Here’s a sure-fire way to improve business productivity and cut IT support costs: make sure you and your staff know how to use office software and operating systems properly, then engage an IT support partner to proactively manage the truly tough stuff.
There is no denying that more environmentally products and services are available today than ever before and it can be argued that there is a lot of ‘greenwashing’ going on in the marketplace. A new breed of entrepreneurs is recognising opportunities for new ventures that cater to the increasing consumer demand for eco-friendly products and services. These are the people we call ‘ecopreneurs’ – entrepreneurs who start businesses not only to make profits, but they also have strong underlying green values.
Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three years later, as Patricia Moore discovers, business is fermenting along nicely.
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Ale & Hearty
Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three years later, as Patricia Moore discovers, business is fermenting along nicely.
Showtime For Cantabrians
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Productive Measures: Why It Training And Support Makes Business Sense
IT used properly can produce almost overnight improvements in productivity. Vikki Bland examines how to best invest your IT training and support dollar.
IP telephony and the wider world of unified communication systems are often poorly understood by small businesses. What is the true impact of the technology and how is it best implemented? By Vikki Bland
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Spreading The Joy Of Dance
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Kevin Kevany engages a panel of ‘runway warriors’ to deliver the good oil on flying and business travel in these turbulent times for airlines.
Time For A Connectivity Makeover
IP telephony and the wider world of unified communication systems are often poorly understood by small businesses. What is the true impact of the technology and how is it best implemented? Vikki Bland goes in search of the answers.
Here’s a sure-fire way to improve business productivity and cut IT support costs: make sure you and your staff know how to use office software and operating systems properly, then engage an IT support partner to proactively manage the truly tough stuff.
There is no denying that more environmentally products and services are available today than ever before and it can be argued that there is a lot of ‘greenwashing’ going on in the marketplace. A new breed of entrepreneurs is recognising opportunities for new ventures that cater to the increasing consumer demand for eco-friendly products and services. These are the people we call ‘ecopreneurs’ – entrepreneurs who start businesses not only to make profits, but they also have strong underlying green values.
Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three years later, as Patricia Moore discovers, business is fermenting along nicely.
FEATURES:
Ale & Hearty
Steve and Hayley Plowman put everything on the line to establish their restaurant and brewery. Three years later, as Patricia Moore discovers, business is fermenting along nicely.
Showtime For Cantabrians
Patricia Moore talks to the multi-talented Andhy Blake – the man putting Christchurch on New Zealand’s fashion map.
Cover Story: Tried & Trusted
Many successful
IP telephony and the wider world of unified communication systems are often poorly understood by small businesses. What is the true impact of the technology and how is it best implemented? By Vikki Bland
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Spreading The Joy Of Dance
The girl’s got rhythm and business nous. Patricia Moore meets Marguerite Howell, ManukauCity’s young business person of the year for 2008.
Getting Started With R&D
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