Bank’s plan to kick-start start-ups
New Zealand risks becoming an “employment backwater” unless more is done to help people turn ideas into new businesses that...
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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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World-class Inspiration up for grabs
An incredible line-up of world-class business talent will ignite audiences hungry for inspiration when they present their stories in...
Half a million NZ PCs may face security risks within a year
Monday 8 April marked the 12-month countdown until Microsoft Windows XP is officially retired worldwide. Support for the 11 year old...
Knowledge the key asset for family businesses
Old-fashioned family values are helping keep Auckland family businesses alive and should not be lost in the generational transfer process,...
Smart technology gives Kiwi businesses greater confidence
Small and medium sized Kiwi businesses, vital to New Zealand’s economic growth, feel more positive about their future if they...
The 2013 NZ Customer Conference
Stamford Plaza, Auckland. Where analytics meets experience. View an overall picture of what an integrated customer experience strategy will...
EEO Trust calls for entries
The EEO Trust Work & Life Awards are influential in increasing awareness of the business benefits of supporting diversity and helping...
SMEs finally optimistic as bright spots emerge
The latest research by New Zealand’s largest accounting software provider MYOB indicates that while local business owners see a long...
The 2013 Twitter Revolution
The Gallagher Hub, Wintec, Anglesea Street, Hamilton.2013 is a year of change and one of the big changes is the uptake in Twitter usage....
Prepping for a happy new financial year
MYOB accountant partner Matthew Gilligan, of Gilligan Rowe and Associates, says there are several fail-safe steps all SMEs should follow...
The Business Headache Series
How to Deal With Overload, Volatility, Obsolescence & Waste. The Waipuna, Auckland. A half-day workshop with Debbie Mayo-Smith...
AJ Hackett Bungy launches re-developed Centre
Prime Minister John Key has officially launched the re-developed Kawarau Bungy Centre at Queenstown’s iconic Kawarau...
Getting A Grip Breakfast Club
Russley Golf Club, Christchurch. New time managemernt strategies with 'The Time Queen' Robyn Pearce. Go to...
Brainy Breakfast gets a re-boot with new sponsor
The Marketing Association has announced the return of its Brainy Breakfast event series in association with new sponsor -...
Innovation award for ‘inspiring’ company
The annual Innovator Award from Environmental Choice New Zealand has been won by fitness centre company Les Mills. Their Christchurch...
Attitude shift as business confidence lifts
An Auckland Chamber of Commerce confidence survey - the first for 2013 covering responses from over 1100 firms in the region - shows a...
Steady growth and high hopes
The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) has released the latest results from its Global Entrepreneur Indicator research project, a...
Nominations open for New Zealand’s most prestigious leadership awards.
The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards celebrate six of New Zealand's most inspirational leaders, aged between 25 and 40. Past Sir Peter...
South Auckland stages city’s biggest one day B2B event
The combined resources of the Wiri, Greater East Tamaki and Manukau Central Business Associations are hosting the 2nd annual Southern...
Business reporting and audit changes: time to identify the good, the bad and the ugly
In New Zealand this year more than approximately 700,000 sets of accounts for companies, partnerships, trusts and not-for-profit...
New Zealand has 415,000 adult ‘showroomers’
About 15 in every 100 adult New Zealand shoppers with Internet access are looking at items in stores – then buying...
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...