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Silver Linings: Business lessons from the time of Covid
A year on from the first Covid-19 lockdown a unique business innovation speaker showcase celebrates the companies and people...
Plan for disruption: create a continuity go-bag
The recent Level 3 lockdown in Auckland is a timely reminder to businesses around the regions of the need to be prepared for any potential...
Strategies for employers supporting migrants
Migrants are requiring increased support from their Kiwi employers as they deal with increased anxiety caused by Covid-19's impact on...
“Shot gun” Covid tax-relief measures mostly on target – Survey
A new survey has revealed the most popular tax measures introduced by the Government last year to help businesses survive...
Why stimulating small business lending benefits NZ’s economy
Ben Thompson explains the need to incentivise small business lending in New Zealand to encourage growth and expansion in...
Covid-19 lockdown tech issues home to roost
The rush by many Kiwi SMEs to set up their technology infrastructure to enable ‘remote working’ ahead of the Covid-19...
‘For Lease’: more to it than meets the signs
Mark Knoff-Thomas reflects on the impact of Covid-19 on the commercial property rental market and the ability of certain owners and...
Free platform helps small businesses go digital
Described as ‘The World’s Easiest Website’, Tauranga-based Like Your Local is designed to help small Kiwi...
Customer feedback tool launches covid protection screens
There's no need to stop giving feedback to organisations on shared devices during the pandemic thanks to new scientifically proven...
New survey finds SMEs tentatively positive
A new survey of New Zealand SMEs is providing a barometer as to how businesses are faring in the new economic environment, as the country...
6 steps to meet changing customer needs
Nathan Baird shares his six steps for pivoting your product or service to meet changing customer needs in the face of Covid-19. Since...
How to prepare your business for sale
Never mind covid, now could be the best time to be buying or selling a business. NZBusiness went to nzbizbuysell’s Richard...
A time for agility and resilience
GoFi8ure’s Lisa Martin has loads of experience to draw on to help businesses punch on through the global pandemic. Here’s her advice...
ARL uses AWS to virtualize remote sports production
Amazon Web Services is helping Dunedin-based Animation Research Limited’s Virtual Eye production arm to reduce its carbon...
Mastering the omnichannel: A retail sales strategy
If you’re a retailer looking to implement a holistic omnichannel sales strategy, Gordana Redzovski offers some advice to help you...
Kiwi businesses less prepared for disasters than Oz: research
More needs to be done to help New Zealand businesses better prepare for natural disasters, says industry expert Frazer Scott. The call...
How technology best serves hybrid working
Bill Zeng explains how technology is now helping small to medium businesses transition to hybrid working. The world never expected to see...
Rethinking your traditional office space
What’s best? A home office or your company HQ? A new study reveals there has been a recent step-change in business attitudes, writes...
Pandemic highlights importance of digital skills training
Bhavneet Chahal explains how Covid-19 presents an opportunity for small and medium Kiwi businesses to adopt digital skills training....
Entrepreneur sells 50 limited edition masks per hour
A Kiwi fashion label which was established just last week has already sold out of its limited-edition stock lines and had orders from the...
Researcher seeks business Covid-crushers
A Doctoral Research Study in New Zealand is looking to identify currently successful entrepreneurial leadership patterns using the COVID-19...
Digital brain-gain presents rare opportunity
A digital talent recruitment expert says Covid-19 presents businesses with a rare opportunity to make the most of the inflow of...
SOS Business injects more funds
Under Lockdown 2.0 SOS Business voucher sales hit $2 million; the site teams with US investor inKind to help inject $5 million into small...
How to create in a time of crisis
Coming up with the necessary state of mind for creativity while we’re all dealing with Covid-19 is no easy task. However, Robyn...
Tech tools to boost your business productivity
Craig Hudson lists some technology solutions that could help improve your business’s productivity and make your role a lot easier....
Why ‘doing good’ in business can bring good
Joe Davis explains why acts of doing good can have a long-lasting impact on reputation and business performance – and are part of a much...
7 key small business trends delivered by Covid
Andy Hamilton shares the seven key trends his team have learned from 285,000 interactions on support forum Manaaki.io, and what they...
Sailing business awarded Zero Carbon Certification
Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures has recently been awarded “Zero Carbon” certification through EKOS, an international non-profit...
Positioning your workforce for post-Covid success
Looking to restructure your business? Susan Rowe sets out steps that can be taken to preserve staff while reducing costs, and what to...