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Altus Enterprises is an Auckland-based outsourcing solutions centre that also operates as a social enterprise employing 250 disabled...
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Your eco-friendly paper man
Geoff Arden’s on a mission to convert businesses and consumers to a more sustainable choice in hand paper and toilet paper....
Damage-free redundancies
Craig Mundy-Smith looks at what can be done to minimise the ‘collateral damage’ when making staff...
NZBusiness October 2012
COVER STORYCan it fly?FEATURESKeeping the booksmyBiz Expo 2012Ready, willing and focusedA marketing state of...
Bosses key to reducing workplace “carnage”
Despite New Zealand’s abysmal record on workplace health and safety, some Kiwi companies are dramatically reducing injuries at...
Boost for Canterbury’s suburban business communities
The announcement of a grant to help revitalise Canterbury’s suburban business communities is a huge boost to Canterbury’s...
“investSAMOA” showcases Samoan products
The upcoming two-day “investSAMOA” conference organised by the New Zealand Samoa Trade and Investment Commission and...
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...
Degrees of flavour
Choosing a Kiwi MBA is like selecting your favourite ice cream flavour: they’re all...
Cloud computing demystified
Cloud computing saves businesses time and money, but, as Bill Bennett explains, they are not the only reasons why you should consider...
Speed Interview
Tenby Powell is an entrepreneur, director and the driving force behind the New Zealand SME Business...
Staying responsible
Rachel Taulelei has proven to be a change-maker in New Zealand’s fishing industry. Her Wellington-based business Yellow Brick Road is...
Making a Difference
I must admit to knowing very little about Sir Owen Glenn’s background prior to his media exposure in recent years. It wasn’t...
When trust goes out the window
HR support specialist Angeline Long offers advice on how to identify and prevent fraud from happening in your...
Export Report
Catherine Beard reports on why the sky’s the limit for tech start-up exporter WhosOnLocation. While in San Francisco recently I...
NZBusiness September 2012
COVER STORY The accidental entrepreneur: Lesley Springall shares her inspiring story.FEATURES Degrees of flavour: 2013 MBA Guide Cloud...
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...
Franchise File
Franchisors need to be prepared to defend their brand against one-sided media, says Simon Lord.If I run a headline on my website that reads...
Bubble wrap your business
Risk management is not simply about ‘mitigating’ and choosing policies. There is much more to it, as Kevin Kevany...
Fleet smarts
‘Smart’ is a word that gets a lot of mileage when you’re talking to New Zealand’s business vehicle leasing firms...
Making fashion sense.
Even in boom times the fashion business is no place for the faint-hearted. But Redhead’s Kylie Tate has proven that she’s got...