2012

Exporter Profile: Mining new markets

With its 3D geological modelling software, Christchurch company ARANZ Geo is achieving worldwide success.
NZBusiness has the story behind a remarkable company mining a specialist niche market. By Glenn Baker.

2013’s Top 12 Business Challenges

There has been plenty of talk lately about the changes businesses will need to make if they are to see growth in 2013. Customer Experiences managing director Chris Bell has listed 12 areas that business will need to gain a greater understanding of, if business performance is to improve.

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Hello world

For a little country at the bottom of the world, New Zealand punches above its weight on exports. The range of products is enormous and the number of countries welcoming products made or grown in New Zealand continues to expand. But 2012 has been one of the more challenging years for exporters, as Patricia Moore reports

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Predicting the unpredictable

Kevin Kevany interviews several leading crystal ball gazers on the rise of ‘effectiveness’, ‘responsive design’ AdWords Express, YouTube, email’s survival and a whole lot more.

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Business ethics: She’ll be right?

A recent visit by Philippa Foster Back, director of the UK-based Institute of Business Ethics, highlighted the need for business owners and managers to understand and implement a strong business ethics regime.

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NZBusiness November 2012

COVER STORY
Business in the eye of the beholder
FEATURES
Controlling the cashflow cycle
Gathering mobile momentum
Learning from success
Mentoring by design
 

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Keeping the books

The sky’s the limit it seems, with many of the latest accounting software packages now hosted in the cloud. Patricia Moore reports on this trend as well as the other considerations when it time to upgrade your accounting system.

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Ready, willing and focused

Altus Enterprises is an Auckland-based outsourcing solutions centre that also operates as a social enterprise employing 250 disabled people.

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Your eco-friendly paper man

Geoff Arden’s on a mission to convert businesses and consumers to a more sustainable choice in hand paper and toilet paper. NZBusiness tracks the progress of Greencane Ecopaper.