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
Patricia Moore talks to the multi-talented Andhy Blake – the man putting
Cover Story: Tried & Trusted
Many successful small businesses rely heavily on word of mouth to instill trust and therefore attract customers. Ruth Le Pla reports on how to trade on an excellent reputation.
What’s all the hoohaa?
The concept behind HooHaa’s text advertising service is innovative – indeed audacious. Glenn Baker talks to creator Brian Hawker.
Preparing For The Worst
Time to don the flak jacket and update your risk cover before matters get worse, or are things really that bad? Kevin Kevany looks at the importance of business risk management.
Up For The Challenge
Transporting goods to market and moving parcels around the provinces requires smart thinking. Glenn Baker highlights some business freight distribution issues and strategies for dealing with them.
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
The girl’s got rhythm and business nous. Patricia Moore meets Marguerite Howell,
Getting Started With R&D
Will recent new R&D initiatives provide sufficient incentive for more businesses to engage directly with research providers? Katherine Edmond has more.
Opting In
Carlisle Mason Group is a company making a name for itself in
COVER STORY: Winning Attitudes
Ruth Le Pla talks to three of
Staying on top of ‘the books’
Choosing an accounting software provider and programme that closely matches the requirements of your business operation is paramount. Glenn Baker has some help for the selection process.
Smooth Landings In Turbulent Times
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.
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COVER STORY: LESSONS FROM YESTERYEAR
This issue of NZBusiness is a celebration of the past seven decades of business in New Zealand and pays tribute to the people who helped shape our nation through their enterprise. Glenn Baker talks to Icehouse chairman and ex Heinz-Wattie CEO David Irving about our business heritage and the lessons we can learn.
70 YEARS SUPPORTING KIWI BUSINESSES
We journey through the pages of Better Business and NZBusiness from Volume 1 Issue 1 in 1938 to the present day
A pick-me-up for tough times? A parachute out of the corporate world? A business model that’s increasingly popular. Kevin Kevany looks at what the wonderful world of franchising can do for you.
As we head towards the 2008 general election, a panel of eight business owners, advocates and observers reveal exactly what wishes they want granted by the next Government. See if you agree. By Ruth Le Pla.
Data security might not be sexy, but it is a serious issue deserving the attention of small business owners. What’s the least a small business needs to know and who can help? By Vikki Bland.
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Putting The ‘Unity’ Back Into Community
Patricia Moore reports on a new on-line business directory hogging the limelight, that’s benefiting community organisations and charities up and down the country.
Seeing The Big Picture
The principle of working on your business, not in it, is far easier said than done. Dave Wild suggests some practical ways you can make it happen.
Time Saving Tips For Busy Business Owners
In this day and age what small business isn’t interested in using wireless technologies and services inside and outside the office? Actually there are two scenarios in which wireless doesn’t work: when businesses find the cost of wireless devices and services prohibitive, and when they can’t make a business case for investing in them. Sometimes both scenarios apply.
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Thursday 24 September 2026 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
📍 The Icehouse, Textile Centre, Level 4, 117 Saint Georges Bay Road, Auckland
If you’re looking to unlock capital to help your business grow then our Funding that Accelerates Your Business networking event and panel discussion on September 24 is for you.
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Practical AI insights, Kiwi tech innovators, and the tools helping Kiwi SMEs compete on a global stage. It’s all packed into this special tech issue of NZBusiness.
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