Workchoice brand set to move to The Skills Organisation
Youth employment brand Workchoice is to become part of the country’s largest Industry Training Organisation (ITO), The Skills...
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Redvespa launches business analysis contracting model
To offer more choice in how they help businesses deliver their projects successfully, Redvespa is now offering Sidecar contracting services...
The golden rules of employee share ownership
Steve Alexander looks at the merits and pitfalls of employees taking up a shareholding in a...
Running on instinct
Sharon Davies doesn’t like sticking to the rules. That’s one reason why she’s accomplished so much and successfully built...
Cross-device Dragon speech recognition solutions harness the Cloud
Nuance Communications Australia has announced a new portfolio of Dragon speech recognition solutions that harness the...
DigMyIdea Challenge open for business
The DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge – an exciting new competition designed to inspire Aotearoa’s top emerging...
Optimism wins triple business awards crown
New Zealand corporate learning and development company Optimism has won four business eLearning Awards in the past three...
One-third of businesses without ‘the Cloud’
A new study by business advisory group, The Alternative Board, has found that one third of small and medium businesses have never used...
World’s first loyalty programme to lower student loans
The world’s first customer loyalty programme that lowers student loans was recently officially launched with Warehouse Stationery as...
Business owners time poor
A new survey has confirmed what many Kiwi business operators know from hard experience – many of those running their own business...
Initiative to make NZ more resilient to natural disasters
A new initiative is being launched by a group of like-minded businesses to help lessen the impact of natural disasters and enable better...
7 things to remember before upgrading to Windows 10
Lincoln Goldsmith recommends these seven tips to reduce the chances of data being lost when updating devices to Windows...
“Beautifully disruptive” hi-tech fabrics firm seeks capital
Early-stage smart textiles firm Footfalls & Heartbeats has launched a public share offer with equity crowdfunding platform My Angel...
Online searches miss ‘invisible’ candidates
Businesses that rely solely on online recruitment could be significantly shrinking their candidate pool, warns recruitment firm Convergence...
Wisdom Symposium aims to inspire
More than 200 ‘thinking’ New Zealand aspirational women are set to attend a groundbreaking symposium designed to inspire real...
Searching for NZ’s best takeaway restaurant
Menulog.co.nz has launched its search for New Zealand’s best takeaway restaurant, as part of its annual Tasty Takeaway...
How IoT primes a new smart product economy
A slew of newly connected gadgets that are controlled through mobile apps and feed personal data into the cloud are driving a wave of...
How mobile ‘micro-moments’ are changing business
Google New Zealand’s Tony Keusgen explores how mobile phones are fundamentally changing...
Wearable tech: up close and personal
Paperkite's Nic Gibbens is totally sold on the Apple Watch. Apple was pretty enthusiastic about his company’s apps for the watch...
Fraud, and how to avoid it
Audit expert Simon Danson identifies the warning signs of fraud and how you can help prevent it from happening in your...
2015 Talent Unleashed Awards open for entries
Talent International has launched the 2015 Talent Unleashed Awards, and has again enlisted the support of Sir Richard Branson as the...
Windows 10 – why you should upgrade for free
Microsoft is offering Windows 7 and 8.1 users a free upgrade to Windows 10. Delia Gill and Greg Wratt of IT Engine explain why this is an...
Richard Branson: the enduring entrepreneur at 65
Famous UK entrepreneur and investor Richard Branson turned 65 on Saturday July 18. UK academics comment on his enduring success as an...
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Why view a ‘half full glass’ economy as half empty?
Paul Kane at Grant Thornton New Zealand looks at the state of the economy through the eyes of his firm’s clients and current macro...
TEAR Fund wants businesses to ‘brake the traffick’
TEAR Fund is encouraging New Zealand businesses to use their bikes to stop children being trafficked into...
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...
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,...