Auckland West Business Awards winners named
Western Gas, which manages 11 West Auckland Z service stations from Hillsborough to Kumeu, has won the Supreme Award at this year's...
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New domain name options for Kiwi businesses
SME owner/managers wanting to cement their presence online can soon pick from a large number of new options for their brand domain...
Judge eats humble pie as underdog takes top spot
Richard Conway’s Pure SEO claims the supreme title in The David Awards...
Take a deep dive into start-up capital
The Icehouse, in partnership with Creative HQ, Microsoft, NZTE and NZVIF, is offering entrepreneurs in Auckland and Wellington the...
Winners announced in Auckland North annual business awards
Partners Life takes out supreme award at Auckland North Business...
Businesses chase $2.5 billion in unpaid invoices
New Zealand’s small businesses are owed $2.5 billion in unpaid invoices each month, with staff spending 18 million hours a year...
Lively debate over living wage
Tension mounted at the recent Business Summit when panellists were asked how they see the proposed $18.40/hour living wage affecting small...
Family print business is sustainability supremo
The country's oldest, third generation, family-owned printing company has taken out the top prize in the country's Sustainable 60...
Internet marketing expert Larry Loik speaks in NZ
Learn how to build or grow your existing business online with the “Automatic Marketing...
Young Aussie business owners flock to social media
Small business owners in Australia aged less than 40 years are overwhelmingly using social media to communicate with...
Why SMEs can’t afford to be complacent online
The Domain Name Commission's Barry Brailey says many local SMEs are probably too complacent about online...
Message for high schools: focus on SMEs please
A Massey academic criticises high school teachers for failing to make the link for students between creativity, innovation and the idea of...
NZ economy ranked fourth for business growth
New Zealand is now one of the most attractive countries in the world for supporting and enabling dynamic business...
Start-ups get global helping hand
The Tech Trailblazers Awards and The ICEHOUSE have partnered to bring the best enterprise start-ups into the global awards...
Green buildings worth the investment
Sustainable building no longer has to prove its economic worth – the business case more than stacks up in terms of lower operating...
Excellence in Business Support Awards winners announced
Kiwibank Business Markets beat 41 finalists to the Supreme Award at the AUT Business School’s 2013 Excellence in Business Support...
Nelson ‘superfood’ drink maker wins kick-start at this year’s ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition
A Nelson firm that makes ‘superfood’-based drinks for the health conscious has taken out one of New Zealand’s top...
Call for tougher drug and alcohol workplace policies
NZ Drug Detection Agency boss Kirk Hardy is calling for employers to brush up on their drug and alcohol...
SME community spirit alive and well
In the run up to its fourth annual Closed for Good community initiative, a new BNZ survey shows that the operators of New Zealand’s...
Inaugural NZ Bookkeepers Association Conference a success
Organisers of the inaugural NZ Bookkeepers Association Conference, held recently in Auckland, are pleased with the response and turnout it...
Expats a step towards our global economy
While Kiwi expats continue to command big dollars overseas, the pull of ‘brand New Zealand’ and a desire to connect with home...
First-time managers need coaching
A leading New Zealand HR professional is advising SME owners to provide support to new senior...
Now is the time to invest for growth
Brave business decisions made now could reap major dividends as New Zealand companies and the world economy slowly emerge from the...
The ICEHOUSE connects entrepreneurs to help solve business problems
For the next four weeks The ICEHOUSE is opening up its extensive network to help kiwi entrepreneurs find answers to their most critical...
Seven reasons to monitor the competition’s patents and how
With the pace of business and speed of technology ever increasing, even a small difference that gives one company’s products or services...
The ASB Great Debate 2013
A debate with the moot "Lawyers contribute more than Accountants" – hotly debated against by the accountant team, lead by...
Kiwi business people share networking habits
92 percent of business people say that networking is a key part of professional development and business success, yet 96 percent of the...
Register encourages best practice data processes
A small but growing number of companies are adopting the Marketing Association’s Data Warranty Register (DWR) programme to assure...
Conference to future-proof NZ’s clean, green economy
New Zealand’s leading sustainable businesses will come together to identify practical ways of future-proofing our clean, green...
Stress on rural business prompts mentoring Initiative
Business Mentors New Zealand has announced a new initiative to increase business mentoring support to rural businesses throughout New...