Tackling obesity in the workplace
Davey Hughes, co-founder of iconic outdoor clothing company Swazi Apparel, is challenging business leaders to play their part in helping...
Home ⟩
Less than half of SMEs have an exit strategy
Regardless of the number of years New Zealand SME owners have been their own boss, the majority don’t have a clear strategy for...
The HR Advisors Conference 2014
Waipuna Hotel, Auckland. If you’re in an HR advisor role, this conference is for you! Visit:...
Entrepreneurs predict growth in 2014
Kiwi businesses are predicting big things for the New Zealand economy next year going by their responses to an international survey of...
Business continuity: make Christmas spending a boom not bust
Brenton Smith outlines the steps businesses need to take to ensure they're well prepared for business interruption during the Christmas...
New website to rent the life you want
Rentaholic.co.nz, New Zealand's newest online peer-to-peer sharing platform designed especially for people who want to rent things from...
New China Toolkit website for tourism industry
A new website, the China Toolkit, is now available to help the New Zealand tourism sector deliver quality experiences to Chinese...
Incubator takes entrepreneurs into the cloud
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Massey University’s onsite business incubator the ecentre, recently ran a cloud computing...
The Admirals’ Breakfast Club
New Zealand’s premier business networking club welcomes Geoff Bascand, Deputy Governor & Head of Operations, Reserve Bank of New...
Localist Jam
Creating Spaces, 1/1 Cross Street, Newton, Auckland. The Localist Jam brings wise business people, digital gurus and successful...
Kiwis embrace mobile shopping
Kiwis are increasingly relying on their smartphones and tablets for shopping, with more than half of mobile shoppers influenced by some...
AMP Scholarships 2013
AMP Scholarship winners 2013Rather than a relatively narrow focus of most awards the AMP Scholarship Awards cover a diverse range of...
Ziptrek Ecotours ‘zips’ its way to success once again
Ziptrek Ecotours is flying high after taking out the title of Best Adventure Tourism Business at the 2013 Outdoors...
Employment Matters
Managing the holiday break Ani Bennett provides some useful advice on how to help your employees switch off these holidays. Holidays offer...
International speaker challenges Opposition on minimum wage
Opposition MP David Parker was challenged recently on his party’s mantra to increase the minimum wage by the visiting Chairman of the...
Is this the future of work?
What happens when an old-school management guru leads a young team at a revolutionary company, with no email, no offices and no rules? The...
On Accounts
To trust or not to trustDebbie Haddon examines the background to Trusts and highlights their obligations and responsibilities. Are they...
Learning the hard way
The export lessons have come hard and fast for New Zealand firms in 2013. But now that we’re all wide awake to both the upside and...
Who will buy my business?
‘Sell and walk away’ is not the only business exit option. Kevin Kevany looks at some of the other ways to ensure the best...
Seeds of success
CHIA is a fledgling Nelson-based natural health drink company with an award-winning business plan and a product finding favour with...
Join the Culture Club
Lisa Martin highlights the real value in creating a positive office culture within your...
Why thinking and not doing can hold you back
As a business owner you often find that you have to turn your hand to many new skills, but a little trust can set you free and create new...
NZBusiness December 2013
COVER STORY The Optimisers FEATURES Learning the hard way Seeds of success Who will buy my...
Coffee serves up a double again
The Coffee Club has taken out both the Franchise System of the Year and the Franchisee of the Year awards at this year's Westpac...
AUT Study reveals what makes employees more productive
AUT University’s Professor Tim Bentley is urging SME managers to give teleworking a go after a new study shows people who don’t...
Bricks ‘n mortar retailers missing mobile functionality
Kiwi retailers struggling to compete with the growth of online shopping need to employ the same technology innovations as their U.S...
Digital marketing adds up for small business
When Unitec’s Digital Marketing lecturer, Patrick Dodd, approached small businesses and challenged them to let his students run a...
Dunedin student crowned Young Managing Director 2013
A Dunedin student has won the title of New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) Young Managing Director of the Year 2013 for...
AUT Business School meets market with Professional Masters
The AUT Business School is extending its postgraduate business degree portfolio to meet a growing demand for tertiary qualifications that...
DogHQ Tiny Town facility open
Award winning community favourite DogHQ (profiled in the April 2013 issue of NZBusiness) has officially opened a new Tiny Town area to...