Was COP26 a COP-OUT?
Dave Rouse attended COP26 and came away both inspired and disappointed. The tears of disappointment in the eyes of president Alok Sharma...
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Stronger together
Simon Lord explains how New Zealand’s business franchisees found support paid off during lockdown. The recent Delta outbreak, and...
Beating the business misfit blues
A new book aims to ‘beat the blues’ for business misfits – those people who like to break the rules, but don’t know it yet. ...
Show us the money: A guide to raising capital
Securing investor funding is the key to accelerating business growth, particularly for fledgling ventures. NZBusiness shares advice from...
Culling unnecessary business expenditure
Tristan Dakin explains what businesses can proactively do to manage their cashflow and stop wasting money in the new financial year. It’s...
Employers falling short on wellbeing support
New research highlights that New Zealand employers are falling short with wellbeing support, driving team burn out and fuelling the...
Q&A: Shifting the stigma behind medicinal cannabis
CannaPlus+ is New Zealand’s first internationally affiliated medicinal cannabis clinic network and telemedicine platform. Founder Eva...
Quest on a 20-year roll
Quest has grown from one apartment hotel to New Zealand’s largest hotel chain in just 20 years, and it all comes down to a very...
Is this the end of the China dream?
Going big, going broke, or going home? What are the prospects for Kiwi exporters to China as 2022 plays out? Damon Paling, former NZTE...
Vivace Espresso chalks up 25 years
Earthquakes, the GFC, an accidentally bulldozed café, and the current worldwide pandemic haven’t been enough to stop one of the few...
Businesses told to brace for Russian cyberattacks
The war in Ukraine has implications for Kiwi businesses as an increasingly alienated Russia could give cyber-crime syndicates more...
Start-up eliminates the stress from moving
More than just a moving service, Your Easy Move targets professionals, business owners and expats returning home, to manage their move into...
How businesses can define their target market
Struggling to make sales? James Cashmore outlines the essential steps to finding the right audience for your business. Every business owner...
How business sales are tracking in 2022
What is happening with business sales in New Zealand right now? Neil Barker says demand for profitable businesses continues to remain...
A million Kiwi workers need more digital skills
It’s not that surprising to see New Zealand needs to upskill a million Kiwi workers with better digital skills, as covid has accelerated...
SMEs not done with digitisation
Since gaining incredible momentum over the past couple of years, digital transformation of business operations by New Zealand’s SMEs...
Orba gains B-Corp accreditation In record time
Kiwi eco footwear start-up Orba, creator of a world-first biodegradable sneaker, has become a Certified B Corporation,...
We Love Local enters South Island
Growth of almost 4000 percent during the pandemic, and the demand from Kiwis to ‘back their backyards’ has led giftbox business We...
Credit considerations for the new financial year
Keith McLaughlin discusses the credit lessons Kiwi businesses should take from the past few years – and what they should be doing to...
Mondayisation: Is your business overpaying staff?
The chances of staff getting overpaid or underpaid is at an all-time high as a growing number of Kiwi SMEs are confused and...
A guide to creating business apps
Looking to build your own business app? Entrepreneurs Erika and Will Palmer share their experience in launching their relationship app...
Workplace fatigue at an all-time high
Burnout became the catch cry of the pandemic working world. However two years on, people are feeling more burnt out and tired at work than...
Overseas business travel: what you need to know
Wanting to head overseas for business purposes? Orbit Travel’s Brendan Drury provides a heads up on the very latest requirements for...
Diversity Awards NZ open for entries
Entries are now open for the 2022 Diversity Awards NZ™, which mark the 25th anniversary of this prestigious national awards programme....
Celebrating the resilience of women-owned SMBs
Alisha Elliott explains why, in these times especially, women-led businesses deserve a supportive community. Two years into the pandemic,...
A lifeline for struggling business owners
Award-winning accountant Haylee Wrenn has developed an affordable online programme called Business 180 for struggling business owners...
How cryptocurrency can help your business
Easy Crypto’s Janine Grainger outlines the business benefits of cryptocurrency for New Zealand SMB owners. Cryptocurrency. It’s a big...
Mid-market business ambitions for 2022 revealed
Employment, expansion, and tech investment – a new survey has revealed that the often overlooked medium-sized Kiwi...
How diversification builds a resilient, adaptive supply chain
Effective supply chain management in 2022 requires resilience and agility through diversification, innovation, and technology,...
Overcoming global disruption for local FMCG players
East Imperial’s Tony Burt shares his insights on navigating the external challenges when embarking on international expansion in the...