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Covid cavalier or cautious? The impact of office anxiety
New AUT research reveals that half of Kiwi employees are suffering at least a moderate level of anxiety about returning to the...
Aussie track & trace software aids Kiwi businesses
New software developed in Australia aims to give New Zealand businesses confidence that their Covid-19 testing programmes are keeping...
Short Notice initiative keeps small businesses busy
Short Notice is a brand new service designed to help small businesses find staff… at very short notice. Do you know your way around...
Supporting an excellent cause
It’s time to unleash the power of the Kiwi business community. Time to rally behind one of New Zealand’s most well-known industry...
Covid variants trigger workplace concerns
New research has revealed that 64 percent of workers are concerned about being in the workplace as new Covid variants spread throughout the...
Delta blues batter business
Delta blues have left business owners battered and bowed, weighed down by months of lockdown and prolonged restrictions across the country....
Latest restrictions sap SMEs confidence
Confidence among Kiwi SMEs is plummeting as revenue is hit hard in the wake of the latest Covid-19 community outbreak and ongoing...
Workers divided on economy and Covid measures
Kiwi workers’ are more divided in their views about the state of the economy than at any point this year, according to the ELMO Employee...
Video eCommerce platform for lockdown events
Content creators of all types now have the ability to easily live stream their content and get paid for it, thanks to Vidzing, a new Kiwi...
SMEs’ growing dissatisfaction with gov’t
After a strong showing in the general election, Labour is losing its appeal with small business, according to a new MYOB poll which reveals...
How a crisis saved my business
Denis O’Shea shares how the 2007 GFC crisis helped him refocus and pivot his business. And he offers some tips to help you refocus...
AI tech tool addresses diminishing communication skills
What’s been hailed as the first AI application technology tool in the world created solely for our diminishing communication skills...
Research: Covid’s impact on work behaviours
New research reveals New Zealand employees are working longer hours, feeling more pressure to be ‘always on’ and are more likely to...
50 years of barcodes: What happens next?
The humble barcode has turned 50 and continues to optimise inventory and transportation efficiency including the Covid-19-era online...
Consumers still committed to shopping local
More than a year after the pandemic first hit our shores, Kiwi consumers are continuing to make a concentrated effort to shop at and...
Survey highlights resilience & optimism of SMBs
A new study has given insight into the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on New Zealand’s small business sector and sheds...
The future of commercial properties, flexible spaces
Cheryl Adamson reports on how Covid-19 has impacted on our approach to working space, work and the workplace itself. Will office space ever...
Survival tactics: The Covid war diaries
How hard-hit Kiwi businesses have triumphed during the worst global pandemic and economic downturn in living memory. We report on the...
To transform your business, transform yourself
Dr Kay Bretz explains how COVID has provided SMEs an opportunity to ‘turn right’ and get better at adapting to market changes. Markets...
Boldly swiping on through Covid
SwipedOn went from tech startup to offering a global-leading visitor management system with major multinational clients. But Covid-19...
Bricks and mortar still rules: research
Despite the spike in online shopping behaviour due to COVID-19, Kiwis still prefer to shop in bricks and mortar stores, according to new...
SMEs still embrace remote working one year on
Looking back on a roller coaster year, it is impossible not to acknowledge the important role technology and digitisation has played in...
New social app helps small business
Go is a new social app helping to empower New Zealand’s small businesses, particularly those that were hit the hardest across...
A tale of three districts
Known for stunning landscapes and enterprising businesses, the South Island’s West Coast districts have been impacted differently by the...
12 months on: a business report card
In the anniversary of New Zealand’s first shock lockdown, Christina Wedgwood shares insights on the subsequent positive outcomes for the...
How Kiwi SMBs rose to the Covid challenge
Carol Curtin extracts some valuable business lessons and outcomes from arguably the most disruptive pandemic the world has ever...
Tech accelerates 5 years in 8 weeks thanks to Covid
According to new reports, an incredible five years of advances in digital transformation occurred in New Zealand in a period of just eight...
Women business owners doing it tough: report
The recently released Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2020 report has revealed just how disproportionately impacted women have been...
Q&A: Riding the Covid rollercoaster
Clean Planet is a health and sustainability focused cleaning and life services franchisor that has successfully navigated the Covid-19...