South Island businesses grow in confidence
South Island businesses are increasingly bullish, outshining their northern counterparts, according to the latest Grant Thornton IBR...
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2013 bodes well for Kiwi businesses
Business owners should be relishing the thought of returning to work in the New Year given that New Zealand business confidence is...
New Zealand businesses need to collaborate to maximise rebuild opportunity
The Canterbury rebuild will begin to gain momentum this year and a new initiative being launched in February will help businesses across...
Almost two thirds of Kiwi workforce looking for a new job in 2013
New research shows Kiwis are among the region’s most eager to change roles in the New Year, with almost two thirds (61%) planning to...
New online search tool for starting a business
ONECheck is a new online business tool from business.govt.nz designed to enable businesses to reserve a company name, register a domain...
Villa Maria wins top sustainable business award
Auckland’s Villa Maria Estate has been named Sustainable Business of the Year at the NZI National Sustainable Business Network...
New Zealand business getting less social
New Zealand businesses are struggling to find the time for the latest online tools, with fewer businesses than a year ago having a social...
Survey highlights growth expectations and skills gaps
Small business owners are hands-on, expecting growth and aware of their development needs according to a new survey of BNZ small business...
Payment times the lowest in 10 years
The New Zealand economy continues to show signs of recovery, with business-to-business payment times falling to their lowest level in...
Business confidence on the rise
New Zealand confidence levels have increased, climbing 17 points in the Regus Business Confidence Index (from 103 to 120) since April 2012,...
Get a bite-sized taste of business sustainability insights
Auckland companies can get a sustainability edge at the ‘business only’ afternoon at the Sustainable City Showcase at The...
The ICEHOUSE and ATEED partner to fuel city’s businesses
Top business growth centre The ICEHOUSE and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) have formalised their partnership to...
Employers and employees poles apart
The Great New Zealand Employment Survey® results show disconnect in uncertain worldStriking findings from recent The Great New...
Small business confidence and employment holding up
Small business confidence and hiring intentions are holding up despite ongoing uncertainty over the economic recovery and jobs,...
Major brands target MyBiz Expo
Increasing SME business profitability is the name of the game this month, with an enviable list of major exhibitors showcasing their latest...
Big names dominate MyBiz Expo seminars
Business is about to get better in New Zealand, with MyBiz Expo attracting some of the country’s biggest brands to participate...
Nominations called for Sustainable Business Awards
Nominations are now open for three national awards in this year’s NZI National Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Awards: Social...
Bosses key to reducing workplace “carnage”
Despite New Zealand’s abysmal record on workplace health and safety, some Kiwi companies are dramatically reducing injuries at...
Boost for Canterbury’s suburban business communities
The announcement of a grant to help revitalise Canterbury’s suburban business communities is a huge boost to Canterbury’s...
“investSAMOA” showcases Samoan products
The upcoming two-day “investSAMOA” conference organised by the New Zealand Samoa Trade and Investment Commission and...
Māori Business Growth programme launches
The first Māori Business Growth programme held by The ICEHOUSE has kicked off. Head of Māori Development at The ICEHOUSE, Shay Wright,...
Nominations open for World Class New Zealand Awards
The World Class New Zealand programme, which recognises New Zealand’s most outstanding innovators and entrepreneurs, is now calling...
Doctor awarded prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Dr. Sam Hazledine, founder of successful medical recruitment agency MedRecruit, was recently announced winner of the prestigious Ernst and...
Leave the ideology, fix the economy
New Zealand’s business community wants the major parties to stop pushing their ideological hobbyhorses and focus more on the economy,...
Kiwi businesses outperforming Aussies
New Zealand may be struggling with patchy growth but the picture across the ditch is less rosy, with the latest MYOB Business Monitor...
Exporters show resilience
“The ExportNZ 2012 Survey shows the majority of exporters are still in a positive frame of mind despite exchange rate challenges and...
Kiwi firm dominates at Olympics
If gold medals were awarded for field hockey equipment, Palmerston North-based OBO would be the red hot favourite at this...
Call for transparency in business power pricing
Unclear and inconsistent pricing means many businesses are overpaying for their power by up to thousands of dollars a year, according...
NZ a mix of highs and lows as SMEs downgrade expectations
The country’s economic engine room, Auckland, may be sparking to life, but the rest of New Zealand is struggling to fire according to...
Businesses showing signs of optimism
Growing signs of an economic turnaround are highlighted by the attitude of New Zealand businesses in the latest Grant Thornton...