
No more filing monkeys
IP protection should be a means to add value to a business, not just for attracting investment, but also as a revenue generator through licensing and other arrangements, says Rachel Colley.

IP protection should be a means to add value to a business, not just for attracting investment, but also as a revenue generator through licensing and other arrangements, says Rachel Colley.

Dunedin-based start-up Hail creates websites and publishes digital communications instantly across all channels. It’s a one-stop shop for getting your content out into the marketplace, and it’s going places fast.

If you’ve applied to the usual commercial lenders for a modest business loan and been turned down, then Microwise may be able to help.


Webscope is a great example of how a merging of skill-sets and a collaborative team culture can result in more than satisfactory outcomes for clients.

A new highly engaging generation of software has the power to super-charge any organisation’s worker productivity. John Jones explains the how and the why. ‘Gamification’ might just sound like another

Designer Wardrobe is a thriving online business that grew out of a single Facebook group. Today it has in excess of 40,000 members, a community built around friendships and offers a totally unique op-shopping experience.

Mat Wylie has advice to make the most of the sudden influx of customers during the Christmas rush. You might not want to admit it’s come up so quickly, but if you want to make the most of your busiest, and potentially best, Christmas season yet, you need to be prepared.Christmas as a retail period is incredibly busy for everyone, and the busy atmosphere can make it harder to maintain focus on the customer experience and even harder to give customers a great experience. It’s also the time of year that defines financial success for many retailers; a chance to engage with new customers and a fantastic opportunity to build relationships with returning ones. Because a business will not grow

Improved business productivity is all about the hardware, the software and the ‘chairware’. Donovan Jackson goes in search of some leading-edge solutions.

Planning time out from your business to de-stress and reinvigorate yourself for the year ahead is absolutely imperative. NZBusiness reveals the holiday strategies of five successful business owners.

From humble beginnings in Kolkata, India, engineer-turned-serial angel (early stage) investor Jayesh Parekh is poised to close his second fund with Jungle Ventures.

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