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Leading by design
January 18, 2021

Founded by Mark Spurgeon and Michelle Shirtcliffe, Publica is a digital agency with design in its DNA and an attitude of undying optimism....

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From Lebanon with love
January 18, 2021

The story behind Wellington’s Alamir Bakery is one of dedication to tradition, to an amazing bond that stretches back to the Middle East,...

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Lessons born from adversity
January 18, 2021

Fiona Clark has been reviewing 2020 to extract the key lessons that business owners can successfully apply in 2021 in order to grow their...

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Using your purchasing power for good
January 18, 2021

Businesses of all sizes are considering the impact their purchasing can have on the world around them. Is yours? Sourcing products and...

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Claiming your 4 superpowers
January 17, 2021

Kelly Samson explains how claiming your four core ‘superpowers’ leads to greater control of your life, and there’s no better time to...

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Tales of grass roots resilience
December 22, 2020

New Zealand’s media has been awash with inspiring tales of business owners defying the pandemic through reinvention – by navigating and...

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Keeping the cash flowing over summer
December 13, 2020

With the New Zealand summer officially here, now is the time for small-to-medium businesses to prepare for what is notoriously an unstable...

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The rise of the virtual assistants
December 10, 2020

Admin Army’s Irene Bennetts explains how remote services are replacing the traditional office administrator, but still saving jobs. ...

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A fairer deal to access deals
December 8, 2020

Rebekah Carter's website startup Try Local has been live for a couple of months. Encouraged by the amount of interest in the concept, she's...

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How to ditch your ‘To Do’ list
December 7, 2020

Deb Workman reveals why we find it so hard to ditch our ‘To Do’ list and what to do about it. Are you letting distractions get the...

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How to boost your online presence
December 2, 2020

How can businesses boost their online presence in the wake of covid-19? Richard Conway shares three ways to take it to the next level. Many...

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In it to win it: Playing the CX game
December 2, 2020

Mat Wylie explains why you should go back to the basics of good, solid team management to vastly improve your customer satisfaction score...

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Controlling workplace emotions
December 2, 2020

With employment relationships under severe covid-induced pressure, Jo Douglas offers some timely guidance on how to deal with behavioural...