5 Major Myths for intending Franchisors?
If you’ve ever talked about franchising your business, you’ll soon find yourself having conversations with people who...
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Don’t worry, everything is fine
Marketing isn’t broken. It isn’t a gazillion times more complicated than this time last year. It hasn’t turned...
How to Turn Unhappy Customers into Raving Fans
The New Zealand manager of a large international company recently told his salespeople about a meeting he and his team...
NZBusiness December 2011
COVER STORYFrom mighty seeds - the NZ2011 Business ClubFEATURESTo market, to market - export initiative.Online marketingSecurity...
Marketing on the new frontier
Kevin Kevany looks at online marketing in a world of hyper-connected, super-empowered individuals. How seriously should we be taking online...
The 7 habits of difficult employees And how to deal with them!
Some employees are nothing but trouble. Dr Mary Casey offers up strategies for dealing with the seven difficult employee types. Every...
Security Check
New technologies are helping to lock down business premises, stock and assets. Steve Hart looks at some of the latest trends in business...
To market, to market
2011 has been declared another difficult year for New Zealand’s hard-working exporters – but there have been some positives. Patricia...
Kiwis would buy ‘green’ if they knew what it was
New Zealanders would buy more eco-friendly products if they had a greater...
CONTROLLING CAREER CHANGE
Denice Bennett-Rae doesn’t fluff around. The chartered accountant was the financial controller for a multi-national US$35 billion...
NZBusiness November 2011
COVER STORYThe great balancing actFEATURESTackling those late payments‘Doing good’ is good for businessData security: facts and...
How to avoid Death by PowerPoint
Presenters must ‘get smart’ on visual aids if they want to grab the attention of audiences. Patricia Moore has this, and plenty more,...
Data security: facts and fallacies
Keeping your business data safe and secure is not just about covering yourself for catastrophic events such as earthquakes. There are many...
The price may be right, but is your business ready for sale?
David Newport has advice on how to make your business sale-ready should a keen buyer suddenly appear. Most business owners have a snappy...
Tackling those late payments
Kevin Kevany reports on how changes to the way businesses manage debtors is helping protect the lifeblood of business – cashflow. You...
NZBusiness October 2011
COVER STORYGrowing pains made easyFEATURESSurvival tacticsNot just a tool;The amazing businessWorld of unified...
Acting like a ‘grown up’
Aaron Wallace looks at governance challenges facing SMEs and offers some pointers on how to get a board up and running. In today’s...
The amazing business world of unified comms
Modern businesses are looking for seamless communications solutions that integrate both fixed and mobile applications. Glenn Baker went to...
Not just a tool; more a business solution
Choosing accounting software takes time and effort. In the long run finding the right package is an effective way to reduce business costs....
Survival tactics
Risk management is all about being on the ‘front-foot’ and it must reach across your entire operation. By Kevin Kevany. You are the...
Degrees of leadership
Aspire to be the very best you can be in business management? For all-round business leadership skills there’s still no substitute for...
The business of relationships
Peter Boyes analyses two client-mentor relationships to learn why they work so successfully. Demand from SMEs is high according to Business...
Ready for kick-off
Auckland’s Eden Park is action central for the Rugby World Cup. So how has the surrounding Kingsland shopping district geared up for the...
Cloud Cover
The Canterbury earthquakes helped elevate ‘cloud’ computing as a platform of choice for SMEs wanting to minimize their risk exposure....
Serving the Martini revolution
Serviced and virtual offices, business hubs and business centres are providing flexible, affordable accommodation solutions for a new breed...
NZBusiness September 2011
COVER STORYKiwis helping Kiwis: partners abroadFEATURESServing the martini office revolutionReady for kick-offDegrees of leadership:MBA...
The perils of downloading from the Internet: do you know what your staff are doing online?
On 1 September 2011 new provisions in the Copyright Act will come into force to try and deal with the problem of illegal file sharing over...
Simon says: listen to your customers
Tell Simon is a new Internet-based customer feedback channel that can tell businesses exactly how they’re performing on customer service....
Future-proofing your fleet
When it comes to company vehicle management, there’s less need to check the rear-vision mirror, more focus required for what lies ahead....
Retaining your rock stars
Staff recruitment and retention is always a challenge for business owners and managers, particularly if you don’t enlist help from the...