“investSAMOA” showcases Samoan products
The upcoming two-day “investSAMOA” conference organised by the New Zealand Samoa Trade and Investment Commission and...
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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...
SMEs join forces to raise $120,000 for hospice
Small and medium business owners continue to do their bit for social causes even in tough times, as demonstrated by the over 2,500...
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...
Gem of a year for Kat
Jewellery designer Kat Gee’s run of successes continues, this time being named as a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of...
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...
Retailers must innovate to survive
Online shopping expenditure in New Zealand has grown by 19 percent in the past year, and is expected to grow by more than 14 percent per...
Workshop shows how to leverage new media for business growth
A one-day live event at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium's ASB Lounge will bring together eight industry leaders to provide...
‘Tour de Force’: Breaking the cycle of poverty
New Zealand Aid and Development agency TEAR Fund is calling for Auckland businesses, schools, groups and clubs to exercise their social...
Customers watch out for better service
Look after your customers by delivering consistent quality experiences and you stand a good chance of being one of a very small...
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...
Kiwis are working to live
More than three quarters of Kiwi employees are working to live as opposed to living to work and 44% are prepared to forego part of their...
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...
Learn how to avoid start-up and product failure
Did you know that more than 65 percent of new products and 90 percent of business start-ups fail?What’s even more alarming is the...
Business networking organisation chalks up $40m worth of deals
The Industry Capability Network NZ (ICN NZ), a New Zealand business networking organisation that introduces local companies to major...
Orcon connects with CanTeen
Connecting people has taken on a new meaning for leading internet provider Orcon with the company announcing it has chosen CanTeen as its...
Westpac and MYOB help businesses get competitive online
Westpac and MYOB have launched GetOnline.co.nz, a new initiative designed to make free websites available for all New Zealand businesses,...
NZ’s Most Fuel Efficient Business Revealed
Take 30 businesses, add an award-winning, fuel efficient car, mix with a selection of enthusiastic drivers and shake up with an exciting...
NZ businesses slow to adopt cleantech philosophies
New Zealand’s size and lack of scale compared with other countries means that our businesses are not as green in their actions...
MoneyWorks launches Business Angel Award
The MoneyWorks Business Angel Award celebrates Kiwi businesses looking to take that next step. If you are a business looking to grow, then...
Salaries out, security and stability in for employees
New research by specialist recruitment & HR services provider, Randstad, has found long-term job security and the financial health and...
NZICA proposes simpler tax regime for small business
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) has released the second instalment of its thought leadership paper on ways to...
Franchising confidence building
The Franchize Consultants’ April 2012 Franchising Confidence Index demonstrates growing business confidence across a number of...
Investing in people the key to greater productivity
Igniting the potential in an organisation’s most important asset – its people, is the real key to productivity, according to...
SMEs unprepared for crises
New Zealand urgently needs a national programme to help small and medium-sized businesses prepare for crises like the Christchurch...