Running on instinct
Sharon Davies doesn’t like sticking to the rules. That’s one reason why she’s accomplished so much and successfully built...
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Little Flick’s big start
Flick Electric Co. CEO Steve O’Connor has helped disruptive ideas become great businesses for more than 20 years, including five as...
Executing the 100 percent promise
Winning companies never disappoint their customers, because they deliver 100 percent of their promise 100 percent of the time. Dr Mike...
Business in the bloodlines
From sand and aggregate to maritime operations, export quality oysters, and international freight forwarding – welcome to the diverse...
Cloudy vision
Is your business taking advantage of cloud computing? Maybe it’s time to bring down those final barriers and make the switch....
Career Supercharger
Embracing commercial opportunities on the domestic and international stage requires careful strategy, leadership and advanced business...
The big small business
Scott Bartley traces the growing pains and capital-raising strategies of technology super-star Orion...
At your beck & call
Ever wondered what it would be like to have a personal concierge? Aucklanders are already experiencing the reality through Brian...
NZBusiness September 2015
COVER STORYKeeping up with the EVangelistsSteve West is the brains, and wife Dee the chief cheerleader, behind Charge.Net’s ambitious...
Fraud, and how to avoid it
Audit expert Simon Danson identifies the warning signs of fraud and how you can help prevent it from happening in your...
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Big vision, small steps for offshore success
The launch of a UK sandwich chain in New York provides lessons for Kiwi exporters. The long-planned opening day of UK-based,...
Living life unleashed
He’s a successful young entrepreneur with a talent for optimising opportunities and a heart for helping youth achieve their...
Cold as ice
Why the producers of coconut nice cream chose to sleep on the streets in...
Navigating vehicle overheads
Fuel cards, roadside services and the latest GPS technology all provide opportunities for business owners to save cash and time while...
Making Waves
Paul Winton and Scott Fenton’s innovative surfboard ‘manufacturing cells’ are set to revolutionise the world’s...
Preparing for the unexpected
Successful business owners accept that bad things are inevitable in business – so they’re always prepared for the...
NZBusiness August 2015
COVER STORYThe Queen of CateringSue Fleischl’s life has revolved around making people happy by serving them great food. Over 20 years...
How to raise the selling price of your business
Achieving a great price for your business is unlikely to happen by accident. Jay Shaw says it requires a deliberate and on-going...
Success as a project
Treating your business goals as projects gives them a much better chance of being achieved. Dr Mike Ashby explains. I’ve...
Are you a Donald Trump or Mother Teresa?
Is your relationship with money sabotaging your business success? Lynda Moore offers some insightful advice. Managing your...
Backing Kiwi creativity
Grant Difford solves problems and tells stories for a living. His creative agency Waking Giants is growing together as a team, with one eye...
Seizing the opportunity
Wellington’s Mike de Lange set out to do something quite different with his salad bar Seize. It’s having a hugely positive...
Getting cosy with Silicon Valley
Two Silicon Valley heavyweights hit our shores recently to foster links with Kiwi entrepreneurs and get them to brag better in the...
Connecting the dots with CRM
Customer relationship management systems may appear confusing to the uninitiated, but when applied properly to businesses, they have a...
Fit for Purpose Finance
In 2015 business owners are spoilt for choice when it comes to finance options to help bolster cashflow and instil growth. Debtor financing...
NZBusiness July 2015
COVER STORYMr intranet’s global ambitionsWith his MyHub cloud-based software platform Steve Hockey has taken the IT out of intranets...
Making data useful
Is data telling your business to make the right decisions? Mat Wylie explains how to use data to take the guesswork out of business. Long...
Developing the discipline muscle
If you’re in business for yourself, Tanya Unkovich offers eight strategies to help you develop a stronger personal discipline....
Selling the best version of ‘YOU’
Part one of a two-part series by Carmel Murphy on the importance of effective networking for building yourself and your business. Kiwis...
Scaffolding for your business
Dr Mike Ashby highlights the value that a good board can offer a business owner. If we’re smart business owners, we will realise that...