Ahead of International Men’s Day on 19 November, there is a call for a clearer pathway from learning a trade to owning a business, and for experienced owners to help build it.
The Crimson Education Co-founder took the overall title at Shed 10 in Auckland, three years after winning the Young Entrepreneur award, and used his speech to remember a friend and credit the Kiwis who built the company with him.
Two founders who took Kiwi brands global, and a panel of sharp minds, on how to keep moving when the ground keeps shifting. Here’s what stuck from Ready to Rise.
Core retail spending through the Paymark network fell 1.0 percent in October compared with a year earlier, with only groceries and petrol ahead of 2025. Ten of 17 regions went backwards.
BusinessNZ wants a stable government with a clear economic programme once special votes are counted. Pre-election research suggests the country’s smallest businesses will take some convincing that policy works for them.
Consumers want less plastic, regulators want more compliance, and food still has to arrive safe and fresh. AUT’s Dr Michelle Chen offers four ways through.
The scam most likely to cost your business this summer won’t look like a scam. It will look like a supplier you’ve paid for years asking you to update their bank details.
Evan Goldberg’s advice is the right place to start. For sales-led Kiwi businesses, the next step is proving what AI earns.
More small businesses are putting AI to work. Far fewer know what it tells their customers, and the experts don’t agree on where to start.
Ministry of Awesome wants 5,000 high-growth start-ups in New Zealand. Its new Christchurch hub is where it starts building them.
I went to Las Vegas for SuiteWorld and AI World expecting big bets on AI. Behind the bright lights, the smartest ones turned out to be the least flashy.
A year after its Las Vegas debut, NetSuite’s biggest update in almost three decades is reaching Kiwi businesses. The more interesting question is who it might reach next.
Equity-free funding, global mentors and a US$10,000 prize are on the table – but the deadline is closing fast.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has argued that artificial intelligence presents New Zealand with more opportunities than threats. However, coming into the election, business leaders aren’t on the same page.
With India’s market growing fast, a two-day Auckland summit next month asks what it takes for Kiwi businesses to get a foothold.
Every party now has a pitch for small business. So why do so many of the people who work for themselves feel like they’re talking to an empty room?
Looking for new suppliers? Sri Lanka Expo 2027 is bringing 750+ exporters and 2,000 international buyers together in Colombo this January.
Spare capacity sitting idle? It could be paying for your next marketing campaign while your cash stays where you need it.
The uncertainty isn’t going anywhere. ScotPac’s Lindsay Fisher says the businesses that grow are the ones that stop waiting for it to.
The small business sector appears to be sending one resounding message to whichever political parties form the next government. Stop with the flip-flopping. It’s stability and consistency that is important for business.
In under two years, Dani Archer went from no clients to eight schools. Now the Tauranga sole trader has taken out the top prize at The David Awards 2026.
Growing past a handful of staff brings more customers, more systems and more revenue. New research suggests it also makes a business a bigger cyber target.
Many tradies and salon owners already spend money on marketing. The harder question is which of that spend actually brings in paying customers, and Thryv says its new platform can answer it.
Franz Josef’s West Coast Wildlife Centre has been named the West Coast’s top business for 2026, winning the Development West Coast Supreme Award at the Leading Light Business Excellence Awards.
Kiwibank’s General Manager of Business Banking Rod Morris tells NZBusiness, Kiwibank has stepped up to change the game for early-stage business founders with its new funding pathway, built to unlock opportunity and foster sustainable business growth.
Finalists are in, and with entries up nearly 50 percent on two years ago, The David Awards judges have never had a harder job.
Eric Clark, CEO of Manhattan Associates, believes complexity is becoming a permanent part of the operating environment. Clark discusses why that can create opportunity, what other industries can learn from retail, and how technology and AI can help businesses manage it.
Two years after leaving corporate life, Josh Burgisser built Burgs Digital into a full-stack marketing agency. He talks to David Nothling-Demmer about the attention economy, why video isn’t optional for small businesses showing up online, and convincing his own father to become a client.
Kiwi innovation meets smart marketing. Telescopicgoal is transforming the way football is played and trained around the world, all with a clever, adjustable aluminium goal and a creative, targeted approach to reaching customers.
More than 60 exhibitors, 75 speakers, leading franchise brands and 1,600 attendees are expected at Due Drop Events Centre this September.
Our November Quarterly has success written all over it. Success is mirrored in a wide variety of inspiring articles in our November issue – from two outstanding small business case studies, to our lead story on business succession, and our annual MBA feature. Look for our star-studded Success Issue cover and get ready to be informed, educated and inspired.
Julie Treanor grows flowers and grows leaders. The Upper Hutt-based floral entrepreneur, leadership developer and business coach lives a remarkably fulfilling life. When Julie Treanor emigrated to New Zealand from the UK in 2006 she brought with her 20 years’ experience in leading and managing communications and marketing teams. Here she took up a role as GM, communications for the Ministry of Social Development before working as a leadership coach and consultant in Wellington. A desire to work with smaller businesses and startups led her to launch Just Lead, a consultancy that focuses on leadership for all humans. But there was one real passion Julie could not ignore – her passion for growing and supplying flowers. So she started up
Aotearoa’s Semi Permanent festival is returning after two years. Taking place in Wellington over three days, the event will host global speakers from the likes of Netflix, Nike, and Google. Designed to educate attendees about how business strategy can be framed through creative thinking, this October Semi Permanent 2022 will celebrate its 20th anniversary. To revere this milestone and appreciate the challenges of the past two years, Semi Permanent has introduced its new platform, ‘Perspective’. Organisers recognise that the lens through which we look at the world has changed, emphasising that our perspective on the future has completely shifted – setting the tone for this year’s event. Simon Velvin, Managing Director of Semi Permanent, says, “We couldn’t be more excited about
New report data has revealed that remote WFH setups reduce the cost of living and protect marginalised groups from workplace discrimination. People management platform Employment Hero has released the findings of its 2022 Remote Work Report, highlighting the flow-on effects of remote working for New Zealand employees and how it has helped soften the blow of excessive costs of living, rising interest rates, and the housing crisis. The report surveyed 1,000 knowledge workers across New Zealand, whose jobs require them to work predominantly on a computer or with documentation rather than be physically in a specific location. The 2022 Remote Work Report revealed 82 percent of respondents said working remotely at least some of the time is better for reducing the cost of
A Kiwi biotech startup created to reduce global dependence on milk protein is the first recipient of funding ….
Kiwis are being invited to own a piece of Peoples Coffee as the company looks to raise $1.5 million to supercharge its production capacity and expand its organic Fair Trade footprint across the country. Founded in 2004 by Matt Lamason, Peoples sources only organic Fair Trade beans to make its coffee, and it was the first New Zealand food and beverage business to be B-Corp certified. Now found in kitchens around the country and cafes and restaurants from Wanaka to Auckland, the company has a $10 million pre-raise valuation and will have a post-raise valuation of $12 million if fully subscribed. Lamason says Peoples came into the world to make a difference. He started the company after becoming disheartened by
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The money’s out there, but getting it has rarely felt harder. Our October/November issue looks at who’s lending, what investors want and what rising rates mean for your next move. It also celebrates The David Awards 2026 winners, who backed themselves anyway.
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