Seafood Harvesting has been crowned New Zealand’s most innovative organisation at the New...
Sleepnest debuts at Best Awards
It’s been a while coming, but The Little Adventure is delighted to announce the arrival of its first pure New Zealand wool baby...
Taking care of your most valuable asset
Tanya Unkovich has advice on how to manage life and stress; and be at the top of your game, both professionally and...
More positive results for SleepDrops
Kiwi company SleepDrops, featured in the September 2014 issue of NZBusiness, has triumphed again - this time at the North Shore Westpac...
Money doesn’t buy happiness for business owners
Most business owners are happy with their work/life balance, but many will experience ups and downs during their business life, according...
Maori values make the difference
The Federation of Maori Authorities Annual National Conference has highlighted connection and collaboration as critical factors for Maori...
Review: Fire the laser
By Glenn Baker. I’ve attended a number of printer launches over the past 20 years and, while heralding faster print speeds, higher...
Making life easier for small businesses
Business.govt.nz has launched a new online tool which allows small businesses to search their central government compliance requirements in...
Kiwis’ love of mobile shopping grows
Kiwis’ use of mobile devices to shop is growing apace, but mobile shoppers are becoming less likely to be influenced through Facebook...
Flying start for Kiwi entrepreneurs
Thirty-nine entrepreneurs have been selected as regional finalists in the 2014 ANZ Flying Start Business Plan...
Entrepreneurs to share secrets
The Building Smarter Business project has been launched to mentor Kiwi businesses. Entries are now open for small businesses to take...
Our hottest export technology companies
Technology Investment Network (TIN) has revealed New Zealand’s top ten high growth technology export companies across two categories...