Tech startup launches social media shopping platform
A new Kiwi startup is utilising Facebook integrated technology to help drive a new smartphone shopping concept, which is already...
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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...
Helping the world sleep
Kirsten Taylor has taken her SleepDrops business from garage start-up to million-dollar international player in just four years – and...
Forget ‘dirty politics’, what do politicians have to offer SMEs?
Business owner managers are invited to join the Policy Debate at the 2014 New Zealand Small Business Summit on September...
Digital SMEs enjoy higher revenues
A new Yellow survey shows the ‘digital readiness’ of Kiwi SMEs is slowly...
Identical lawyer twins cause people to see double
Busy solicitors often wish they could be in two places at once, and at Tauranga’s Sharp Tudhope Lawyers that’s exactly what...
Employees to open up social media access for better work deal
Dataprofiling could soon become commonplace in the workplace, according to PwC’s report, The future of work: A journey to 2022, with...
Kiwis want more than ‘boat, bach and Beemer’
Forget settling, New Zealand businesses want to expand, grow and take on the...
Survey reveals self-starters lack leadership skills
Too many entrepreneurs are lacking the leadership skills to take their business to the next level according to a global survey just...
Few businesses ready for H&S law changes
Too many businesses are ill-prepared for increased health and safety obligations under the Health and Safety Reform legislation that will...
Christchurch to benefit from LinkedIn’s global workforce
LinkedIn provides local businesses, in Christchurch particularly, with the power to expand their searches beyond their personal connections...
The beating heart of New Zealand
Business lifts our standard of living and makes the way for a better future, says...
Lightning Lab and Young Enterprise ignite next generation of entrepreneurs
Lightning Lab and Young Enterprise Trust have teamed up to run Venture Up, a new startup business accelerator programme for Young...
Flying Start competition back in business
Small Business Minister Steven Joyce has announced business.govt.nz’s ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition is back for its...
Bridgit Hawkins: 2014’s Mumtrepreneur
Wellington businesswoman Bridgit Hawkins has been named Mumtrepreneur of the Year in the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneur...
Bullish small firms looking for staff
Small business confidence has reached record highs in Canterbury, the wider South Island and Wellington, according to ANZ’s quarterly...
School project morphs into business
A team of young Christchurch entrepreneurs is morphing a school project into a successful business...
SMEs vital for business growth
Small Business Minister Steven Joyce has launched a new SME Research Hub in Wellington, which pulls together important information in one...
Job ads jump as labour market builds
Year-on-year data released by New Zealand’s leading employment marketplace SEEK, has revealed a 17.3 percent increase in job ad...