2013

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Toshiba’s new 13-inch Chromebook

At CES on January 7th, Toshiba unveiled its premium, sleek and ultra-lightweight, Toshiba Chromebook – the first device of its kind to feature a 13.3-inch diagonal HD display. As Toshiba's

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Caring business, smart IT

Allan Sargeant is well aware that caring for older people takes heart as well as a new level of management skills, not much required back in the day. Jackie Russell

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Westpac’s smart watch app

Just as we were wondering what useful apps could be squeezed into the tiny display on a smart watch, Westpac New Zealand announced it has developed a mobile banking app

HP gets (more) personal

Hewlett-Packard has three different lines of personal computer products. There are relatively low-cost devices for consumers, slightly more robust hardware for small business users and swept-up models for larger companies

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All you ever wanted to know about business insurance but were just too busy to ask!

The Christchurch earthquakes not only dramatically altered the lives and businesses of the city’s residents; they significantly impacted on insurance companies and, more importantly, the policies they now provide. Almost three years after that first big 7.1 magnitude quake struck.
Here insurance providers identify the five most important facts owner managers must know when reviewing each category of insurance.

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Management Minefields

In the first of a three-part mini-series on people management issues, Angela Atkins explores how business owners can hire the right person for both team fit and skills.

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Apps that mean business

Mobile business applications are powerful enablers for workers and for business efficiency. Bill Bennett went app spotting.
Smartphones and tablets mean you no longer need to be chained to a desk to run a business. You can trade anywhere there’s mobile data coverage. These days that effectively means all of New Zealand except, perhaps, the distant ‘wop-wops’.

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Flexible factoring

For many years this magazine has endeavoured to educate owner managers on the merits of debt factoring as a means to smooth cashflow and fund business growth. Today factoring has become accepted as a game changer; it’s time to catch up on the latest developments.